Harbus Foundation

Describes the challenges of a group of HBS students faced as they set up a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student newspaper, The Harbus decides to lead a meaningful use for the excess liquidity to find. Profiles of both the entrepreneurial process used to establish the foundation and the challenges in deciding who to involve the award of grants. The group of protagonists face several choices: 1) a controversial funding decision, 2) review and assessment of the Foundation Strat … Read more »

Describes the challenges of a group of HBS students faced as they set up a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student newspaper, The Harbus decides to lead a meaningful use for the excess liquidity to find. Profiles of both the entrepreneurial process used to establish the foundation and the challenges in deciding who to involve the award of grants. The group of protagonists faced several decisions. 1) a controversial funding decision, 2) review and assessment of Foundation strategy and process consulting to grant solicitation and evaluation, and 3) the role of a student investment club in the administration of the Foundation’s portfolio
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James E. Austin,
Linda Carrigan
Source: Harvard Business School
26 pages.
Publication Date: Aug 27, 1998. Prod #: 399031-PDF-ENG
Harbus Foundation HBR case solution