On October 13, 2021, Rodgers Harper ’71, CP Board Member, delivered a presentation on nonprofit board effectiveness, Sustaining High Performance: A Discussion, to the Board of Directors of The Darien Depot. This training session is designed to strengthen board effectiveness and covers roles and responsibilities, the evolution of boards, key tools, and examples. Contact Jeff Krulwich […] [Read More]
On September 30th, SJPC hosted the 12th Annual Benefit Dinner. This year we were the “Imagine” Award honorees. Such an honor for the Harvard Business School Club of Connecticut Community Partners. SJPC’ mention: We thank them for the ability to “Imagine” SJPC’s Services in Strengthening Families through Parenting Education beyond Stamford. [Read More]
Join the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative for the launch of OnBoard, a new program designed to inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards. In this first session, SEI Faculty Co-Chair Kash Rangan will host a conversation with Anne Wallestad of BoardSource on the shift to purpose-driven leadership that looks beyond organizational performance to greater social […] [Read More]
May 4 – 13, 2021 oin us for this extraordinary opportunity to be educated, inspired and empowered to build high impact nonprofit boards ready to face the challenges of these times. The Harvard Business School Associations of Boston, New York, and Northern California have assembled this multi-day virtual summit where you can gain insights from […] [Read More]
These roundtables enabled nonprofit leaders to renew and create relationships, collaborate onprogramming and partnerships, share resources and best practices, educate each other on their programsand services, and provide mentoring, coaching, and training opportunities.In total, 20 nonprofits participated in the roundtables. Education participants included Carver Foundationof Norwalk, Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Future 5, INTEMPO […] [Read More]
On May 22, CP hosted an alumni recruiting event at the Greenwich Historical Society, where HBS grads learned how CP makes a difference in Connecticut, and how they might as well. It was well attended with a mix of past CP volunteers, alums who had never volunteered and past clients. It was held at the Greenwich Historical Society in Cos Cob, CT. [Read More]
On October 4, the HBS Club of Connecticut received the 2018 Christel Truglia Humanitarian Award for the work of its Community Partners program (view here). The award was given at the Thumbelina Fund's annual fundraising dinner. [Read More]
To kickoff the 2018-2019 Community Partners year a dinner party for the board was held at the home of Tom and Pam Heckel. It was a great opportunity for the board to get together socially, and included spouses. [Read More]
Community Partners held an event on May 22 to spotlight our regional HBS alumni who have volunteered their time, expertise and energy to help maximize nonprofits' capabilities and effectiveness in achieving their missions. [Read More]
In January 2018, United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) held its annual Stamford Volunteer Day awards ceremony. Bob Neiman '62 and Andrew Traub '78 received UWWC's Impact Award for their work on the Stamford Cradle to Career (SC2C) project during 2017. [Read More]