The Haas Social Impact Fund

A Crash Course in Scaling Impact: My Summer as an Intern at Rocketship Public Schools — Megha Kansra

I gained an invaluable window into how a charter school network can be scaled, considering finance, community engagement, talent, and other factors in the process. A personal highlight was getting to spend two weeks supporting kindergarten classes during the first days of school, witnessing first-hand what it takes to be an effective teacher and to run a school well.

A Lasting Impact through Impact Investment — Alex Evangelides

Impact investing is a rapidly growing and shifting industry. As an impact investment advisory firm working to consult funds, family offices, foundations, and more on the entire investment process, D. Capital is uniquely positioned as a trusted intermediary to help mold the field.
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Energy for the People — Thato Keineetse

For my summer internship, I spent ten weeks in Tanzania conducting a product management internship with Off.Grid:Electric, a social enterprise that leases solar systems to the energy poor.
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The Haas Social Impact Fund (formerly Haas for Students) was founded in 2004 by Haas students interested in social sector careers. HSIF provides grants to first-year, full-time MBA students who accept summer internships in the social sector. These grants allow students to put their Haas MBA to use for organizations that are doing important work in communities around the world but cannot offer to pay a “typical” MBA salary.

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A special thanks to Richard and Cynthia Strauch (MBA 85 & 86, respectively) for creating the Richard & Cynthia Strauch Haas Social Impact Fund – an endowment created in 2017 that will provide ongoing support for the Haas Social Impact Fund. Learn more: https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/social-impact-mba.

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Apply for HSIF Summer 2019

For more information, please view the info session deck and FAQ to learn more about HSIF’s History & Context, Application Process, Fundraising Drive.

For questions, please contact Midori Chikamatsu, at midori.chikamatsu@mba.berkeley.edu

In 2018, close to $25,000 was raised from FTMBA students, far exceeding our fundraising goals and breaking recent records for the Fund. The Fund issued awards to 13 FTMBA students, with 100% of the funds coming from student donations and awards ranging from $1,000 to $6,000. These students pursued high-impact summer internships at mission-driven organizations that pay below-market rates.

To learn more about the students’ experiences, visit our 2018 HSIF Blogpost.

Donate to the Haas Social Impact Fund

HSIF funding comes primarily from Haas first year MBAs, who typically donate one day of their summer internship salary to the fund to demonstrate Haas’ commitment to supporting non-profit/public sector endeavors. Contributions from matching corporation donations, alumni, and other donors are another integral part of HSIF.

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