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NONPROFIT BOARD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

2013Information Session – Coordinator Position

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Nonprofit Board Leadership Team – Student Coordinators

Jane Herzeca Breanna Hockenbury Martha Kelley

Melissa Kern Joanna Linsley

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Leadership Program Mission

To develop leaders who act with a

deeper understanding of themselves,

their organizations, and their

communities, and contribute

positively to the growth of each.

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NBLP Program Overview

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• Vision:  To be the experiential leadership development

program at Wharton that educates MBA students on

nonprofit board governance. 

• Mission:  To develop MBA students as leaders who seek a

life-long commitment to community involvement and board

service, resulting in value creation for nonprofit

organizations and communities.

“Board service is a unique way to develop leadership skills while at the

same time serving a larger purpose.”

-Dave Pottruck, former CEO, Charles Schwab

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• Health Promotion Council

• Make-a-Wish of Philadelphia

• Spectrum Health Services

• Habitat for Humanity

• Enterprise Center

• Morris Arboretum

• Norris Square Neighborhood Project

• Nationalities Service Center

• Center for Literacy

• Wissahickon Charter School

• Youth Build Charter School

• American Cancer Society

• Children Crisis Treatment Center

• Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania

• Delaware Valley Community Health

• Boys and Girls Club

• Summer Search

• Outward Bound Philadelphia

• Young Playwrights of Philadelphia

• Center for Emerging Visual Arts

• The Philadelphia Orchestra

• Pig Iron Theatre Company

• HealthLink Medical Center

Who are some of our partners?

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You Should Apply to be a Coordinator if…

• You are a first-year MBA student – students not on campus

for full 2 years are not eligible

• You want to develop your own leadership skills

• You have prior nonprofit board experience

• You want to promote nonprofit involvement at Wharton

• You are looking for a leadership position that provides the

opportunity to shape a social impact initiative at Wharton

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NBLP Coordinator Role

• Be a peer leader for the next two years in a peer leadership

role that requires flexibility, adaptability, situational

awareness, and personal investment.

• Engage with coordinator team to shape program through

recruitment, selection, and development of Board Fellows

community.

• Mentor 8 Board Fellows through challenges in monthly pod

and one-on-one meetings – e.g., managing board conflicts,

role discussions, etc.

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Coordinator vs. Board Fellow Roles

Coordinators:

• Have prior board experience

• 2-year commitment

• Lead and mentor 8-member pod of Board Fellows

• Develop relationships with Coordinator Team and Board Fellows pod

• Lead NBLP trainings (i.e., 2 full-day trainings and monthly mastermind meetings ) for Board Fellows

Board Fellows:

• No prior board experience

• 1-year commitment

• Engage with a local non-profit board as non-voting member

• Develop relationships within your nonprofit and Board Fellows pod

• Participate in trainings, speaker events, and case discussions with 40 other Board Fellows

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Fall 2013: Coordinator kick-off and planning for spring recruitment

Jan - Mar 2014: Recruitment and selection of new board fellows

April 2014: Spring training and onboarding new board fellows

Aug 2014 onwards: Fall training in Aug; monthly speaker and case study sessions

Regular pod meetings and one-on-ones with Coordinators and other Fellows; Monthly board activities

NBLP Coordinator Timeline

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Key Benefits of the Coordinator Role

• One on one support from the Leadership Program Office

• Leadership assessments and extensive executive coaching

(beyond coaching program available to all first-years)

• Peer leadership experience

• Training and workshops in governance, non-profit

management, fundraising, and group dynamics

• Member of an intricate student team for two years

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NBLP Coordinator Application

Two components:

• Resume

• Personal statement (1,500-2,000 words total)

• Why you are interested in this particular peer leadership

position?

• What makes you a good fit for the position?

• If someone you know is joining a board, what would help

them prepare for the role and why?

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Key Dates

• Information Sessions:

• September 23 @ 4:30pm (G88)

• September 26 @ noon (G86)

• Office Hours to talk to the current Coordinators:

• September 24th, 12:00 – 1:00, MBA Café

• September 25th, 1:30 – 2:30, MBA Café

• Application due Sunday, October 6, at 11:59pm

• Submit through applicant stack

• Interviews will be held during the week of October 14

• Decisions will be announced in mid-October

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Questions?

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