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MBA Students
Bring Expertise
to Philadelphia
Non-profits
"I have always been involved
with the communities I live
in," says Wharton MBA student
Franco Tapia, WG'06,
"and when I heard about
the NPBLP program, I immediately
thought it would
be a great fit. The ability to
use Wharton's resources to
help the greater Philadelphia
community is something
I'm proud to be a part of."
In April 2005, Wharton's
Social Impact Management
Initiative launched a unique
program called the Non-profit Board Leadership
Program (NPBLP). Working
with the Non-profit Center
at LaSalle University, the
NPBLP selects and trains ten
Wharton MBA students to
serve on the boards of directors
of non-profit organizations
in Philadelphia.
MBA students placed
through the NPBLP use
their high-level knowledge
of such areas as accounting,
finance, and marketing to
make a direct impact on the
business strategies of organizations
in the community
around them.
NPBLP's first group of
participants was selected
from over 50 applicants.
Program participants will
attend board meetings, serve
on a board sub-committee,
and receive one-on-one
mentorship from a senior
board member. They will
also take part in quarterly
development sessions, where
they work with experts to
find potential solutions for
the challenges they face in
their board positions.
"These partnerships will
benefit organizations and
communities that typically
do not have access to MBA
talent," says Sadaf Kazmi,
WG'06, the program's student
director.
"Over the course of the
next semester," reports
Mishra, who's working
with Philadelphia's Arts &
Spirituality Center, "I plan to
focus on providing a framework
for increased transparency
in what is currently a
start-up-like environment."
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