Berkeley Board Fellows places grad students as members of nonprofit boards of directors for one academic year. It is the largest Board Fellows program in the country, and is co-sponsored by Haas Net Impact student group. Visit http://bit.ly/boardfellows

1. Governance for Social Impact

2. 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 Professor
Andrik Cardenas, Director of Operations
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3. 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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4. Program Growth and Quality
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5. Key Program Components
Board Service
• Fellow actively participates as a non-voting board member
Board Committee Participation
• Fellow serves on a board committee or task force, usually
based on the content of the project
Board-Level Project
• Fellow completes a project on a critical board need (working
in pairs when matched)
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6. 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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7. Program Year
Kick-off Midyear
Midyear On-going Program
event & Fellows
NP Training Check-ins Finale
training Training
(Feb 1) (Jan-May) (May 3)
(Oct 24) (Nov 27)
Attendance at board meetings
 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
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8. Industries and Organizations 2012-13
Arts & Culture Education Human Services
Aurora Theatre Company Bay Area Leadership Foundation Berkeley Food & Housing Project
Oakland Museum of California Berkeley Public Education Foundation Hemophilia Fdn of NoCal
Root Division Brighter Beginnings Itn’l Institute of the Bay Area
SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Community Alliance for Learning Jewish Family & Children's Services
Theatre Bay Area Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley Larkin Street Youth Services
Lafayette Library & Learning Center Rubicon Programs
Children & Youth No. Oakland Community Charter School Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Alameda
Buchanan YMCA STAND! For Families Free of Violence
Children’s Council of San Francisco Environment
COLAGE Angel Island Conservancy International Development
Destiny Arts Center Audubon Canyon Ranch EMERGENCY USA-Life Support for
Girls Inc. of the Island City Friends of the Urban Forest Civilian Victims of War and Poverty
JCC of the East Bay Sonoma County Regional Parks Fdn International Development Exchange
South of Market Child Care Inc.
YMCA of San Francisco Healthcare Misc.
Youth Spirit Artworks Berkeley Youth LIving with Disabilities The Marin Humane Society
LifeLong Medical Care Center for Volunteer & NP Leadership
Economic Development Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific Rebuilding Together San Francisco
Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center Clinic by the Bay
Community Housing Dev. Corp.
San Francisco Heritage Foundation Social Justice
The Stride Center Anti-Defamation League
Tenderloin Neighborhood Dev. Corp Center for Digital Storytelling
Lotus Bloom Child & Family Center
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9. Past Projects
This was a tremendously
MARKETING valuable experience for
• Brand audit our board. Our Fellow
• Market research provided much needed
• Analysis of the FINANCE research and analysis of
organization’s • Financial analysis of our situation to jumpstart
value to clients underperforming programs us and helped to move us
• Financial sustainability model to in the right direction. We
OTHER
determine fundraising needs really benefitted from an
• Program evaluation
• Financial reporting development outside expert.
• Implementation plan for an
alumni association — Seewan Eng
• New online fundraising tool Former Board Chair
STRATEGY Leadership High School
• Progress reporting tools to • Strategic plan for leveraging social
inform the board on a major networking technology
organizational overhaul • Feasibility study of a new service
• Development plan for recruiting next
generation board members
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10. Board Fellow Panel
• Aaron Perez
– Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
• Katie DeWitt
– EarthTeam
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11. 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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12. Center for Nonprofit and Public
Leadership
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