Our Mission
“Defining a new generation of leaders that understands and values the crucial role that social impact plays in the world’s increasingly interconnected and collaborative economy”
Programs
Social Sector Solutions (S3)
Take your impact to the next level through our professional management consulting partnership between Berkeley Haas and McKinsey & Company.
Berkeley Board Fellows
Students bring their unique skills and experiences while making a community impact serving on a nonprofit board. Organizations benefit from students' skills and work to advance a strategic board initiative during this 7-month Fellowship.
Philanthropy Fellows
Philanthropy Fellows explore or advance their careers in philanthropy through this unique professional development partnership with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Applications opening soon for the next cohort.
Democracy Innovation Fellows
Interested in the intersection of social entrepreneurship and democracy innovation? Graduate students, apply today for the Democracy Innovation Fellowship. One MBA and one MPP student pair will lead a consulting project aimed to support one of six democracy innovation organizations. Graduate students will receive a $2,000 stipend.
Our Impact
800+
Projects Completed
780+
Student Consultants
1000+
Fellows Placed
Testimonials
Tessa Dewell
Social Sector Solutions (S3) 2020-2021 Participant
I really enjoyed getting to work with a real client who was making a positive impact on the world. By understanding their needs and having important discussions within our team, we were able to build them a quantitative and qualitative model that will help them think about their expansion in the future. The guidance provided by Nora [Faculty Director] as well as the structure of the class helped our team successfully grow our skills and deliver something truly valuable to our client. S3 was more like a job than a class, it was a lot of work, but it was work that was rewarding!
Michael Calderón
Social Sector Solutions (S3) 2020-2021 Participant
Prior to joining S3, I had no experience with consulting and truly did not know how to approach a large-scale problem without any formal training or expertise. Framing the problem and conducting interviews and research were skills that I honed over the course of the semester working with the S3 professors and my team. […] Beyond the skills to succeed, the Haas Center for Social Sector Leadership (CSSL) also provided me with the financial means to live out a life long dream of mine, a National Parks road trip across America! Over the course of a month my partner and I road-tripped from Berkeley to Boston visiting 57 NPS sites along the way.