Social Impact Career Profile & Resources

8/8/2019 Social Impact Career Profile & Resources

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Social Impact Career Profiles and Resources

Prepared by Luke FiloseFor UC Berkeley Haas MBA Career Services Organization Page 1 of 21

CONTENTS

1.How to Use This Guide2. Introduction to Social Impact3.Corporate Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainability4.Nonprofit and Public Sector Management5.Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)6.Social Entrepreneurship

7. International Development8.Cleantech9.Education10.Example Haas MBA Alumni Profiles


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How to Use This GuideThis guide presents an overview of social impact careers along with introductions to seven of the mostpopular social impact sub-sectors. While some of the material is unique to this guide, we have providedlinks to as much existing information as possible. It is not intended to be the definitive source ofinformation about social impact careers, and we encourage you to seek out other sources as well,including but not limited to theSocial Impact Career Handbookauthored by Whartons Net Impactchapter in 2005.

Students enter Haas with varying levels of knowledge about social impact. Some are already experiencedbut want to connect with on-campus resources and learn about the latest techniques and trends. Manycome from more traditional careers but have some social impact experience that they would like to buildon at Haas. And other students are exploring the sector to see if it is right for them. We hope that thisguide has elements that can help experts and beginners alike.

If you are already experienced in the social impact space, you may wish to skip some of the material onindustry background and types of organizations and focus on leading employers at Haas, alumni profiles,resources and opportunities on campus. For those of you newer to the space, you may find thatfamiliarizing yourself with the context of various social impact sectors gives you the vocabulary and theconfidence to speak and write fluently at networking events, in interviews, and in other venues.

Introduction to Social ImpactDo you believe that making a positive impact on society, the environment or the life of a customer is asimportant as running a successful business or organization? If so, this guide is for you. However, youmay be wondering what exactly is meant by social impact. A good place to start is using the power ofbusiness toas Mahatma Gandhi saidbe the change you want to see in the world.

Rather than seeking to define the term, it may be easier to see how some leading organizations use it. NetImpact, a global network of student and professional leaders, aims to create a more socially andenvironmentally sustainable world. The design firm IDEO states its desire tocreate significantsocial change. FSG Social Impact Advisors, a consulting firm, talks about its commitment toaccelerating social progress.

There may be countless ways of improving the world, and the Haas MBA Career Services Organization(CSO) focuses on helping MBA students apply traditional and newly emerging business skills to achievesocial impact. As recently as a few years ago, social impact career seekers were more likely to pursuegraduate studies in public policy, public management or international affairs than an MBA. Some joinedMBA programs, and many felt like outsiders. This need not be the case today, and certainly not at Haas,where students arrive to find career services staff, centers of excellence, student groups, events, andcourses specifically tailored to achieving positive impact on society and the environment.

Along with the cultural shift in MBA programs has come a new appreciation within social impactorganizations of the skillset brought by MBA students and graduates. Rather than simply accommodatingMBAs, more and more organizations are designing projects and positions with MBAs in mind.
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This guide provides information about seven social impact sub-sectors:

Corporate Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainability

Nonprofit and public sector management

Socially responsible investing (SRI)

Social Entrepreneurship

International Development

Cleantech

Education

The Social Impact LandscapeThe diagram below provides a simplified depiction of the social impact landscape, dividing the universeinto small and large (x-axis) and nonprofit and for-profit organizations (y-axis), with an emphasis onorganizations that have recruited on campus or involve Haas alumni in some way. While the diagramdoes not identify all of the seven subsectors covered in this guide, the amount of overlap (also the sourceof much of the disagreement on how to categorize organizations) between sectors should become clearer.


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Within each of the seven sub-sectors, this guide provides available resources and advice in the followingareas:

EXISTING CAREER GUIDES

COURSES

CENTERS (i.e. at Haas or UC Berkeley)

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS

CLUBS

EVENTS

JOB WEBSITES

CAREER PATH

The subsectors in this guide are defined to maximize clarity and consistency with the way social impact isunderstood and taught at Haas. Others may define social impact and its various subsectors differently.Dont be discouraged by this people disagree about the definitions of mainstream business concepts allthe time. Let this guide be a starting point to explore and reach your own conclusions about the vastworld of social impact.

General AdviceAs with any other sector, Haas students looking for social impact jobs should take advantage of all theresources offered at Haas, through the Career Services Organization (CSO), and on the wider UCBerkeley campus. CSO advisors work across industries and functions and are happy to discuss yourcareer goals and how your skills and experience can best be positioned to achieve those goals.

CSO Industry Account Manager: Rich Wongis the Account Manager for social impact, as well astechnology, entertainment and media. He is available to meet with all students once they have pickedtheir area of focus and qualified for On-Campus Recruiting by completing the Career ManagementConference in the fall.

Career Coaches: Second-year students are available to act as advisors and mentors to incoming studentsin social entrepreneurship, nonprofit, energy, education, and other sectors. They can give informationalinterviews about their summer internships as well as reviewing resumes and cover letters and sharingalumni contacts.

CareerNet: Besides full-time and internship opportunities, CareerNet has a wealth of information onindustries and functions, contacts at organizations that recruit on campus, resume/cover letter/interviewassistance, a MBA roadmap, and downloadable workshops on general career topics, etiquette and muchmore. Go to the resources tab to access a wealth of information, including existing CSO career guidesreferred to in this document.

Academic Advisors:Dan Sullivan, Director of Academic Affairs for the full-time MBA program, canassist you in planning your electivesboth Haas and non-Haas coursesto fit your objectives.

Connect with Alumni: The Haas MBA provides numerous opportunities to connect with alumni, either atnetworking events and conferences, or through your own searching of theHaas alumni database. Talk tocurrent students and the relevant centers on campus about what alumni might be appropriate given yourcareer goals.
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SOCIAL IMPACT AT HAAS: ONE PAGE OVERVIEWCSR & Sustainability Nonprofit & Public Sector

ManagementSocially ResponsibleInvesting (SRI)

SocialEntrepreneurship

InternationalDevelopment

Cleantech Education

Career Guides(guidesmarked CSOcan bedownloadedfromCareerNet)

CSR Guide (CSO)

CSR Guide (Haas NetImpact)Social Impact CareerHandbook(Wharton NetImpact) MBA Career Roadmap(Center for ResponsibleBusiness)

MBA Roadmap (Centerfor Nonprofit & PublicLeadership)

Wet Feet and Vaultguides to NPO/Gov (CSO)

MBA Non-ProfitConnection

Goldman School CareerResources

Buy-Side FinanceProfile & Resource list(CSO)

Startup Profile (CSO)

EntrepreneurshipProfile (CSO)SocialEntrepreneurshipTeaching Handbook(Ashoka)

Vault Guide to Careersin InternationalDevelopment (CSO)

Energy Career Profile& Resources (CSO)

Vault Guide to theEnergy Industry (CSO)

None

Courses(SS=Speaker

Series)

Strategic CSR & Projects

Sustainability Metrics

Achieving Social Impact Sustainability courses i nthe Engineering School

Engineering & BusinessSustainability (certificate)

Social Sector Solutions

Achieving Social Impact

Strategic Mgmt ofNonprofit Organizations Fin. Mgmt of NPOs (PP290-2)

Nonprofit Boards

Marketing & Fundraisingfor Nonprofit Orgs

Social Investing

Haas SRI Fund

All finance andinvestments courses

Entrepreneurship

New Product Dev.

Business & Tech. forSustainable Dev. Social Enterprise, ICTsand Intl Dev (Info 290-7)

Achieving SocialImpact

Market-BasedApproaches to PovertyAlleviation SS

Entrepreneurship

Business & Tech for

Sustainable Dev Social Enterprise, ICTsand Intl Dev (I-school)

Microfinance SS

Market-BasedApproaches to PovertyAlleviation SS

Achieving SocialImpact

Cleantech to Market(C2M)

Energy & EnviroMarkets

New Prod. Dev.

Renewable Energy SS

Energy & InfrastructureProject Finance (Boalt)

Engineering &Business Sustainability(certificate)

Leadership inEducation SS

Centers Center for ResponsibleBusiness (CRB)

CNPL CRB CNPL The Lester Center

The Blum CenterHenry Wheeler Centerfor Emerging &Neglected Disease

Center for Energy &Environmental Innovation

The Lester Center

Net Impact

Clubs Net Impact Net Impact

Education LeadershipClub

Net Impact

Finance Club Berkeley InvestmentClub

Net Impact

GIHHub Bay Area

Net Impact

GIH

BERC

Net Impact GIH

Net Impact

Education LeadershipClub

Events Net Impact ConferenceBSR Conference

Sustainable Brands

Go Green Expo

SFGreen Festival

Net Impact Conference Craiglist Foundation Non-Profit Bootcamp

CNPL Public LeadershipDinner

Net Impact ConferenceSRI in the Rockies

SoCAP&BeDo

Global Social VentureCompetition (GSVC)Net Impact Conference

SoCAP&BeDo

Net Impact Conference GSVC

BERC Symposium GSVC

Net Impact Conference

Experiential

LearningOpportunities

Strategic CSR & Projects Board Fellows Haas SRI Fund International Business

Development (IBD) Board Fellows

IBD

Blum CenterFellowships

C2M Oakland Schools

Residency Board Fellows

Case & B-PlanComps

Net Impact CaseCompetition(Leeds)Global CitizenshipChallenge

William James FoundationSocially ResponsibleBusiness Plan Competition

GSVC

Global CitizenshipChallenge

GWU Intl MBA CaseCompetition(Nonprofitfocus)

UNC Sustainable VCInvestment Competition

GSVC

Berkeley BusinessPlan


GSVC


Global SocialEntrepreneurshipChallenge (UW)

Berkeley Business PlanCompetitionNational EnergyFinance Challenge

GSVC

Vestas WinnovationChallenge

Education LeadershipCase CompetitionMIT Nonprofit CaseCompetition(Ed theme)
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Corporate Responsibility (CSR) & SustainabilityCSR describes the activities in which a corporation engages to drive social and environmental impact. Afew common definitions include the following: (1) The efforts companies make above and beyondregulation to balance the needs of stakeholders with the need to make a profit.1 (2) The continuing

commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improvingthe quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society atlarge.2 (3) The efforts taken by a corporation to maximize positive impacts and minimize negativeimpacts on society and the planet.3 (4) A business approach that creates long-term shareholder value byembracing opportunities and managing risks deriving from economic, environmental and socialdevelopments.4

While CSR frequently takes on environmental, social and employee wellness dimensions at manycorporations, the term sustainability generally refers to a companys environmental footprint althoughsome use the term more broadly. This footprint can be measured in different ways, and often looks atwater, energy and materials used in manufacturing, transportation and the impact of products after theyreach the end user. Some companies are taking a more comprehensive approach to product design by

considering end of life issues including recycling and upcycling. The evolution of sustainabilitysuggests that where companies once ignored problems and then sought to limit the damage, the future willsee new competitive advantage and additional business opportunities brought about by sustainableproduct design and business practices.

EXISTING CAREER GUIDES:CSR Career Profiles And Resources (CSO), Haas Net Impact Chaptersdocument with same title (contact club rep), Profession and Purpose: A Resource Guide for MBACareers in Sustainability(Greenleaf Publishing, $25).

COURSES: Strategic CSR & Projects, Sustainability Metrics, Achieving Social Impact, Sustainabilitycourses inCollege of Engineering. UC Berkeley now offers theEngineering and Business forSustainability(EBS) certificate, which is open to graduate students who successfully submit an

application and take the appropriate number of units inapproved courses.

CENTERS:TheCenter for Responsible Business(CRB) was launched at Haas in 2003 to create a moresustainable, ethical and socially responsible society. The CRB sponsors courses, scholarships,fellowships, grants, prizes, and events to further the cause of sustainability. In addition, the CRBmaintains a large database of key practitioners in the field of CSR. Past Haas students have foundinternships and jobs by networking with these individuals. ContactCecilia Pracherat the CRB for moreinformation.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS:Nearly all large corporations and some small and medium sized firms haveCSR departments or roles. Companies hiring Haas students for CSR internships or full-time jobs inrecent years include Apple, Dow Chemical, Brown-Forman, Gap, Intel, Levi Strauss & Co., LifeScan,

Nike, The North Face, and Patagonia. CRO (a magazine) publishes an annual 100 Best CorporateCitizens list, which is one way to identify top CSR performers amongst American firms. A handful ofconsulting firms focus on CSR and sustainability including BluSkye Consulting, SustainAbility, BSR,and FSG Social Impact Advisors.

1 Net Impact Corporate Social Responsibility Career Guide2 World Business Council for Sustainable Development3 Ellen Weinreb4 Dow Jones Sustainability Index
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CLUBS:CSR and sustainability is a core focus area of the Haas Net Impact chapter. Joining a NetImpact Professional Chapter, such as San Francisco, can sometimes alert you to additional events andopportunities.

JOB WEBSITES:

1. Net Impact Career Center Job Seekers2. Common Good Careers3. Just Means job search4. BSR CSR Jobs Page5. BridgeStar Services Find Jobs6. Idealist.org

In addition to checking these web sites,CSR Wire,Environmental Leader, andSustainable Life Mediaproduce email newsletters to help keep up with the latest news in CSR and sustainability.

EVENTS:Net Impactsnational conference(held in November in a different city each year) is attendedby thousands of MBA students, professionals and recruiters, and a large group from Haas. Other

conferences include theBSR Conference,Sustainable Brands, theGo Green Expo, and the San FranciscoGreen Festival.

CAREER PATH:While some CSR roles and departments are highly strategic, others arecommunications-oriented (i.e. talking about what the company does) or more closely resemble corporatephilanthropy. Many CSR experts, including those at the Haas Center for Responsible Business (CRB)recommend that MBAs pursue roles that are directly related to a firms core product or service directlyafter business school to maximize impact and long-term career opportunities. Through a strategic role,you can either integrate CSR principles into the job or transition into a full-time CSR role over time. Tothe extent that CSR is about changing the behavior and practices of a firm, your effectiveness can begreater with the influence that comes along with managing a core part of a business. That said, manyHaas students have secured internships and full-time positions in CSR departments that are highly

strategic and very rewarding.

Due to the variety of CSR roles, there are multiple career paths one can pursue. Consulting at either amainstream firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, etc) or a specialized one (BSR, FSG, BluSkye, etc) can be ajumping off point to in-house positions down the road. CSR is a general term that covers every industry,so while it helps to master the overall landscape (CSR at Monsanto versus CSR at Cisco), it also pays tofocus. If your passion lies in managing supply chains for minimal environmental impact or improvingnutrition, that will narrow down your search to a very different list of companies as well as identifyingdifferent required expertise.

Nonprofit and public sector managementNonprofit managementIn the US, one in 14 jobs is in the nonprofit sector, and the number of 501(c)(3) organizations grew from650,000 to over one million between 1996 and 2006 (Marts & Lundy). While the predominant sectors interms of monetary contributions are religious organizations (33%), health and human services (17%), andeducation (14%), nonprofits run the gamut from arts and culture to the environment and internationalaffairs (Giving USA 2007).
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We include philanthropy in the nonprofit sub-sector, which refersprimarily to the 75,000 foundations (US) that make contributions tononprofits. The vast majority (around 71,000) are small familyfoundations, and two-thirds of those have assets of less than $1 million.So while the multi-billion dollar endowment foundations (Gates, Ford,Robert Wood Johnson, Kellogg, Packard, etc.) are well known to the

public, they are few in number, and the sub-sector creates relatively fewjobs. Most large companies also have corporate foundations. TheFoundation Centers50 Largest Corporate Foundations by Total Givinggives a sense of the most active corporate philanthropists, which notsurprisingly includes many of the most recognizable American brands inretail, banking, healthcare and consumer products. While privatefoundations are typically independent, corporate foundations tend tosupport causes related to their core business.

Public sector managementApproximately one in six non-farm jobs are with the government. Asthe government sector seeks to run more efficiently, the role for MBAs

has increased. While it is difficult to summarize opportunities at thestate and local levels, certain federal/national organizations such as theCongressional Budget Office (CBO) and General Accounting Office(GAO) recruit MBAs in addition to public policy and publicadministration masters. Interested students should consider applying tothePresidential Management Fellows(MPF) program, a two yearrotational program based at a federal agency.

EXISTING CAREER GUIDES:Nonprofit & NGO Resources (CSO),Vault Guide to the Top Government & Nonprofit Employers (CSO), CareerLeader Non-Profits(Administrators in Higher Education, Government, and Human Services) (CSO)

COURSES: Social Sector Solutions, Achieving Social Impact, Strategic Management of NonprofitOrganizations, Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations (PP 290-2), Nonprofit Boards,Marketing & Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations

CENTERS:TheCenter for Nonprofit & Public Leadership(CNPL) is the Haas center dedicated totraining MBAs for leadership roles with nonprofit and public sector organizations. The Center managescoursework, fellowships, and experiential learning programs such as theBerkeley Board FellowsProgram, which places students on local nonprofit boards for one academic year. In addition, the Centermaintains a large database of key practitioners in the field. Students may want to access this database tonetwork with potential employers that do not appear on CareerNets database. Outside of Haas, theGoldman School of Public Policy has acareer centerthat can assist students in finding internships andfull-time jobs.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS:Haas students have gone on to work for a wide variety of nonprofit andpublic sector institutions. Some of the nonprofits are listed elsewhere in this guide under the socialentrepreneurship and education sub-sectors, and others include NGOs such as the Environmental DefenseFund and foundations like the Packard Foundation. On the public side, Haas students have worked forthe National Park Service, the Department of Justice, The White House, and various local governmentpositions. The US State Department recruits for summer internships.

Nonprofit Reading

Alison Davis, Executive Director

of the MBA Non-ProfitConnection recommends three

books to MBA students making

the transition into the

nonprofit sector.

1. From Making a Profit to

Making a Difference, by

Richard M. King (2000)

2. Transitioning to the

Nonprofit Sector, by Laura

Gassner Otting (2007)

3. Winning Strategies to GetYour Next Job in the

Nonprofit World, by Larry

Slesinger (2004)
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CLUBS:Net Impact, Education Leadership Club

EVENTS: Net Impact annual conference, the annual CNPL Public Leadership Dinner, CraigslistFoundation Nonprofit Bootcamp

JOB WEBSITES:

a. MBA Non-Profit Connectionsign up for job listing emailsb. Net Impact Career Center Job Seekersc. Common Good Careersd. Just Means job searche. BridgeStar Services Find Jobsf. Idealist.orgg. Opportunity Knocksh. Guidestar.orgNot a job site, but useful for viewing nonprofits 990 forms

CAREER PATH:Career paths in the nonprofit and public sectors are much less clearly defined than in the private sector.Many organizations have a glass ceiling for staff without advanced degrees, though an MBA should be

sufficient to advance within most organizations. Other constraints may exist in the nonprofit sector,particularly at smaller organizations with few management positions.

The ideal candidate for MBA-friendly nonprofit jobs has a hybrid profile with experience in both thenonprofit and private sectors. A candidate with strong corporate experience should consider volunteerwork, pro bono consulting, nonprofit board service, and/or nonprofit-related coursework to strengthen thenonprofit side of their resume. Students with nonprofit backgrounds should take care to emphasizebusiness skills developed on the job and in business school. It is recommended that you seek the advice ofexperts at Haas through coursework and the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership to explore thebest career path for you.

While both the nonprofit and government sectors increasingly value private sector skills, it is not required

to gain experience in the private sector directly after business school and before transitioning to thenonprofit sector. Some skills, such as nonprofit fundraising, are unique to the nonprofit sector and do notmirror private sector sales and marketing skills exactly. Also, nonprofit and private-sector accounting aresimilar but not identical: nonprofits use fund accounting, which groups assets and liabilities accordingto the purpose for which they are used.

Nonprofit management positions may pay more than you think, although it true that salaries are lower onaverage. A recentsurvey of Haas alumni showed that the average total cash compensation for thenonprofit sector (several hundred MBA graduates from 2001-2004 were surveyed) was $117,000,compared to $160,000 for technology, $161,000 for energy/environment, $180,000 for consulting, and$200,000 for MBAs in financial services.

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)SRI is defined by the Social Investment Forum as a broad-based approach to investing that nowencompasses an estimated $2.71 trillion out of $25.1 trillion in the U.S. investment marketplace today.In addition to analysts at specialized investment organizations who perform quantitative and qualitativeanalysis on companies financial, environmental and social performance, the SRI industry also consists ofshareholder advocates who pressure firms to adopt more responsible practices.
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This relatively strict definition of SRI focuses on the screening and trading of equities. A looserdefinition of SRI as investmentsincluding equity, debt and grantsdesigned to achieve social impact issometimes used, but this guide focuses more on the strict definition and would place organizations fallingunder the wider definition in either the social entrepreneurship or nonprofit/philanthropic sectors.

EXISTING CAREER GUIDES:Buy-Side Finance Profile and Resource List (CSO)

COURSES: Social Investing with Lloyd Kurtz (fall) in addition to all Haas MBA courses related tofinance and investments

CENTERS:TheCenter for Responsible Business(CRB) launched the Haas Socially ResponsibleInvestment Fund (HSRIF) in 2008. The CRB also drives thought leadership in the SRI field with theMoskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS:Domini Social Investments, Calvert Investments, CalPERS, ParnassusInvestments, KLD Research & Analytics Good Capital, Pacific Community Ventures, RSF SocialFinance

CLUBS:Net Impact, Finance Club

EVENTS: SRI in the Rockies,Social Capital Markets(SoCap)

JOB WEBSITES:Social Investment Forum Jobs BoardEuropean Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) JobsEuropean focus

CAREER PATH:According to the managing director of the Social Investment Forum, a good track record as an analystand a displayed passion for the field is needed to succeed in the SRI industry. In other words thesocially responsible component, which includes not only passion but additional analytical and screening

tools, must be overlaid upon a strong foundation of traditional investment skills. For this reason, it is verychallenging to move directly from a MBA program into SRI. The most common career path is to learnthe ropes at a conventional financial institution and then move laterally into a SRI organization, or toincorporate SRI principles into a mainstream investment career.

While at Haas, students are encouraged to build a foundation in finance and investments while exploringSRI, for example through theHaas SRI Fund. This initiative is the first ever student managedinvestment fund within a business school that uses corporate responsibility (CSR) criteria as a screen forthe funds portfolio. Students apply to participate as fund principals in October. More information isavailable at the Center for Responsible Business (CRB).

Social EntrepreneurshipSocial enterprises sell products and services that strive to achieve social or environmental impact, andthey can be nonprofit or for-profit organizations. The more successful social enterprises are oftensynonymous with the entrepreneurs who found them, such as Mohammad Yunus (Grameen Bank), BillDrayton (Ashoka), and Pierre Omidyar (eBay/Omidyar Foundation). This sector includes institutions thatinvest in social enterprises, which creates potential overlap with philanthropy and SRI.
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EXISTING CAREER GUIDES:Be sure to study the CSOs Entrepreneur Profile and Start-upProfile, as many social enterprises share much in common with traditional start-up ventures. AshokasSocial Entrepreneurship Teaching Handbookis not a career guide per se, but its summaries of research,descriptions of social ventures, and links to case studies are useful for learning about the field.

COURSES: Entrepreneurship, New Product Development, Business & Technology for Sustainable

Development, Social Enterprise, ICTs and Intl Dev (Info 290-7), Achieving Social Impact,

CENTERS:TheCenter for Non-Profit & Public Leadership(CNPL) now includes socialentrepreneurship in its portfolio. The Lester Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovationis the place atHaas for those interested in starting new ventures. Both centers sponsor coursework, fellowships, andprograms that can teach you about social entrepreneurship or even help get your own social enterprise offthe ground.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS:Most social enterprises are small and dispersed, so only a few recruit atHaas or hire a large number of MBAs on a predictable basis. Some of the most celebrated socialenterprisese.g. the Grameen Bank, Instituteare focused almost entirely on serving one or severaldeveloping country markets. However, the Bay Area is known as a center of innovation in social

entrepreneurship, with organizations including Rubicon Programs, Kiva, Benetech, World of Good, andMicroplace. Others organizations support social enterprises, either through funding, support services, andmarketing/promotion of the sector, including the following: Ashoka, Acumen Fund, The SkollFoundation/Social Edge, Omidyar Foundation, The Calvert Foundation, Good Capital, PacificCommunity Ventures, RSF Social Finance, and REDF. REDFs Farber internship and fellowshipprogram places MBA interns and graduates with social enterprises in REDFs portfolio.

CLUBS: Net Impact and GIH began collaborating to promote social entrepreneurship at Haas in 2009.The clubs co-sponsor a new social entrepreneurship group that focuses on both domestic and internationalissues. Off campus,Hub Bay Areais a new space in downtown Berkeley for social entrepreneurs towork, meet, connect and inspire.

EVENTS:TheGlobal Social Venture Competition(GSCV) is held on the Haas campus every April andis the leading event of its kind anywhere in the world. All Haas students interested in socialentrepreneurship should be involved in some fashion, either by pitching a business plan, organizing theconference, or simply attending the finals and symposium. Net Impactsnational conferenceis attendedby social entrepreneurs as well as MBAs focused on the sector. SoCAPand the affiliatedBeDoconference cover a mix of social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship with many influential attendees.

JOB WEBSITES:Social EdgesJob Listingsis one of the few sites dedicated to jobs in this sector, but many of theopportunities they post can be found on nonprofit and international development job sites as well. Due tothe overlap in these sectors, checking a variety of job sites is the best way to find openings, but even thistechnique is second best to networking and personal contacts due to the entrepreneurial nature of the

sector.

CAREER PATH:There is no single career path in this field. While some Haas students go on to foundtheir own social enterprise during or right after their MBA, others join existing social enterprises to gainadditional experience in the sector, while others still pursue traditional careers in consulting or anotherindustry and make a transition some years later. Many in the first generation of the industry, includingmany of its leaders, transitioned from more traditional careers or started social enterprises as a second or
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third career. For example, Ashokas Bill Drayton consulted forMcKinsey for ten years, and Mohammad Yunus was an economicsprofessor before founding Grameen Bank.

Social enterprises should not be thought of as Business Lite butrather firms that face all of the challenges of traditional businesses

in addition to its social, environmental or economic mission.Therefore, a foundation in core business skills and experience inmanaging businesses is extremely valuable. That said, it is notcompulsory for MBA students to work in a more traditional rolebefore entering the sector.

International DevelopmentInternational development refers to a diverse group of activitiesintended to drive positive economic, social and environmentalchange in lesser developed countries. This guide includesemerging markets development, microfinance, and international

public health under the umbrella of international development,while arguably each could stand alone as its own sub-sector withinsocial impact.

International development: This term is often associated withfixed-term projects implemented by government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and for-profit consultingfirms. Projects include investments in infrastructure, (irrigation,water/sanitation, housing, energy, telecom, health, education, etc.),the provision of services (health, education, finance, etc.), adviceand support to produce an enabling environment fordevelopment (policy and legal reform, improved financial systems,

the promotion of human rights, environmental conservation, etc.),and various forms of human and organizational capacity building(education, training, enterprise development services,organizational development, etc.).

Organizations and individuals who fund projects via grants orloans are called donors while those who work to implement themcan work for NGOs (both international and local), for-profitcontactors, individual consultants or volunteers. The industry sizeis estimated at $200 billion (Vital Wave Consulting), with approximately half funded by the public sector.Given the level of public funding and, arguably, its political nature, the headquarters (and thus, mostdomestic jobs) of international donor and implementing organizations are often located in national

capitals. Public sector donors are multilateral (The World Bank, United Nations, The European Union,The Global Fund), or bilateral such as the United States (USAID), Britain (DFID), or Canada (CIDA).Private donors include foundations (such as the Bill and Melinda Gates, MacArthur and FordFoundations), corporations (either via corporate foundations or CSR programs) and individuals. Publicsector donors and foundations use grants (usually to NGOs) and contracts (usually to for profit firms) toengage development organizations that implement projects on the ground. The level of involvement ofgovernments in the receiving countries varies considerably.

ASK AN EXPERT: Whats the

difference between international

development and social enterprise?

The activities of international

development organizations are usually

project-based and fixed-term, providing

goods or services perceived to benefit the

poor. There is rarely an expectation of

significant revenues flowing back to the

provider from the beneficiaries.

A social enterprise identifies a market for a

good or service that is purchased by under-

resourced people themselves. The goal is

to deliver goods or services valued highly

enough by the poor to generate revenues

sufficient to sustain the enterprise withouton-going subsidies.

Though development organizations are

learning to become increasingly

entrepreneurial, even the most innovative

require donor funds when the goods or

services they provide are not affordable to

the direct beneficiaries. Such work may

still be justified for humanitarian or other

public interest reasons, so it is not likely

that social entrepreneurship will replace

international development anytime soon.

-- George Scharffenberger is Special

Assistant for International Development

Policy and Practice for UC Berkeleys Vice

Chancellor for Research, and previously

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Emerging Markets Development: Due to increased interest in developing countries as markets (along thelines of C.K. PrahaladsThe Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid), private sector firms have begun todiversify product development, marketing and sales strategies to correspond to these opportunities,particularly in the so-called BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) where hundreds of millionsof people have risen out of poverty to be considered customers or potential customers for a variety ofgoods and services.

Many BOP initiatives are largely profit-driven, while others take a more hybrid approach that attempts togrow market share while bringing additional positive social or environmental impacts. These hybridinitiatives can involve NGOs and donors (in arrangements sometimes called public-private partnerships ormulti-stakeholder alliances) to develop, test and even launch products or services, particularly in marketswhere going it alone would not be profitable for the business. Investor interest in emerging markets, forboth social and more straightforward enterprises, has led to the development of investment funds thatspecialize in this market segment. Some (the Omidyar Network, the Acumen Fund, the Skoll Foundation,and the Draper Richards Foundation) focus on social enterprises while others (the IFCs EmergingMarkets Growth Fund, Grofin, Agora Partnerships, and Emerging Capital Partners) use more traditionalbusiness metrics to identify opportunities in developing countries that create employment and income.

Microfinance: Between Mohammad Yunus first loan of $27 in 1974 and his Nobel Prize in 2006, thefield of microfinance exploded around the world. Generally defined as financial services targeting thepoor, microfinance institutions (MFIs) typically operate on a village banking model, providing smallloans to groups of borrowers designed to reduce risk and lower transaction costs. In addition to thesesmall group loans, many MFIs have begun offering additional products/services including loans toindividuals, savings, insurance, and business education or training. Some combine loans with basicliteracy and health services. Globally, the majority of microfinance clients are women.

While microfinance exists in the United States (e.g. Accion, Opportunity Fund), the dearth of credit forpoor people in many developing countries has focused most of the activity outside the developed world.Previously the domain of nonprofit organizations, larger commercial banks and for-profit MFIs haveentered the scene, for example with Compartamos in Mexico (which started as a nonprofit but

transformed to a bank and issued a controversial IPO) and SKS Microfinance in India (which received$11 million from Sequoia Capital). There are currently an estimated 3,000 MFIs in the world today, amix of NGOs and for-profit institutions.

The microfinance industry employs thousands of people, but staff on the ground is increasingly sourcedfrom the local population, and most smaller MFIs have no offices in the developed world at all. Thus,while jobs for MBAs can be found in the field (some, like Kiva Fellows, are volunteer), otheropportunities exist at organizations that support MFIs through capacity building or access to capital.These can be NGOs and nonprofits (such as Unitus and Kiva) or for-profit financial institutions (such asMicroVest and even larger banks like Morgan Stanley).

International Public Health: Many donors (such as The Gates Foundation and The Global Fund) and

NGOs (e.g. PATH and PSI) specialize in global health issues such as eradicating malaria, treating peoplewith HIV/AIDS, and jumpstarting markets for health-related products such as condoms, mosquito nets,cookstoves and water purification technologies.

UC Berkeleys School of Public Health has ajobsitewith domestic and international health opportunitiesas well as acareer developmentpage with links to job and internship listings. Though providinghealthcare products and services is obviously a large opportunity in the United States, this career guidefocuses on opportunities in international public health as a subset of international development work.
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EXISTING CAREER GUIDES:Vault Guide to International Development Careers (access throughCareerNet)

COURSES: Entrepreneurship, New Product Development, Business & Technology for SustainableDevelopment, Social Enterprise, ICTs and Intl Dev (Info 290-7), Market-Based Approaches to Poverty

Alleviation Speaker Series, Microfinance Speaker Series, Achieving Social Impact

CENTERS:The Blum Center for Developing Economiesis based at UC Berkeley but spans Berkeley,Davis, UCSF and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to commercialize technologies and educatestudents to improve the lives of the poor. Its web site gives details on projects and coursework that MBAstudents can explore. TheHenry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseasesis also based atUC Berkeley and is a cross-campus, multidisciplinary partnership that seeks to accelerate the innovationof new technologies for diseases that affect developing countries.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS:Haas students have interned or worked in recent years for TechnoServe,PATH, Endeavor Global, Ashoka, Acumen Fund, Unitus, The Clinton Foundation, Good Morning Africa,and Agora Partnerships. Other organizations that either hire MBAs or take a private sector approach in

their work include Population Services International (PSI), IDE, and Mercy Corps.

CLUBS:Global Initiatives at Haas (GIH) is focused on international development and emerging marketsdevelopment, in partnership with Net Impact. GIH sponsors speaker series, events, career treks, and otheractivities related to this sector.

EVENTS:TheGlobal Social Venture Competition(GSCV) frequently has entrants seeking to solveinternational development challenges and the GSVC symposium often covers similar topics. NetImpactsnational conferenceis attended by some international development practitioners (particularly inthe microfinance space) as well as MBAs focused on the sector.

JOB WEBSITES:

a. ReliefWeb professional resources vacanciesb. InterAction(intl dev. and relief)c. DEVJOBSd. The Development Executive Groupe. USAID PVO Registry(identify hundreds of NGOs funded by USAID)f. Bay Area International Development Professionals Network(find networking and project

opportunities)g. Vital WavesThe NuggetNewsletter (news about BOP product/service initiatives)

CAREER PATH:A Haas student interested in breaking into the international development space shouldconsider applying to the HaasInternational Business Development(IBD) program as well as lining up anoverseas internship. Somesuch asEndeavor Globalare more structured and typically come to

campus for recruiting activities, whereas others (MBAs Without Borders) are smaller and are best foundthrough networking and independent research. It is also recommended that the student study anotherlanguage.

Donors, NGOs and companies place a very high value on field experience in addition to academiccredentials. Besides the internship opportunities discussed above, field experience can be gained viaacademic research and projects (e.g. The Blum Center), or informal experiences that give the applicant abase of knowledge of a region, and ideally another language. While extensive field experience is not
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required for all positions, it is likely to be necessary for anything core to the organization, includingprogram or product development and management.

In the international development community, donors (governments and foundations) are often consideredthe top of the food chain, and many senior positions at NGOs (VPs and above) are staffed with peoplewith direct experience at or at least knowledge of major donors, to help the organization secure funding

for its work. However, job openings at most donors are extremely competitive and are often availableonly to those with extensive experience, or through specialized recruitment channels (such as the WorldBanks Young Professionals Program). Experience at prestigious management consulting firms (e.g.McKinsey, BCG) can also be an entry point to some donors.

Independent consulting is another career path in international development. Consultants specializing in aparticular function or industry, such as microenterprise development, value-chain analysis, or impactmonitoring can consult for a variety of donors and NGOs.

CleantechThe Cleantech sector encompasses new processes that meet needs for energy, water and resources with

less environmental impact than traditional methods. The Cleantech Group defines the sector as newtechnology and related business models that offer competitive returns for investors and customers whileproviding solutions to global challenges. Renewable energy has been the largest segment of Cleantech.Interest in renewable energy and energy efficiency began building in the 1970s with the first oil shockand the emergence of the modern environmental movement. Interest and investment has only increasedwith the acceleration of climate change. While the term cleantech has a strong connotation of venture-backed startups, large multinational firms (e.g. major oil companies and industrial conglomerates andtheir subsidiaries) also participate in the sector.

After several years of rapidly growing private sector investment in the Cleantech sector, funding reducedin 2008 due to the global financial crisis. According to theNew York Times, 139 companies received $2billion in funding in the first half of 2008, compared to 83 companies raising $513 million in the first half

of 2009. It is expected that the US governments stimulus programs will provide a boost to the sector,particularly through governmental institutions such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

EXISTING CAREER GUIDES:EnergyCareer Profiles & Resources (CSO), Vault Guide to theEnergy Industry (CSO)

COURSES: Cleantech to Market (partnership between LBNL and BERC), Energy & EnvironmentalMarkets, New Product Development, Renewable Energy Speaker Series, Energy & Infrastructure ProjectFinance (Boalt). Berkeleys Energy & Resources Group (ERG) offers classes that may be of interest toMBAs, including Energy & Society and Interdisciplinary Energy Analysis. UC Berkeley now offers theEngineering and Business for Sustainability(EBS) certificate, which is open to graduate students whosuccessfully submit an application and take the appropriate number of units inapproved courses.

CENTERS:TheCenter for Energy & Environmental Innovationpartners with a number of other UCBerkeley colleges and centers (technical and non-technical) to develop energy leaders, increasecollaboration, and open the Berkeley energy community to the public and private sectors.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS:Runs the gamut from standalone energy providers to divisions of largerenergy firms, to equipment manufacturers, consulting firms, banks, venture capital firms and nonprofitorganizations focused on cleantech. See CSO Energy profile for examples. Some public sector
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organizations worth exploring include the California Public Utilities Commission and the California AirResources Board.

CLUBS:TheBerkeley Energy Resources Collaborative(BERC) is the most active student-led group onthe UC Berkeley campus dedicated to energy issues. Co-managed by student representatives from Haasand Boalt, the club is interdisciplinary and has over 1,000 members. The group supports curriculum

development, consulting programs, Idea Labs and competitions. One opportunity to explore isBERCInnovative Solutions(BIS), a student-led consulting program.

EVENTS: UC Berkeley Energy Symposium, produced by BERC, held every spring with high levelkeynotes, and a variety of panels and workshops. MBAs can be involved as attendees or can join theplanning committee.

JOB WEBSITES: BERC has ajob boardand students can subscribe to itsmailing listwhich featuresfrequent job postings. Other web sites with cleantech jobs, news and blogs include the following:CleanTechiesGreenjobsCleanTech.org

EnergyCentralJobs.comLinkedInRenewable Energy Business NetworkSolarbuzzGreentech Media

CAREER PATH:Some of the main functions MBAs can explore in cleantech include product marketing, finance, businessdevelopment, supply chain management, and corporate strategy. A few of the larger players includingChevron, GE and PG&E have MBA rotational programs which can provide credibility and a foundationin the larger energy sector. Before graduation, however, it is critical to gain experience and a toehold inthe industry through coursework and experiential learning opportunities, either formal (e.g. C2M) orinformal (networking with companies and other departments on campus).

EducationThe role of MBAs in the education sector has increased substantially in recent years as education reformhas accelerated, driven by the need in the United States to reduce the achievement gap and compete moresuccessfully in the global economy. An increase in private funding for education has also led to both thecreation of education-focused nonprofits as well as an increased focus on bringing business skills into thesector. MBAs are increasingly desired in a variety of organizations including school districts, charterschools, human capital organizations, policy organization, and supplemental education programs in avariety of functions including strategic planning, finance, operations, HR, and technology. Reformefforts, and therefore jobs, tend to be concentrated in the larger urban school districts (e.g. Oakland, LosAngeles, Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, etc.)

EXISTING CAREER GUIDES:n/a

COURSES: Leadership in Education Speaker Seriesfeatures guest speakers from leading educationinstitutions on topics including education reform, finance and operations, human capital, technology, andsocial enterprise. Inquire with UCBsGraduate School of Educationfor relevant courses that might beopen to MBAs.
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CENTERS:The Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership has connections to many educationorganizations and frequently places Board Fellows with education organizations.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS:Education Pioneers, Aspire Public Schools, KIPP Foundation, CaliforniaCharter Schools Association, The Broad Foundation, GreatSchools, Leadership Public Schools,NewSchools Venture Fund, Oakland Unified School District, Teach For America, New Leaders for New

Schools, Rocketship Education.

CLUBS:The Haas Education Leadership club explores and promotes the role of MBAs in education. Inaddition to an annual career trek and career advising, the club hosts acase competitionat Haas every yearto elicit innovative solutions to problems faced by a particular urban school district.

EVENTS: The Net Impact national conference typically attracts education-related organizations to itsrecruitment fair and there are occasionally speakers and panels on the topic of education.

JOB WEBSITES:TheNational Alliance for Public Charter Schoolshas job listings for the thousands of charter schools inits network.

NewSchools Venture Fund Job OpeningsList openings with NewSchools and its portfolioorganizationsBay Area EdupreneursA Yahoo Group with 1000+ members

CAREER PATH:As with other social impact sectors, there are many possible destinations, and many paths to get there. Interms of a Haas roadmap to gain credibility and experience, early involvement with the education cluband applying to a summer internship with Education Pioneers is the best place to start. EducationPioneers places fellows with innovative education institutions including charter schools, school districts,human capital organizations, and foundations. Fellows complete a project with a nonprofit educationorganization and participate in a cohort experience that includes training in education issues, opportunitiesto meet leaders from the sector, and a chance to discuss issues in education with talented graduate

students with a variety of background. Education Pioneers also helps its alumni find jobs in educationupon graduation. After graduation, one very competitive and prestigious opportunity isThe BroadResidencyprogram: a two-year management training program for education leaders. Applications openin September and are due in February, for a residency beginning in the summer with an urban schooldistrict or charter management organization.

MBAs can also apply for senior positions within school districts, CMOs, foundations, and other nonprofitorganizations (though some of the top positions in large districts may be politically appointed). On theprivate sector side, companies like Kaplan and Scholastic focus on provision of education and tutoringservices or classroom support services such as publishing, software and literacy programs. There are alsosmaller for-profit education organizations such as Inside Track or Galileo Summer Camp who might behiring for MBA levels. CSR programs and corporate philanthropy support from large companies such as

Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, and ExxonMobil often focus on education, though they typically maintainrelatively small staffs.
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Example Haas MBA Alumni Profiles

Aylin Bell MBA '05Summer Internship: A.T. Kearney

Current Role: Senior Business Development

Manager, WestEd. Provides strategic planning

and marketing support to earned income

projects at WestEd.

Other Community Involvement: Volunteer at KIPP

schools working both with students and the

board finance committee.

Why social sector involvement is important:

Especially because I work in education,

volunteering in schools keep me connected tostudents, and reminds me why I chose to work

in education in the first place.

Most valuable courses and opportunities for

exploring and building a foundation in the

social sector while at Haas: Financial Modeling,

Marketing, Berkeley Board Fellows, Net Impact

Advice to current Haas students: Identify as many

people as you can who are working in your

desired field; create opportunities to meet

with/talk to/work with them. (Incorporate their

organizations into class projects, volunteer,

invite them as speakers to campus etc.)Contact Aylin at [email protected]

Julie Clugage MBA '02Summer Internship: Softbank Emerging Markets

Current Role: Strategic Alliances Manager,

Emerging Markets Platform Group, Intel

Corporation

Other Community Involvement: Menlo Park

Presbyterian Church (Sunday School teacher,

Ethiopia Education Initiative volunteer), AYSO

soccer coach

Why social sector involvement is important:

After college I volunteered for two years at a

rural school in Guatemala and saw thedifference access to quality education can make

in advancing the lives of children and their

communities. My passion is to help in whatever

small way I can to extend this opportunity to

more children around the world.


exploring and building a foundation in the

social sector while at Haas: International

Business Development program, independent

study project (and several class projects) on

technology industry programs to address the

digital divide.Contact Julie at [email protected]


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Matt Evans MBA 08Summer Internship: Sunpower Corporations

Current Role: Impact Carbon, Director of Business

Development

Other Community Involvement: Founder of

Liveclimate.orgWhy social sector involvement is important: In an

unfair world where our place of birth determines

our opportunities, I can't imagine working on

anything but trying to make it more fair.


exploring and building a foundation in the social

sector while at Haas: Negotiations, Financial

Modeling, and believe it or not, journalism

courses! I also served as the marketing chair for

GSVC.

Contact Matt at [email protected]

Steve Hardgrave MBA 05Summer Internship: Hewlett Packard, Emerging

Market Solutions

Current Role: Senior Managing Director, Gray Ghost

Ventures

Other Community Involvement: Global SocialVenture Competition, Silicon Valley Microfinance

Network, Partners in Hope, Mexican Association

for Rural and Urban Transformation (AMEXTRA)

Why social sector involvement is important: First

of all, I experience incredible joy when I am able to

help others, and even more when I can help others

help others. Secondly, my faith mandates action in

this regard - I have been blessed with resources and

gifts that are only fully realized when applied to

helping others.



sector while at Haas: GSVC was great to learn more

about the social venture world and meet people

working in it. I came from the social impact arena

before Haas, so I ate up all of the more traditional b-

school classes in order to apply them to the field.

Contact Steve at

[email protected]


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Margot Kane MBA 08Summer Internship: Walden Asset Management

Current Role: Underwriter, Calvert Foundation

Why social sector involvement is important: I care

about improving people's lives, livelihoods, and

environments, especially for those people whoface significant challenges. Also, I believe we are

all interconnected, and that the healthier &

happier each individual is eventually improves the

human whole at a global level. Finally, I really

enjoy and respect the people I meet while working

in this sector, and I get inspired by all the amazing

work they do to support positive growth &

change.



sector while at Haas: Definitely co-chairing the

2007 GSVC! In terms of courses, CSR Consulting,

S-cubed, SRI, Behavioral Finance, Corporate

Finance, Social Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship.

Being a student principal of the Haas SRI Fund;

and going to the Net Impact conference (which is

how I ended up applying for my previous job). And

last but not least, making friends with the many

like-minded people I met at Haas!

Akif Koca MBA 07Summer Internship: United Way of the Bay Area

Current Role: Expert, Prime Ministry, State Planning

Organization, Turkey. As the expert for the

metals industry, I formulate industrial strategy and

policy. I also supervise public investmentprojects.

Other Community Involvement: Working for the

government, I am naturally involved in the social

sector. I contribute to economic think-tanks. In

addition, I advise to nongovernmental

organizations and chambers.

Why social sector involvement is important: Social

sector involvement is a way of life. It is integrated

into both professional and personal goals. It brings

the satisfaction of doing well for the sake of

common good.

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