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Center for Social Innovation

 

Community Resources

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Access the latest knowledge and ideas that will help you do the important job of helping others do it even better.

Harness business tools for social impact

The Center for Social Innovation provides leadership development opportunities that strengthen the capacity of community leaders to impact social change. Designed to address the specific needs, issues, and challenges of people and organizations working to help others, these multi-day to two-week executive programs combine a rigorous academic experience with rich networking opportunities.

Management expertise for your organization

Through our student-focused Public Management Program, Stanford MBAs are prepared to improve the welfare of individuals, communities, and the world by applying their management and leadership skills to social problems.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

A quarterly award-winning magazine featuring strategies, tools, and ideas for socially responsible businesses, nonprofits, and foundations. Free trial subscription.

Research Findings

The Center sponsors ongoing research projects and makes its findings available online for public use.

Recent study results include:

Speaker Series, Conferences, and Workshops

Outstanding social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and socially responsible business leaders regularly share their experiences and thoughts at the Center's events. Join us in person for upcoming events, or experience past events online via streaming video, written summaries, and podcasts.

Past conferences include:

Past speakers include:

 

Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders

This two-week residential program furthers the professional development of nonprofit executives by integrating frameworks on leadership, management, mission, and strategy.

Executive Program for Philanthropy Leaders

Senior executives and trustees of philanthropic organizations gather at Stanford for a one-week intensive residential program on the leadership and management of grantmaking institutions with a spacial emphasis on vision, power, governance, and collaboration.

Strategy for Nonprofit Organizations

A team-based program that guides participants through the application of business frameworks to their own organization to effectively define and execute both its mission and strategy.

 

Pro Bono Management Consulting

One of the largest pro bono resource providers in the Bay Area, the Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) donates more than $2 million of consulting services annually to nonprofit and government agencies.

ACT offers solutions for complex strategic or management issues facing organizations as well as for focused tactical matters that can be addressed in two to three client/consultant meetings. Find out more information about client criteria and application guidelines.

MBA Students and Alumni Recruiting

Looking for full-time graduates or summer interns? Use our career resources to connect with exceptional MBA candidates:

  • Public and nonprofit sector organizations recruit approximately 25 MBAs for 10-week internships every summer.
  • MBA graduates regularly contribute high-quality management skills to government and not-for-profit organizations.

Financial support is provided to these students and graduates by the Business School. Internship and job descriptions can be submitted online to the Graduate School of Business Jobs database.

Board Fellows

Every year, nearly 100 MBA students serve on boards of Bay Area nonprofit organizations. Fellows serve as non-voting board members and work closely with trustees and executive directors on special projects. Applications can be downloaded online.