Social Impact Consulting
UCLA Anderson’s social impact consulting programs give MBA students the experience of applying theoretical concepts of business to real-world societal challenges. Student teams provide pro bono consulting in marketing, operations, finance and expansion strategy to address strategic challenges of mission-driven nonprofits and social enterprises.
“NICC was a unique opportunity to gain practical consulting experience, engage with the Anderson community, and help a local nonprofit organization amplify their impact. As a group of first year students, it was meaningful to have this memorable experience in our first term and make deeper connections with other students. We proposed a solution that identified a significant untapped market for [our client] to pursue as they continue to grow their educational programs, which could add real value to their nonprofit.”
Joshua Goldman (FEMBA ’25)
For Prospective Clients
Nonprofit and for-profit social ventures receive:
- Valuable exposure to new knowledge, research methods, and research expertise from one of the best business schools in the world
- The opportunity to work with MBA students specializing in social impact
- Help with marketing/strategic/operational/expansion plans, assistance on financial strategy and assistance on alignment with social impact
- Ability to design a project that pulls in expertise from other UCLA departments
- Quality and rigor of professional students with five-plus years of work experience in the fields of consulting, finance, marketing, operations, technology and social impact
For more information, contact us at impact@anderson.ucla.edu.
Hear from our past clients
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In The News
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Social Impact Consulting: Accelerating Impact in the Nonprofit and For-profit Arenas
Panelists discuss how to leverage tools of consulting, research and strategy to accelerate systemic change in the nonprofit and for-profit areas.
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Wins for Mission-Driven Enterprises in the Arts, Mental Health and Justice
UCLA Anderson students compete in the 2022 Net Impact Consulting Challenge
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The Project Management Key to Sustaining Guyana’s Indigenous Communities
UCLA student consultants visited Moco Moco Village, an indigenous community in Guyana