Social Enterprise Reception Highlights Power of Cross-Sector Collaboration
Joel Klein, David Saltzman and Russell Carson ’67 discuss how business skills can transform urban public education.
Second Annual India Conference Imagines Future of Corporate Social Responsibility
Making the distinction between isolated philanthropic acts and sustainable practices, the conference’s featured speakers emphasized the need for making corporate social responsibility integral to long-term planning.
Social Enterprise Conference on Value Creation Breaks Participation Record
Unilever group chief executive Patrick Cescau, awarded the Botwinick Prize for Business Ethics, delivered the keynote address on the importance of corporate social responsibility.
The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
Thanks to a generous gift from Russ Carson ’67 and the Carson Family Charitable Trust, the School will collaborate with nationally acclaimed education nonprofit Harlem Children’s Zone.
MBA Students Give Nearly $60,000 to CORPS
Current MBA students donated close to $60,000 to the Columbia Outreach Programs (CORPS) Fellowships, helping to sponsor 14 of their peers in summer internships at nonprofit and public-sector organizations around the world.
MBA Student's Team Wins First Place at GSVC
A company cofounded by Jordan Tongalson ’06 won first place at the 2006 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), the first competition in the world to reward business plans that demonstrate both financial and social returns.
Energy Club Hosts Symposium on Renewable Energy
Policy experts, business leaders and students came together at the School
on March 24 for “Meeting Tomorrow’s Energy Needs: Opportunities and Challenges in the Renewable Energy Sector.”
Social Enterprise Program Holds Annual Reception at Christie's
Students, alumni and faculty members gathered at Christie’s auction house on February 6 for the Social Enterprise Program’s annual reception.
Class of 2005 Pledges More Than $500,000 to the Loan Assistance Program
Recognizing the value of MBA talent to the public and nonprofit sectors, the class of 2005 pledged its class gift of $502,593 to the School’s Loan Assistance Program.
Program Helps Youth Services Managers Become More Effective
Columbia Business School’s Institute for Not-for-Profit
Management’s (INM) 8th Annual Middle Management Program for Youth Service Organizations will begin April 21, 2005.