Our Approach

campusCATALYST engagement teams are composed of 5 undergraduate student leaders who apply to work on 10-week consulting engagements with nonprofits. These students receive academic credit for their work and are supervised by a professor and MBA student from a partnering university. In a weekly seminar on nonprofit management, students learn about the nonprofit world from a professor and professional partners, utilizing case studies that reflect the issue area of the nonprofit in which they are consulting. The MBA mentor facilitates a separate weekly meeting at which students are trained in basic consulting practices and develop weekly goals. At the conclusion of the engagement, student teams present final recommendations to the nonprofit and campusCATALYST staff follows up with the nonprofit to assess its satisfaction with the student teams and the long-term results of the recommendations' implementation.