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Babson Student Finalist in Microsoft’s Challenge for Change

By The Institute for Social Innovation | June 24, 2013

Last day to vote for your favorite finalist in Microsoft’s Challenge for Change. Part of their YouthSpark initiative designed to “empower youth to change the world”, Microsoft is giving away grand prize packages to the 5 finalists who receive the most votes. We are thrilled to have Babson student Brian Hickey amongst the 20 finalists for…

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Microsoft’s Sid Espinosa Reflects on Corporate Citizenship

By Cheryl Kiser | June 13, 2013

Sid Espinosa, Microsoft’s Director of Corporate Citizenship, has a recent article in Venture Beat about corporate citizenship: Corporate philanthropy: Good for the Soul and Your Bottom Line. There’s no question what he says is important and very true – he cites a recent study from the Reputation Institute showing that “increasing local community engagement is…

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