Benefits of Participation

Each client will receive 15 weeks of customized consulting, including:

  • Thought partnership to help you tackle a pressing challenge
  • Ability to synthesize complex information with analytical rigor
  • A robust project deliverable within a semester
  • Tools, frameworks or strategic road maps that help strengthen organizational capacity well beyond the life of the project

Project Options

Strategic and operational projects can help navigate through uncertainty:

  • Resilient Revenue Model Design
  • Strategic Plan Development
  • Sustainable Scaling Roadmap
  • Process and Program Improvement
Projects can also include assessing AI as a lever for impact or operational efficiency.

Client Testimonials

Clinic By the Bay

2025 Client

Clinic by the Bay’s S3 team consistently went above and beyond in delivering on our expectations. Their investment in the clinic and our project was enormous. Team members made multiple visits to the clinic, which is quite far from campus. The board presentation was absolutely perfect. It was just the right level of detail and sparked some good discussion as well as agreement on our path forward in a very fluid environment. This project was just what the board needed to fully understand the situation, possible outcomes, and our options.

Oakland Public Education Fund

2025 & 2026 Client

Our work with the Berkeley Haas Social Sector Solutions team helped provide a framework for myself and the Executive Team to talk about our work in an entirely different way. The project really helped us define and answer some key foundational questions, which positioned us well to launch our strategic planning process this past year. I had a very dynamic consulting team, and our team leader in particular was a joy. She had a unique ability to step back, really see us and understand what we wanted. The team left us with some fabulous materials, including a pitch deck that I have continued to use.

Next: For Students

Student consulting team gathers with organization reps to discuss project

Client Applications Now Open

Be part of our next S3 cohort!


Application deadline: August 31, 2026

Questions? Contact Krutika Menon, Director of Programs: [email protected]

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