ACT Leadership Opportunities

Stanford ACT drives lasting community impact by engaging teams of GSB alumni who apply their expertise and passion to strengthen social benefit organizations.

If you’ve volunteered with ACT, you know the difference our work makes to nonprofits and to the important issues they address. You also know how fun and rewarding it is to work alongside other GSB alumni on meaningful pro bono engagements. ACT thrives on excellence and continual improvement, and we’re seeking people with ACT experience to serve in leadership roles to help run ACT and ensure that it continues to thrive. If this sounds fun and interesting, please consider applying for one of the ACT Management Committee roles listed below.

Apply by August 15, 2023

Management Committee Positions

Head of Marketing Channels

ACT seeks a Head of Marketing Channels to explore and utilize new-to-ACT channels of communication to drive marketing content for volunteer and client recruitment and for greater community awareness.

The Head of Marketing Channels will lead the effort to define and manage various channels that are new to ACT, and work closely with the Head of Marketing Content to promote opportunities and outcomes to volunteers and clients (previous, existing, and potential), the broader GSB community, and beyond. Note: the Marketing Content role (see below) focuses on ACT’s tried and true channels of communication (email, events, web) and the Marketing Channels role focuses on potential channels of communication (e.g. class FaceBook groups, other social media, blog posts, text).

The Head of Marketing Channels may be ideal for you if:

You believe that marketing is vital to the success of an organization. You love to deepen your understanding of the target market and to connect with various stakeholders to motivate, excite, and inspire people to take action
You believe that your market has different channel preferences and that different channels require different communication styles
You grasp the essence of ACT and you can apply this insight in an exciting, compelling, and convincing way
You can easily switch between a high-level, strategic mind-set and an action orientation
You love to exercise both your logical and creative sides; this role combines qualitative and quantitative research and analysis with both verbal and visual content production, writing, editing, photography, and videography
You are familiar with, or are interested in learning about, various channels ACT might utilize to increase its reach and are committed to regular use of them

As Head of Marketing Channels you will:

Work with Head of Marketing Content to produce high-quality content to drive persistent engagement with various ACT stakeholders
Create regular, high-quality content for a variety of channels to inspire and engage our alumni
Identify current and potential channels for ACT to reach our target audiences including past, present, and future volunteers and clients, the broader alumni community, and other stakeholders
Collaborate with Head of Client Development to understand shifting areas of needs of potential client organizations
Use channel specific research tools and apply market research tools and techniques to understand and improve channel engagement by stakeholders

Calendar tie-In (typical):

Jan & July: Volunteer newsletters sent
Feb & August: Volunteer recruitment drives begin
May & November: Client emails sent

Head of Marketing Content

ACT seeks a Head of Marketing Content to drive marketing content for volunteer and client recruitment and greater community awareness.

The Head of Marketing Content will lead the effort to understand volunteer and client opportunities and work closely with the Head of Marketing Channels to promote opportunities and outcomes to volunteers and clients (previous, existing, and potential), the broader GSB community, and beyond. Note: the Marketing Content role focuses on ACT’s tried and true channels of communication (email, events, web) and the Marketing Channels focuses on potential channels of communication (e.g. class FaceBook groups, other social media, blog posts, text).

The Head of Marketing Content may be ideal for you if:

You believe that marketing is vital to the success of an organization
You love to deepen your understanding of the target market and to connect with various stakeholders to motivate, excite, and inspire people to take action
You can easily switch between a high-level, strategic mind-set and an action orientation
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You grasp the essence of ACT and you can apply this insight in an exciting, compelling, and convincing way

As Head of Marketing Content you will:

Work with Head of Marketing Channels to produce high-quality content to drive persistent engagement with various ACT stakeholders
Collaborate with Head of Client Development to understand shifting areas of needs of potential client organizations
Apply market research tools and techniques to understand the shifting interests and motives of past, present, and prospective GSB alumni volunteers
Create regular, high-quality content to inspire and engage our alumni
Develop and produce a semiannual email newsletter for ACT volunteers
Collaborate, as needed, with Head of Client Development on semiannual email communications to nonprofits and client intermediaries
Use Google Analytics to track the performance of different communication and refine MarComm strategy accordingly

Calendar tie-In (typical):

Jan & July: Volunteer newsletters sent
Feb & August: Volunteer recruitment drives (content can be created in advance)
May & November: Client emails sent

Head of Targeted Volunteer Cultivation & Recruitment

ACT seeks a Head of Targeted Volunteer Cultivation & Recruitment to drive volunteer engagement in current specific areas of focus for ACT.

The Head of Targeted Volunteer Cultivation & Recruitment will evolve and strengthen ACT’s Expertise on Demand (EoD) program, a service offering that helps ACT consulting teams fill gaps in their skill set through alumni who volunteer their expertise to teams on a short-term, one-off basis. This MC role is also part of a two person team, with the ACT staff director, to recruit, vet, select, and orient Management Committee members for the next year.

This role may be ideal for you if:

You believe that people are critical to an organization and to a project, enjoy cultivating relationships, and want to find the right people to be engaged with the right ACT opportunity
You grasp the essence of ACT and you can apply this insight in an exciting, compelling, and convincing way
You are organized and methodical in your planning and are excellent at follow-up
You have done two or more ACT projects or have other relevant ACT experience

As Head of Targeted Volunteer Cultivation & Recruitment, you will:

Investigate and understand the motivations of ACT volunteers, primarily Management Committee members and those in the Expertise on Demand pool
Collaborate with the Head of Marketing Content, as well as Head of Racial Equity Initiatives, to understand shifting interests and motives of past, present, and prospective GSB alumni volunteers
Flesh out and further develop the Expertise on Demand (EoD) program, determining unmet needs of teams, checking in with current EoD volunteers to assess the value of their experience and interest in continuing, and recruiting new volunteers to add to the pool
Collaborate with the staff director to identify MC needs for the next year, develop job descriptions for new roles, and recruit, vet, and orient new MC members

Calendar tie-In:

April–June: MC nominating process

About the Management Board

The ACT Management Committee (MC) partners with the ACT staff director to fulfill ACT’s mission to drive lasting community impact by engaging GSB alumni to apply their passion and expertise and to strengthen social benefit organizations. The MC is led by the ACT staff director, the one paid GSB staffer dedicated to ACT.

The ACT MC is composed of roll-up-your-sleeves alumni volunteers, each with a specific functional area of responsibility. Each MC member develops an annual work plan and executes against that plan.

By its own initiative, ACT made a commitment to advancing racial equity — a commitment that aligned neatly with Dean Levin’s Racial Equity Initiative in which he asked ACT to conduct projects for 50 organizations committed to inclusion and racial equity by the end of 2025. ACT has since completed 30 engagements toward Dean Levin’s goal! Each MB member incorporates ACT’s racial equity goal into his/her annual work plan.

The MC term starts in September and runs through August, meeting monthly via Zoom from 4:00–6:00 p.m. PT on the second Wednesday. Meetings are shortened or canceled if agenda items are light that month. The average time commitment for MC roles is 8 hours/month, including the monthly MC meeting. Some months will require less time; other months which feature a key deliverable may require more. Terms are typically two years.

Application Process

Please complete the ACT Management Committee Interest Form to express your interest in one of the above roles by August 15, 2023. An ACT representative will contact you about an interview by August 20 at the latest.

Questions? Contact staff director Susan Austin.

Alumni Spotlight

Katie Behroozi

Former ACT Management Board Member

MBA 2004

"I have enjoyed using my creative energy to plan fun events that celebrate our ACT community. We've done champagne and chocolate tastings, a theater night, an Outward Bound course, and much more. Everyone works so hard on their projects, and these sorts of events are a great way to reconnect with other alumni, reflect on our work, and enjoy new experiences."

Learn More About Volunteering

Susan Austin

Associate Director, Alumni Relations

+1 (650) 736-1956

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