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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

Investing at scale : In 2008, Goldman Sachs shifted its philanthropic giving from a traditional portfolio of education grants to multi-year initiatives focused on economic empowerment and job creation among under served small business owners.

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How to Work Confidently with Numbers People

Harvard Business Review

“You need to have a sound baseline understanding of business analysis—including the four families of financial ratios and tools for calculating return on investment.” ” Davenport highly recommends also getting a solid grasp on the basics of regression analysis.