Harvard Business School Women's Association (HBSWA) hosts Debby Weinberg (HBS MBA’85), founder The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University for a discussion on Creating a Non-Profit with Maximum Impact.
When Debby Weinberg (HBS MBA'85) realized that there were no services for her son with cerebral palsy when he reached adulthood, she and her husband created The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center (the Center) at Columbia University. Today the Center is dedicated to improving the lives of people with cerebral palsy (CP) across the lifespan. It serves over 2000 patients annually and is the only center providing such comprehensive multidisciplinary care to both children and adults, in the country.
Hear about Debby’s journey: what inspired Debby to create the Center; how she went about building an organization that not only delivers clinical services, but also conducts cutting edge research and provides medical education for the CP community; and of overcoming multiple challenges along the way.
For those of you who want to start your own nonprofit or looking to grow your nonprofit, you’ll walk away with valuable lessons learned and keys to success.
Organized by HBSWA alums Liliane Offredo-Zreik (MBA'00), Shari Hubert (MBA'00) and Sandra Lee (MBA'00)
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
Debby Weinberg
Co-founder and Chair of the Advisory Board
Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center, Columbia University Medical Center
Debby Weinberg received her BA in economics at Smith College and an MBA at Harvard Business School. Debby worked in finance at JPMorgan at the start of her career and took time off to raise her boys after her second son was born. When her third son was born and diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, she decided to remain a full-time mom.
Debby has served on a number of boards, including the board of trustees at Smith College, Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors, the executive committee of Columbia University Medical Center Board of Advisors, and the Waterside School in Stamford, CT. In addition, she and her husband, Peter Weinberg, founded the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University, in 2013, and chairs its advisory board.
The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center
The Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University is dedicated to improving the lives of people with cerebral palsy through comprehensive care, research and education. The Center coordinates care by specialists in orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, neurology, and genetics, with a special focus on the holistic well-being of patients and families through primary care, social work and mental health care. The Center provides resources and educational programs for the CP community and develops the next generation of health professionals through education and case conferences. It is the only CP center in the country to house a basic science program. Research at the Center focuses on developing new treatments to improve function through repair of the nervous system, with the aim of improving the quality of life for people with CP.
www.weinbergcpcenter.org