Tag: Social Innovation

Babson with Habitat for Humanity
A Break to Serve Others In honor of National Random Acts of Kindness Day, we’re recognizing Babson students who, every year, choose to spend their school breaks away from home, helping others.
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February 17, 2020

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Sustainability in business
The Growing Need for Sustainability in Business How might humanity take action and confront climate change? Sustainability in business offers one source for ideas and inspiration.
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John Crawford
Senior Journalist
John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
December 11, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Babson Board Fellow
5 Ways to Be a Good Board Fellow The Babson College Board Fellows program allows MBA students and alumni the opportunity to become integral nonvoting members of nonprofit boards.
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November 4, 2019

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Young women entrepreneurs receive SheaMoisture Scholarships
Empowering Young Women Entrepreneurs, Empowering Communities Ten young leaders returned home from Babson College’s Summer Study program ready to amplify their impact, all thanks to a SheaMoisture initiative that believes in empowering communities by empowering women through entrepreneurship.
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October 23, 2019

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Babson Summer Study
How Gen Z Is Preparing to Tackle Global Challenges These bright minds have big feelings about big problems. They emphasize authenticity and values-driven action. But, how can that passion get channeled into sustainable, positive social impact?
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August 29, 2019

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SMART Liberia
Alumnus Connection Helps WIN Lab Go Global For the first time in program history, and in partnership with alumnus Marvin Tarawally ’17, Babson’s Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab® is taking its expertise abroad to provide Liberian entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills, and mindset they need to accelerate their ventures.
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August 14, 2019

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Jacob Fohtung
One Student’s Quest to Transform Africa Jacob Fohtung MBA’19, MS’20 is using his Babson degrees to move him closer to his ultimate goal of transforming the continent of Africa.
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July 23, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Helping Professors Thrive with Custom Coaching Through customized coaching, David James MBA’18 helps professors achieve their classroom goals and become better teachers.
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July 17, 2019

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

The Future of Mobility
Accelerating the Future of Mobility New partnership leverages Toyota Mobility Foundation’s know-how and Babson’s entrepreneurial management expertise to develop mobility models aimed at solving real-world problems.
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May 9, 2019

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B.E.T.A. Challenge
Babson Startups Win Big at B.E.T.A. Challenge More than $300,000 in cash and prizes was awarded at the esteemed Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (B.E.T.A.) Challenge.
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April 16, 2019

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