Tuck Hosts Event on Social Responsibility in Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—February 10, 2003

CONTACT: Kim Keating—603-646-2733

HANOVER, N.H.—On February 27, the James M. Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship at the Tuck School of Business will sponsor the fifth annual Ariel Halpern Lecture on Social Responsibility. The event will include an afternoon discussion on nonprofit networking and best practices, followed by a keynote address by Lewis Feldstein, a luminary in the field of social capital and the president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (NHCF). The Halpern Lecture was created in memory of the late Ariel Halpern, Tuck Class of 1960, to promote the discussion of ethical behavior and social responsibility in business.

This event also marks the second meeting of the Upper Valley Nonprofit Exchange, a group of executives organized as a result of last year's Halpern lecture.

The Exchange brings together more than 30 executives from the Upper Valley's nonprofit sector for professional development and collaborative problem solving. As part of the Halpern event, the afternoon session is designed to facilitate dialogue among Exchange members, increase the leadership skills of these executives, and provide an opportunity for information sharing.

"We've had wonderful feedback from nonprofit directors who have attended in the past," says John Vogel, faculty director for Tuck's Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship. "They expressed an interest in continuing interactions with each other and with Tuck. The result of these conversations is a partnership with the local Community Foundation and United Way, and the formation of the Nonprofit Exchange."

Mr. Feldstein will share his insights on building strong, local communities in the 21st century. The NHCF is New Hampshire's statewide community foundation, the principle source of venture capital for the state's nonprofit community. Prior to joining the NHCF, Mr. Feldstein worked with the civil rights movement in Mississippi and served for seven years in senior staff positions to New York City Mayor John V. Lindsay. He is also former dean and provost of Antioch/New England Graduate School, and a former personal assistant to John Wayne. He is currently co-authoring a book on social capital with Robert Putnam, a professor at the Kennedy School of Government.

The James M. Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship aims to provide resources to allow Tuck students to graduate with a heightened social conscience, a strong sense of business ethics, a basic understanding of social enterprise, and knowledge of the management tools that facilitate corporate responsibility and community involvement. The exchange is sponsored by Alan Pesky, Class of 1960, as part of the "Tuck in the Community Program"—a program underway at the school to help nonprofits in the local community. For more information on the Initiative for Corporate Citizenship, please visit www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/initiative.

Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management and consistently ranks among the top business schools worldwide. Information about the Tuck School is available at www.tuck.dartmouth.edu.