Tag: Nonprofit

Marvin Makofsky holds several vegetable plants

Solving Food Insecurity One Row at a Time Marvin Makofsky ’64 feeds a need with his nonprofit Plant a Row for the Hungry, which utilizes local gardens to provide fresh vegetables to his community of Port Washington, New York.

By Erin O'Donnell

July 27, 2023

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Career, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Nonprofit

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Outcomes

A mural of hockey scenes features the picture of Corey Griffin ’10

What Corey Griffin ’10 Means to the Babson Community Corey Griffin ’10 may have passed away some eight years ago, but his spirit, along with the foundation that was started in his name, remain a big part of the Babson community.

By John Crawford

December 19, 2022

Tagged Athletics, Alumni, Campus, Student Life, Nonprofit

Posted in Community

2026-04-05 00:32:07

Students study inside a Babson campus building

Students Reflect on Patagonia's Environmental Trailblazing Babson students voice their thoughts about the founder of Patagonia’s decision to give away his $3 billion company to fight climate change.

By Hillary Chabot

October 18, 2022

Tagged Company Culture, Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Undergraduate, Graduate, Class of 2023, Class of 2026, Nonprofit

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-04-07 09:16:10

Dylan Zajac '25 looks at a computer screen

Refurbishing Computers Turns from Side Hustle to Helping Hand Dylan Zajac ’25 has been refurbishing computers and donating them since high school. At Babson, he has continued to grow his charity, develop his network, and expand his opportunities.

By Hillary Chabot

August 5, 2022

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit, Social Innovation

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-11 02:52:08

Taking Steps Toward Justice and Dignity A believer in the power of people to make change, Jane C. Edmonds of Babson has spent a wide-ranging career fighting for civil rights.

By John Crawford

February 17, 2022

Tagged Inclusive Excellence, Women's Leadership, Leadership, Nonprofit, Executive Education

Posted in Community

2026-04-07 09:43:24

Elissa Kalver ’09 holds her daughter, Ellie

A Cancer Diagnosis Launches an Entrepreneurial Journey After her cancer diagnosis, Elissa Kalver ’09 started a nonprofit, We Got This, that aims to help family and friends better support their loved ones dealing with the disease.

By John Crawford

January 20, 2022

Tagged Women-Led Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Women's Leadership, Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-06 13:49:07

Women raise their arms at construction project in Haiti

Babson Grad’s Nonprofit Empowers Entrepreneurs in Haiti Rebecca Obounou MBA’17 started a nonprofit to help mostly women entrepreneurs in rural Haiti. Now, her company will become the philanthropic arm of a new rum venture.

By Leslie Macmillan

December 14, 2021

Tagged Alumni, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Global, Nonprofit, Women-Led Entrepreneurship

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

People riding horses at West Creek Ranch

Under a Big Sky, Entrepreneurial Leaders Focus on Their Promise Gathering for a Babson program among the beauty and quiet of Montana’s West Creek Ranch, leaders in the social sector reflect on how they can make a difference in the world.

By John Crawford

November 22, 2021

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Leadership, Entrepreneurship Education, Nonprofit, Social Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-12 03:08:29

Babson and Iraqi Students Team Up to Tackle Public Health Problems During COVID-19 Three Babson students spent six weeks this summer teaming up with college students in Iraq to study COVID-19’s most vexing public health problems, including vaccine hesitancy.

By Leslie Macmillan

August 30, 2021

Tagged Class of 2022, Class of 2023, Class of 2024, Global, Nonprofit, Research, Undergraduate

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-04-05 13:14:54

Babson basketball player Teddy Sourlis ’22 drives down the court against defenders

Taught to Tough It Out: Male Athletes and Mental Health Babson basketball player Teddy Sourlis ’22 founded Men’s Mental, a platform that helps male athletes to focus on an issue that’s often not discussed in locker rooms: mental health.

By John Crawford

August 19, 2021

Tagged Athletics, Undergraduate, Nonprofit, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Class of 2022

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-11 14:37:42