PROSPECTIVE
STUDENTS
Opportunities
Welcome! Thank you
for your interest in the Social Enterprise Club at Columbia Business
School. We encourage you to read the information we have provided on
this website and to contact Admissions
with any further questions. Admissions will be happy to put you in touch
with social enterprise member of the Hermes Society. These students
can invite you to club events, help you pick classes to visit, and introduce
you to the Social Enterprise community.
Columbia Business
School has an active body of students interested in various areas of
Social Enterprise, as well as a dedicated group of faculty and several
highly-regarded elective courses. At Columbia Business School, you will
be part of this tightly-knit community of students, alumni, professors,
and administrators dedicated to Social Enterprise and will have a unique
learning and networking experience through the following:
•
Events of the Social Enterprise Club,
such as panels, workshops, and guest speakers. Career
resources including job postings, a resume book, career interest
groups and a mentoring program.
•
The Annual Conference of the Social Enterprise Club. Please
visit the website
to learn more about the panels and speakers from our first conference
in Fall 2002.
•
Activities of MIDI,
a group of students within the Social Enterprise Club interested specifically
in international development issues and careers.
•
Elective courses offered by the Social
Enterprise Program, as well as year-long informal seminars, featuring
various social enterprise organizations, faculty research projects,
events with alumni, and discussions of social enterprise issues.
•
Global Social Venture Competition: an international business plan
competition promoting the creation of financially self-sufficient
or profitable social ventures. The competition is a partnership of
Columbia Business School, Haas Business School, London Business School,
and Goldman Sachs Foundation. For more information, visit the GSVC
website.
•
Small Business Consulting Program, a student-run group that consults
to small businesses and nonprofits in New York. For more information,
visit the SBCP
website.
• Net
Impact, a national organization of business school students interested
in corporate social responsibility. The Social Enterprise Club is
the Columbia Business School chapter of Net Impact and members of
the SEC are also members of Net Impact.
Frequently
Asked Questions
1. How do you
define Social Enterprise?
The spectrum of
social enterprises, both for-profit and nonprofit, is vast. It
includes entrepreneurial endeavors, non-governmental organizations,
philanthropic or socially responsible initiatives within traditional
corporations, and more. The common thread uniting these careers is the
desire to blend business skills and personal passions to achieve public
goals and benefits. A short description of some Social
Enterprise areas is on this website.
2. Is there a
Social Enterprise concentration?
Yes. Please see
the Social Enterprise
Program website for a list of the electives that constitute a concentration.
3. Is there financial
assistance available for Social Enterprise Students?
There are a number
of financial resources available for students interested in careers
at social enterprises. The Corps
Fellowship is a subsidy for students who intern over the summer
at qualifying social enterprises. The Guenther Family Public and Nonprofit
Assistance Grant is available for graduating MBA students who have accepted
a management position in a nonprofit or governmental organization.
4. How big and
active is the Social Enterprise Club?
The Social Enterprise
Club currently has more than 250 students on its mailing list. Members
and officers have great flexibility in tailoring social enterprise events
and activites to match student interests. Information about SEC Events
can be found on this website, and please see the Social Enterprise Program
wesbite for events organized by faculty and administration.
5. Are their
many MBA dual degree social enterprise students?
Yes, there are a
number of MBA students who are also in degree programs at the School
of International and Public Affairs, Teachers College, Social Work,
Urban Planning, and Public Health areas to name a few. Please contact
the Dual
Degree Association and the relevant school for further information.
Information about taking electives in other schools for credit towards
the MBA degree is available on the Columbia Business School site.
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