We also offer a variety of hands-on learning and networking opportunities to provide insights into social sector career paths such as social impact consulting and other social sector jobs.
We also offer a variety of hands-on learning and networking opportunities to provide insights into social sector career paths such as social impact consulting and other social sector jobs.
Community Catalyst Fund (CCF)
The CCF supports full-time, first-year Booth MBA students with a demonstrated passion for social sector impact to complete primary summer internships in their organization of choice. Internships can be located in the United States or abroad at nonprofit organizations, government entities, and in some cases, social enterprises. Students may apply for funding in the spring before their summer internship. Please contact Dayna Appiah Richardson in Career Services with any questions.
Entrepreneurial Internship Program (EIP)
The EIP gives full-time, first-year Booth MBA students the opportunity to intern with an entrepreneurial venture, including social ventures, or work on their own venture, for a minimum of 10 weeks.
Private Investing Internship Fund (PIIF)
Interested in interning at an early-stage impact investing firm? The PIIF provides financial support for eligible full-time, first-year Booth MBA students to supplement qualifying PE/VC internship wages. Students may apply for funding in the spring before their summer internship. Please contact Dayna Appiah Richardson in Career Services with any questions.
Booth Career Portal (BCP)
The Booth Career Portal is our online resource for searching for and applying for jobs with companies seeking Booth talent. It's also the easiest way to access job listings in the social sector. For questions about BCP, email BCP Help (BCPHelp@lists.Chicagobooth.edu)
For more information about our resources and upcoming networking events, visit the events page or email us.
We offer events and resources to help Booth alumni leverage their MBA for a career in the social impact sector.
Making the Switch
Are you passionate about leveraging your business skills for social impact? Learn more about MBA scholarship opportunities at Booth.
Social Impact Scholarships and Fellowships"My time at Booth and with the Rustandy Center has proven invaluable in the social sector and corporate space. Influence is one of the most valuable qualities I’ve seen in the field, and Booth equips you with skills that ladder up to strong credibility. You’re taught how to solve problems in a unique way that makes influencing others easier because you can logically and thoughtfully lay out solutions to complicated issues."
—Lauren Magnusson, MBA ’15, Environmental, Social, Governance, Trust and Transparency at Walmart
Haven Leeming, MBA ’18, MPP ’18, talks about how the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation helps students explore careers in the social sector.
How I Found My Career in Social Impact
Full-Time MBA student Tiago Gomes received the first-ever Rustandy Center Impact Investing Award, which provides $6,000 in internship support.
A Passion for Impact Investing
The Rustandy Center helps Booth students positively impact humanity. Madeline (King) Hannigan, ’17, shares her experience with the Rustandy Center.
How I Found My Career in Social Impact
