Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership

Social Sector Solutions (S³)

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Social Sector Solutions (S3) is a 15 week strategy consultation that helps nonprofit clients succeed with entrepreneurial ventures. S3 is offered by the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley in partnership with McKinsey & Company. Download the S3 Brochure (pdf)

Benefits for Nonprofit Clients

High-value affordable consulting for nonprofits and public organizations
Work with a team of Haas MBAs and McKinsey consultants
Innovative solutions to complex strategic issues
Latest academic and consulting thinking in strategy, marketing, finance and more
900 hours of student consultant work

Download the Nonprofit Application

Benefits for Student Teams

Management consulting experience with tangible results
Engagement with a local nonprofit for real social impact
Coaching from Haas instructors and McKinsey consultants
Work with a diverse team of students (3 MBAs, 1 Graduate student, 1 Undergraduate)
Team Deliverables: scoping letter, workplan, storyline, midterm review and client presentations
3 units toward Haas BILD curriculum (MBA 292S offered every spring)

Program Timeline (Jan-May)

Nonprofit Applications due	August 31st
Student Applications and Bidding	November

Kick-off Event at McKinsey & Co.	January
Semester-long group consulting project	Jan-May
Finale Event at McKinsey & Co.	May

Questions

For more information on the application and selection process, please contact Nora Silver, Center Director, at silver@haas.berkeley.edu.

2013 Clients and Projects

Organization	Project
CA Hispanic Chambers of Commerce	Build revenue model to support Hispanic businesses in California through 65 local chambers in 4 regions.
City of Richmond - Lawrence Berkeley Lab	Create a business plan to capture the economic benefits for Richmond from the new campus of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to be located in the city, focusing on supply chain to generate local employment and revenue.
City of Richmond - Fair Trade Festival	Devise a business plan for a proposed fair trade festival location in Richmond.
Northern California Community Loan Fund	Conduct market research and create a marketing plan to attract new investors in the loan fund, to provide economic development for low income communities.
Five Keys Charter School	Create a Social Impact Bond in San Francisco based on lowered juvenile recidivism.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation: Preschool California	Assist a foundation in creating its strategy to move from a preschool focus to a birth to third grade focus.
The Working Group - Not in Our Town	Build a sustainable revenue model for this anti-hate crime multi-media organization.
Children's Hospital of Oakland	Build a tele-presence to improve patient care for children and their families.
Coalition for Compassionate Care of California	Create a business plan for a new consulting arm to healthcare organizations to advance palliative medicine and end-of-life care in California.
Zagaya	Create plans for new plants in India and Brazil to produce the active ingredient in ACT’s--the WHO-recommended treatment for malaria.
The Daily Cal	Develop a business plan to engage business students in strengthening the business operations of the Daily Cal newspaper.
Hispanic Foundation Silicon Valley	Create a 2-3 year strategic plan for a foundation serving the Hispanic community in Silicon Valley.