Opportunities

Social Ventures: Engaging Fuqua MBAs
CASE encourages social-purpose organizations to engage with our students and alumni, providing you with access to MBA talent and them with valuable social sector experience. Fuqua supports a variety of programs to facilitate this interaction.

• Independent Studies: MBA students seeking practical social entrepreneurship experience can design an independent study. Working under faculty supervision, they may pursue a specific area of interest or complete a strategic project for an organization. While most independent studies are initiated by faculty or students, social-purpose organizations can also post opportunities. For more information, please contact CASE.

• Summer Internship Program: MBA students often seek a way to make the summer between their first and second years meaningful — a chance to apply business skills and gain valuable business experience and training in the social sector. CASE assists both students and social ventures in identifying opportunities for summer internships. If interested in hiring a Fuqua MBA intern, please contact CASE.

• Loan Forgiveness Fund: To help reduce the financial barriers to pursuing careers in the social sector, Fuqua provides financial assistance to qualified alumni who work full-time with nonprofit or government organizations. CASE also disseminates job opportunities to interested students and alumni through regular career updates. To post a job or learn more about hiring Fuqua MBAs, please contact CASE.

For social ventures who do not have experience hiring or working closely with MBAs, we have prepared A Guide for Social Sector Employers Seeking to Hire MBAs. Is your organization ready to hire someone with business experience? Read about the characteristics of “change-ready” organizations on BridgeStar.

Opportunities exclusively for Triangle-area social ventures
• Fuqua on Board: Fuqua on Board matches Fuqua students with Triangle area nonprofits to serve as non-voting board members during the course of the academic year. Board Associates work closely with a board mentor, participate in board and committee meetings, and complete a consulting project for the nonprofit organization that draws on their business skills and experience.

• Small Business Consulting: With supervision from Fuqua, teams of 3-5 MBA students offer confidential business assistance to qualified local companies. Each year, about 20% of the Small Business Consulting Program is composed of nonprofits. Projects cover a range of functional areas and conclude with a formal oral presentation and strategic written report.

Business Leaders: Bringing Business Skills to the Social Sector
Social sector organizations are seeking talented individuals with business and management skills to fill full-time and volunteer leadership positions. Several emerging and established initiatives exist to help business leaders identify opportunities to bring their business expertise to the social sector.

• Bridgestar: Dedicated to developing leadership for the nonprofit sector, Bridgestar’s goal is to attract, connect and support leaders — established and aspiring — for greater effectiveness and social impact. Join Bridgestar for access to career opportunities, board service matches, and resources specifically targeting individuals with for-profit business experience.

• Building Blocks International: Building Blocks International brings management expertise to organizations in developing countries by connecting corporate employees with NGOs that enable children to thrive.

• Executive Service Corps: Operating in 27 states and the District of Columbia, Executive Service Corps recruits experienced professionals to serve as volunteer consultants who provide business planning and management expertise for nonprofit organizations.

• Net Impact: Net Impact is a network of emerging business leaders committed to using the power of business to create a better world. The Net Impact Service Corps offers Net Impact members the opportunity to provide highly needed leadership, talent and business acumen to support local nonprofit organizations through pro-bono consulting. Net Impact also provides educational resources, career tools, and job listings for business leaders seeking to have positive social impact.

• Social Venture Partners International: The network of Social Venture Partners organizations seek to catalyze significant, long-term positive social change in their communities by engaging professionals in investing time, expertise, and money in innovative nonprofits to collaboratively strengthen their organizations. As of 2003, there were 23 Social Venture Partners organizations with approximately 1500 partners in North America.