COURSE NUMBER: MBA292S-1

This course is dual-listed with the Evening-weekend Program

COURSE TITLE: Social Sector Solutions: Nonprofit Consulting Projects

Please note that there is no add/drop period for this course. Do not bid on it unless you are fully committed as you will not be able to drop the course if your bid is successful.

UNITS OF CREDIT: 3 Units  

INSTRUCTOR: Nora Silver and Paul Jansen

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: bCourses

PREREQUISITE(S):  For EWMBA students, the Applied Innovation/Fundamentals of Design Thinking core course is the prerequisite  

CLASS FORMAT: Primarily small group and team exercises applying frameworks to a real client problem

REQUIRED READINGS: Brief class pre-readings on frameworks plus articles, which will be available on bCourses

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: 
Social Sector Solutions (S3) develops students’ skills in management consulting, problem solving, persuasion, and project management, while increasing their knowledge of the entrepreneurial challenges of leading nonprofit or public organizations. In this unique experiential learning course, students tackle complex projects for real clients, while receiving coaching from McKinsey consultants and experienced faculty.

For more information, please visit http://socialsector.haas.berkeley.edu/socialsectorsolutions/.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: 
Paul Jansen is Adjunct Professor at Haas and Senior Partner Emeritus from McKinsey & Company where he co-founded and led the Global Nonprofit Practice serving leading nonprofits and foundations on issues of strategy and organization. He is the author/co-author of articles and reports challenging sector beliefs about performance, including: The Nonprofit Sector’s $100 Billion Opportunity, The Dynamic Board: Lessons from High-Performing Nonprofits, and The Winner Is. . .  Capturing the Promise of Philanthropic Prizes.

Nora Silver is Adjunct Professor and Director of the Center for Social Sector Leadership  at Haas. She brings over 30 years of leadership experience as a two-time social sector founder, executive director, board member, and funder of social sector organizations. She has consulted internationally with more than 200 organizations, authored books and articles on leadership and community involvement and lectured at universities and conferences around the world.