Meet MBA mentors
campusCATALYST’s mentors are current MBA candidates with previous consulting experience. Coupled with their professional experience, these individuals demonstrate a sincere commitment to their communities and a strong belief in the necessity of corporate social responsibility. Through the campusCATALYST program, mentors gain significant experience as project and team managers, honing their leadership and organizational management skills.
Role of the Mentor
Mentors support and guide students as they adjust to the thought and decision structures utilized by consultants, as well as the way that these modes of thought and action are designed to produce measurable outputs for the partner nonprofit. Mentors also help students improve their presentation skills as students and mentors work together to prepare for Powerpoint presentations to partner nonprofits. Further, mentors help students in applying their analytic skills to tangible problems, and help students navigate barriers by guiding their thought and providing workaround options.
Alumni
Many campusCATALYST MBA mentors will go on to careers in consulting or finance; however, others will join a variety of other professions. Irrespective of field, MBA mentors will carry with them their experience working with community nonprofits and the importance of remaining involved in promoting the social good, whether it be through a corporate matching program, weekend volunteer project in a low-income community or pro-bono consulting for nonprofits.
Mentor Requirements
- Attend mentor orientation conference call
- Schedule and conduct project scoping meeting with the nonprofit client
- Attend “Meet & Greet” event for all students, mentors, and nonprofits at the beginning of the quarter
- Meet with your team once a week
- Attend first 3 client meetings to ensure that project is proceeding according to scope
- Review all presentations before they are presented in class or to the client
- Schedule and conduct midpoint evaluation with nonprofit client
- Conduct midpoint evaluation debrief with team. Facilitate team evaluation
- Attend at least one in class presentation (other than the final presentation) and give students feedback on presentation skills afterwards during your weekly meeting
- Attend final presentation
Apply
We are looking for current MBA students with prior consulting and/or nonprofit experience dedicated to driving forward social change in an innovative, critical and sustainable manner.
If you are interested in applying please send your resume and a cover letter to the nonprofit liaison at your school. Applications are generally due around the 6th week of each quarter. Check with your nonprofit liaison for specific deadlines.
Kellogg Students – nonprofit.nu@campuscatalyst.org
Booth Students – nonprofit.uc@campuscatalyst.org