ALUMNI
The Social Enterprise
Club Alumni Association (SEAA) at Columbia Business School is dedicated
to the promotion of professional development and the development of
a strong network of socially-minded alumni around the world. Social
Enterprise Club Alumni have opportunities to attend and speak at guest
lectures and panel discussions, mentor current social enterprise students,
and participate in the social enterprise board matching initiative (currently
under development).
Mission
•
To build a strong network among alumni who are building careers as
professional managers in the public or nonprofit sectors, or pursuing
for-profit careers and remain interested in social enterprise issues;
• To develop mentoring relationships among
Columbia MBA students, alumni, and Executive Education participants;
• To provide an alumni forum for the exchange
of ideas and information, as well as for discussion about the nonprofit/social
enterprise sector;
• To offer assistance in the search for
career and/or volunteer opportunities in the social sector, including
board membership and volunteer consulting.
Membership
Membership is available
to any Columbia Business School graduate with a career or personal interest,
and for alumni that would like to keep up to date with the social enterprise
field. Membership in the SEAA is free of charge. All members receive
SEC alumni listserv emails, which provide information and events at
Columbia and via its network of organizations.
To join the Social
Enterprise Alumni Association at Columbia Business School, please contact
the VP Alumni Affairs & Mentoring.
What
are the benefits?
•
Events: Social, intellectual, and professional networking opportunities
such as Industry Panel, Conferences, and Brown Bag lunches;
•
Alumni/Student Directory: Current and past students in the Social Enterprise
Program searchable by geography, interest areas, year of graduation,
etc;
•
Assistance in the search for Volunteer Opportunities including Board
seats on Nonprofits and Volunteer consulting opportunities.
Mentoring
SEC Alumni serve
as mentors by assisting current students in exploring career options,
changing careers, and learning about the job market and required skills
in current or previous fields of interest. If you are an alumni of Columbia
Business School and would like information about the social enterprise
alumni counseling group, please see the Social
Enterprise Program website and contact Carolyn
Champ.
SEC students are
members of career mentoring groups which organize speaker events and
conduct social and information sharing sessions amongst students, alumni
and professionals from social enterprise organizations.
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