Non-profit & Social Impact Leadership

We are defining a new generation of business leaders, a generation that understands and values the crucial role that nonprofit and public institutions play in the world’s increasingly collaborative economy. Offered by the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership, an emphasis in nonprofit and social impact leadership prepares students to find creative solutions to social issues by creating and seizing opportunities across sectors.  With this goal in mind, the center offers a robust series of courses, experiential learning opportunities, fellowships, speakers and programs.

Recommended electives:
MBA 292A Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations
MBA 292B Nonprofit Boards
MBA 292F Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations
MBA 292N Social Entrepreneurship
MBA 292N Strategic Approaches for Global Social Impact  
MBA 292N Real World Impact Investing
MBA 292S Social Sector Solutions (BILD COURSE)
MBA 292S Social Sector Solutions for Social Enterprises (BILD COURSE)

Speaker series:
MBA 294 Social Impact Speaker Series

Additional electives likely to be helpful:
MBA 224A Managerial Accounting
MBA 231 Corporate Finance
MBA 236G Designing Financial Models that Work
MBA 252 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
MBA 254 Power and Politics in Organizations
MBA 257 Leadership
MBA 270 Business and Public Policy
MBA 277 Managing the Legal Environment of Business
MBA 298 International Business Development (BILD Course)

(Please note that the elective courses listed above are not necessarily offered every semester or every year).

Active involvement in the following:
Education Leadership Club
Net Impact
International Development & Enterprise Club
Berkeley Board Fellows Program
Education Leadership Case Competition
Global Social Venture Competition (CSVC)
Programs and events of the Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership