Governance for Social Impact

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Board Fellows Leadership

The Center inspires the next generation of leaders to create and seize opportunities to achieve social impact across sectors.

Alison Brock, MBA ‘13, and Ariel Dekovic, EWMBA ‘13, VPs of Nonprofit Leadership, Net Impact

Nora Silver, Director and Adjunct ProfessorAndrik Cardenas, Director of Operations

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Impact

More than 90 Haas MBAs, Goldman MPP, MPH, and Boalt students matched with local nonprofit boards

Work at the highest level of an organization with dynamic and experienced board members

Gain an understanding of the intersection of the business and nonprofit sector

Learn to lead in any organization

Attain valuable governance skills

Make an impact on your local community

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Board satisfaction

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Key Program Components

• Fellow actively participates as a non-voting board member

Board Service

• Fellow serves on a board committee or task force, usually based on the content of the project

Board Committee Participation

• Fellow completes a project on a critical board need (working in pairs when matched)

Board-Level Project

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New Project Coaches and Resources

Fellows will be paired whenever possible 2 Fellows will deliver 1 project Offer peer support and knowledge

Fellows will be provided with specific resources for their project(articles, frameworks, etc.)

Fellows are assigned to a coach based on industry (see handout/website)

Fellows will be given access to online, subscription-based resources BoardSource Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofit Quarterly Nonprofit Times

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Program Year

October 24th Kick-off (3pm-5pm, Bancroft Hotel) Nonprofit Boards Course: MBA 292B-11: Saturday, 10/13 &

12/1; 9AM-5PM (OPTIONAL) Mandatory Midterm Training November 27th (3-5pm, WFR) Program Finale Friday, May 3rd (12-2 pm, WFR) Monthly email check-ins and resources

Attendance at board meetings

Program Finale

(May 3)

On-going Check-ins (Jan-May)

Midyear NP Training

(Feb 1)

Midyear Fellows Training (Nov 27)

Kick-off event & training(Oct 24)

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Industries and Organizations 2012-13

Arts & CultureAurora Theatre CompanyOakland Museum of CaliforniaRoot DivisionSF Lesbian/Gay Freedom BandTheatre Bay Area

Children & YouthBuchanan YMCAChildren’s Council of San FranciscoCOLAGEDestiny Arts CenterGirls Inc. of the Island CityJCC of the East BaySouth of Market Child Care Inc.YMCA of San FranciscoYouth Spirit Artworks

Economic DevelopmentSunset Neighborhood Beacon CenterCommunity Housing Dev. Corp.San Francisco Heritage FoundationThe Stride CenterTenderloin Neighborhood Dev. Corp

Education

Bay Area Leadership FoundationBerkeley Public Education FoundationBrighter BeginningsCommunity Alliance for LearningEcole Bilingue de BerkeleyLafayette Library & Learning CenterNo. Oakland Community Charter School

EnvironmentAngel Island ConservancyAudubon Canyon RanchFriends of the Urban ForestSonoma County Regional Parks Fdn

HealthcareBerkeley Youth LIving with DisabilitiesLifeLong Medical CarePlanned Parenthood Shasta PacificClinic by the Bay

Social JusticeAnti-Defamation LeagueCenter for Digital StorytellingLotus Bloom Child & Family Center

Human ServicesBerkeley Food & Housing ProjectHemophilia Fdn of NoCalItn’l Institute of the Bay AreaJewish Family & Children's ServicesLarkin Street Youth ServicesRubicon ProgramsSociety of St. Vincent de Paul, AlamedaSTAND! For Families Free of Violence

International DevelopmentEMERGENCY USA-Life Support for Civilian Victims of War and PovertyInternational Development Exchange

Misc.The Marin Humane SocietyCenter for Volunteer & NP LeadershipRebuilding Together San Francisco

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Past Projects

STRATEGY• Strategic plan for leveraging social networking technology• Feasibility study of a new service• Development plan for recruiting next generation board members

FINANCE• Financial analysis of underperforming programs• Financial sustainability model to determine fundraising needs• Financial reporting development

MARKETING• Brand audit • Market research • Analysis of the organization’s

value to clients

OTHER• Program evaluation • Implementation plan for an alumni association• New online fundraising tool• Progress reporting tools to inform the board on a major organizational overhaul

This was a tremendously valuable experience for our board. Our Fellow provided much needed research and analysis of our situation to jumpstart us and helped to move us in the right direction. We really benefitted from an outside expert.

— Seewan EngFormer Board Chair

Leadership High School

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Board Fellow Panel

• Aaron Perez– Jewish Community Center of the East Bay

• Katie DeWitt– EarthTeam

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Application Process

• Friday, September 14th Applications due by 5:00 pm!

• Friday, September 21st Students notification about placement

• Friday, September 28th Matches finalized

• To apply:– fill out application at: bit.ly/boardfellows AND – email resume to socialimpact@haas.berkeley.edu

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Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership

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