Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership
Social Sector Solutions (S3)
Course brochure for potential clients (pdf)
Nonprofit Client Application (.doc) — Submit your application to Professor Silver at silver@haas.berkeley.edu
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. However, due to the vetting and review process, we strongly encourage you to submit your application or contact us as soon as you know you want to apply.
Online Student Application — Closed for 2011, these will open again in the fall for next spring's class.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with academic frameworks and practical hands-on experience in management consulting and consulting with nonprofit organizations. The course focuses on consultation teams working with select nonprofit clients to succeed in entrepreneurial ventures. A partnership with a professional management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, the course involves Paul Jansen, McKinsey & Company Director of the Global Philanthropy Practice co-teaching the class, and experienced McKinsey consultants coaching each of the student teams. (Nora Silver and Paul Jansen)
2011 Social Sector Solutions Clients and Projects
|
Nonprofit Clients |
Industry |
Problem |
Deliverable |
Team Leads |
1 |
Berkeley Student Cooperative, Inc. |
Housing |
Although BSC makes money during the school year, it loses money during the summer months and needs a new summer model |
Business plan |
Dan Pay |
2 |
Big Ideas @ Berkeley |
Education |
Restart a successful program that funds innovative real-world social impact projects by Berkeley students |
Strategy and Market Research |
Kate Zimmerman |
3 |
Donor Education Leadership Collaborative |
Philanthropy |
Work with an alliance of top donor education advisors to build the field of donor education nationwide |
Business Plan |
Gordon Chan |
4 |
Greater Good Science Center (at UCB) |
Health/Science |
Get creative about new product lines that help translate science on healthy communities and happiness to practical actions for children, adults, families and communities |
New Product Development |
Miranda Dietz |
5 |
Healthy Communities Inc. |
Health |
Successful health and safety clinic steps up to an overall organizational strategy |
Strategic Plan |
Subarna Mitra |
6 |
Proof Points |
Social Enterprise-Education- |
Help promising new education leader influence public opinion on education reform by supporting cutting-edge states and new projects |
Marketing and Business Planning |
Chris Grapes |
7 |
Rubicon |
Social Enterprise-Employment |
A social enterprise seeks to develop measures and a dashboard on social impact |
Metrics |
Moritz Plishke |
8 |
Stride Center |
Social Enterprise - Employment |
Following rapid growth in training 18-24 year olds for tech jobs, Stride needs a strategy for the future |
Strategic Plan |
Mariya Nomanbhoy |
9 |
Swords to Plowshares |
Health and Human Services |
Develop a business model for the Combat to Community program that helps first responders (police, fire, hospitals, mental health) provide critical help for veterans |
Business Plan |
Bernie Murphy |
10 |
Year Up |
Social Enterprise - Employment |
New White House Social Innovation Fund supports start-up in SF/Silicon Valley that brings low-income young adults into professional positions |
Business Plan |
Tarek Hosny |
For more information, contact Nora Silver.
