Giving

Global Activities

Expand Insight

Support learning that deepens understanding of business around the world

Effective leadership requires a truly global perspective. That’s why HBS is committed to expanding the scope of faculty inquiry through its network of regional research centers, developing students’ global intelligence with case discussions and field courses, and influencing business practice by disseminating faculty research worldwide.

Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa

Faculty immersion serves as a springboard for scholarship.

50%

HBS cases published each year that are globally oriented

Understanding Business Firsthand in South Korea

First-year MBA students visited Seoul and 16 other cities to develop their global intelligence and tackle real projects for partner organizations.

How You can Help

The easiest way for donors to ensure that HBS faculty and students develop a truly global business perspective is by giving to the HBS Fund. As our annual fund, the HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct their gift specifically to global understanding.

Some donors prefer to set up their own fund, which can be targeted to a specific program, activity, or region. These funds require a minimum gift: $250,000 for current-use and $500,000 for endowment. Commitments of $1 million or more qualify for Global Leaders Circle membership. To learn more about these giving opportunities, please call 617.495.6881 (toll-free: 877.448.3864) or email us.

You can also support internationalization through your will or a charitable trust. Learn more about how these and other planned gifts enable you to make philanthropy a part of your financial or estate planning.

The HBS Fund Investors Society recognizes leadership annual donors.

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“ We are extending our global impact guided by the belief that we can—perhaps better than any other institution—develop a deep global understanding and a compelling intellectual footprint. ”

Nitin Nohria (Dean 2011-2020)

“ We are extending our global impact guided by the belief that we can—perhaps better than any other institution—develop a deep global understanding and a compelling intellectual footprint. ”

Nitin Nohria (Dean 2011-2020)

Donor Stories

Suzan Sabanci Dincer

Suzan is providing support for student financial aid and faculty research as a way of building better global understanding.

Tom (MBA 1969) and Patricia Barry

Tom talks about the value of being different and what a better understanding of the world is what drives his and Patricia’s consistent support of HBS.