Wharton NonProfit Board Leadership Program

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Wharton Non-Profit BoardLeadership Program

• 2007-2008 Recruiting

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AGENDA

• Program Objectives
• History
• Program Structure
• Current Participants
• Timeline
• Next Steps
• Questions

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

• Leverage the intellectual capital and experience
  within the Wharton MBA program to bring business
  skills and ideas to the Philadelphia nonprofit
  community
• Give MBA students exposure to the world of
  nonprofits, hopefully leading to a lifelong
  interest in community service
• Develop Whartons brand as a program which caters
  to non-traditional business interests in addition
  to more common career paths, through increased
  offerings
• Enrich Whartons leadership development program
  through unique practical experience for MBA
  students
• Assist nonprofit organizations in finding new
  leaders

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HISTORY

• Third year of NPBLP
• Launched through SIM in 2005
• Recently brought into the Leadership Program
  which will provide administrative support and
  leadership expertise
• Identified a need within Wharton, continuing to
  grow, evolve program
• Benchmarking with other top MBA programs
• Unique program offering
• Leadership and nonprofit-related training
• Placement of students based on interests
• Currently have 12 Visiting Board Members
  serving 10 non-profit organizations

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE (I)

• Eligibility
• Open to 2nd year MBA students and MBA dual degree
  candidates (post 1st year of program)
• Title and role
• Visiting Board Member for academic year
• Assigned to a board committee, pending student
  interest
• Also assigned a mentor from the non-profit
  organization
• Non-profit placement
• Match student interest with participating
  nonprofits
• Based primarily on area of work
• Size, geography scope limited

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PROGRAM STRUCTURE (II)

• Training and development
• Introductory training sessions
• 2 half-day sessions focused on roles, logistics,
  and expectations
• Quarterly education sessions
• Student commitment
• Attend two mandatory trainings this spring and in
  the fall
• Attend all board and assigned committee meetings
• Attend quarterly education sessions
• Follow through on all commitments to your
  non-profit
• Participation fee of 150 to help cover costs
• Costs us 700 per person for training, placement
• Normal board fees waived for NPBLP participants

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TIMELINE (Tentative)

• Tuesday, January 16 Information session
• Friday, January 26 Application deadline (1159
  p.m.)
• Monday, February 5 Interview invitations
• February 6-14 Interviews
• Sunday, February 19 Final decisions sent out
• March/April Matching process Meet with outgoing
  visiting board members
• Late Spring First mandatory training session
  Begin service on Board of Directors
• Early September Second mandatory training session

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NEXT STEPS

• Sign-in sheet
• We will email application with timeline details

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Questions?Matt Schmidt mjeremyLeadership
Program AdvisorLynn Krage lkragewww.whartonnp
blp.org