Community Outreach : Center for Social Innovation (CSI)

Leverage Management Expertise for Your Organization

Community service is integral to the learning process of our students and an ongoing commitment for many of our alumni. Tap into the expertise of the Stanford Graduate School of Business community while you help to shape the next generation of business leaders and social innovators.

Every year GSB students and alumni provide management expertise to social purpose organizations around the nation and the world, and in particular contribute to the well-being of the San Francisco Bay Area community. In the process, participants benefit from rich opportunities to learn and serve.

How can we reach out to you?

Summer Interns

Hire a Stanford MBA summer intern and gain valuable insight into a challenging project of importance to your organization. Supplemental funding available. See eligibility requirements for details.

Board Fellows

Mentor a Stanford MBA as he or she serves as an apprentice on your nonprofit board and works on a special project with your leadership. Bay Area nonprofits are eligible.

Strategy Consulting: Alumni Consulting Team (ACT)

Leverage the management expertise of Stanford Business School alumni, who provide pro bono consulting to Bay Area nonprofit organization.

Other Resources

As much as we would like to work with every organization that seeks to collaborate with the center, our staff capability is limited. We provide here other pro bono resources that you might want to consider.

Other ways our community engages with the world

Some of our service programs are run in partnership with globally recognized social entrepreneurs. By committing to selected partnerships over several years, we foster relationships with leaders and organizations around the world, build upon previous learning, and establish trust and continuity with partner organizations. For that reason, we do not frequently enter new partnerships.

Service Learning

During winter and spring breaks, Stanford MBA students, accompanied by a faculty adviser, travel to meet with innovative organizations around the world and see, through engaged service and firsthand experience, how their management education can contribute to effective and sustainable solutions.

Venture Philanthropy Fellows

Students engage in hands-on learning about philanthropy, allowing them to build knowledge of grantmaking models and foster a network of philanthropy leaders. The program is a partnership with Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), a San Francisco Bay Area grantmaking institution leading the way in venture philanthropy.