MBA-Nonprofit Connection : New skills & energy for nonprofits

REDF (formerly the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) provides leadership and investment to a portfolio of nonprofit social enterprises, changing the lives of people who face poverty, homelessness, and other barriers to employment. (Learn more about REDF.)

Samra HaiderSamra Haider (Wharton)

REDF

Samra helped to codify REDF’s due diligence lessons learned; the tool that Samra worked on during her internship was published on REDF’s website in 2008. Samra also led a REDF research project on employment in the green sector. (Summer 2007)

Sophie PinkardSophie Pinkard (Stanford)

REDF

Sophie worked on development of various tools, including management dashboards for two portfolio organizations to help them monitor key cost and revenue drivers, operational indicators, and social metrics. (Summer 2008)