We are pleased to report that 2010 was a very active and rewarding year for Community Partners, a program of the Harvard Business School Club of Connecticut. Our services included 17 consulting engagements, including a number of shorter Board-level sessions, and a series of newly introduced workshops for Executive Directors and Board Chairs of area non-profit agencies. We awarded two scholarships to the HBS SPNM Program last summer and co-sponsored the second $20,000 Turbo Award with New Country Porsche of Greenwich. Our benefit in May-An Evening to Celebrate Social Enterprise Innovation- attracted 120 attendees to network, hear a seasoned panel of social enterprise executives discuss new models of social innovation, and applaud our 2010 Distinguished Civic Leader.

Along with the HBS Club of Connecticut we co-hosted an event in September with the YWCA of Greenwich- Women in Social Enterprise: Leading the Way, Changing the Game. Our year concluded with a trip to meet with Dean Nohria for an hour on the HBS campus, preceded by a Social Enterprise Discussion with Professor Warren McFarlan and Laura Moon, Director, Social Enterprise Initiative.

We are extremely grateful for all our HBS volunteers- we could not have done this without your dedication and hard work. Some people were dedicated virtually full time to this work while others dedicated a portion of their time- ranging from a half day/week to much more. Cumulatively our volunteers spend more than 6,000 person hours of effort on behalf of CT non-profits each year. Learn more about each of these accomplishments in our annual review and take note of how to become more involved with Community Partners by volunteering to make a difference in Social Enterprise Innovation.

Lee Barnes, Thuy Tranthi Rieder

Mission Statement 

The mission of Community Partners is to enable HBS alumni to participate in volunteer efforts to promote excellence in nonprofit leadership in Connecticut through pro bono consulting, education, grant awards and related initiatives that provide a rewarding opportunity to work together to benefit our community.