The MNC works with a broad range of nonprofits to create paid summer jobs that make use of MBA skills. These Summer Associate positions address a variety of issues (e.g., philanthropy, social services, media) in locations across the nation. See examples below of 2008 summer job placements. You may also review prior Summer Associate placements.
Amy Lin (Wharton)
Acumen Fund
Acumen Fund is a nonprofit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty, combining small amounts of philanthropic capital with large doses of business acumen to build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Amy researched opportunities for social investing in Kenya. In this picture, she and a potential Acumen Fund investee discuss establishing an affordable health service provider in a low-income area on the outskirts of Nairobi. (Learn more about Acumen Fund.)
Stephanie Artman (McCombs)
The Ball Foundation
The Ball Foundation is a family-funded operating foundation dedicated to discovering and developing human potential. Through one of its major programs, Education Initiatives, the foundation supports the development of high-performing schools in partnership with urban school districts. Stephanie spent the summer conducting a broad industry study of the philanthropic sector, exploring various business models and making recommendations for possible future scenarios for the Education Initiatives program. (Learn more about The Ball Foundation.)
Naila Stephens (Harvard)
Benetech
Benetech develops innovative technology solutions to meet the needs of underserved communities worldwide in the areas of education, disabilities, human rights, environmental conservation and humanitarian landmine detection. Naila researched and developed models for a new business opportunity. (Learn more about Benetech.)
Stan Tiu (Fuqua)
Benetech
Benetech develops innovative technology solutions to meet the needs of underserved communities worldwide in the areas of education, disabilities, human rights, environmental conservation and humanitarian landmine detection. Stan conducted market research on rural and low-income students with reading disabilities and the schools that serve them. (Learn more about Benetech.)
Inbok Chang (Fuqua)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) facilitates the development of high-quality non-commercial programming and telecommunications services. Inbok worked with CPB's Radio Department, analyzing the landscape of diversity initiatives in the public broadcasting system and recommending strategies for reaching out to underserved audiences. She is shown here (far right) with members of the Radio Department staff at a CPB reception for summer interns. (Learn more about CPB.)
John Paul Jewell (Yale)
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Defense Fund's Corporate Partnerships program works with U.S. companies to reduce the lifecycle environmental impacts of the products and services they sell. John Paul (JP) spent the summer developing a partnership to rapidly scale up adoption rates of energy efficiency technology in office buildings. (Learn more about Environmental Defense Fund.)
Lindsay Clark (Presidio)
Jennifer Cohn (Presidio)
Anna Coldham (Ross)
Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties
Goodwill is an autonomous social enterprise with a mission of creating solutions to poverty through workforce development, social action and environmental stewardship. Lindsay (left) is developing an integrated plan to maximize the value of Goodwill’s furniture donations - through repair, refurbishing and recycling - while minimizing the organization's landfill costs and environmental footprint. Anna (center) drafted a project plan for Goodwill’s long- and short-term facilities needs, a real estate decision-making framework that reflects the organization’s triple bottom line, as well as writing a business plan for the E-Commerce division. Jennifer (right) worked in the Marketing Department, developing a customer and donor engagement plan by analyzing revenue potential for various incentive programs. (Learn more about Goodwill.)
Jean Woo (Presidio)
Grand Canyon Trust
The Grand Canyon Trust advocates collaborative, common-sense solutions to the significant problems affecting natural resources in the Grand Canyon region of northern Arizona and in the forests and red rock country of central and southern Utah. Jean worked on a variety of energy projects, including revising a renewable energy business plan for the Navajo community of Shonto, AZ. In this picture she is standing next to a traditional Navajo hogan that has no electricity, despite the proximity of the transmission tower in the background.(Learn more about Grand Canyon Trust.) This position was funded in part by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Yang-Yang Chen (Haas)
Headwaters Economics
Headwaters Economics is an independent, nonprofit research group dedicated to improving community development and land management decisions in the West. Yang-Yang Chen worked on feasibility studies for biomass-to-energy projects in Southeast Alaska, which have acquired a new urgency as the cost of conventional energy continues to climb. Yang-Yang and Headwaters Economics Associate Director Ben Alexander traveled to Hoonah, Alaska for a meeting of the Tongass Futures Roundtable. (Learn more about Headwaters Economics.) This position was funded in part by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Jennifer Scott (Fuqua)
Diana Tyler (Fuqua)
Living Cities
Living Cities is a philanthropic, corporate and public-sector partnership established to bring opportunities and the power of mainstream markets to urban neighborhoods and residents historically left behind. Jennifer (left) conducted a study of land acquisition loan funds related to affordable housing and transit-oriented development, and helped Living Cities begin to identify different roles it could play in this emerging field. Diana (right) helped Living Cities create a new financial intermediary that will aid professional athletes in giving back strategically to America's cities. (Learn more about Living Cities.)
Roxanne Miller (Haas)
Suma Reddy (Wharton)
Unitus
Unitus provides microfinance institutions with business strategies, technology, and access to capital, empowering them to serve hardworking micro-entrepreneurs in Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, and the Philippines. Roxanne and Suma worked within the Expansion, Strategy & Network and Advisory divisions of Unitus, exploring social metrics, geographic expansion, and the development of advisory capabilities to partner microfinance institutions. (Learn more about Unitus.)