Getting Involved
Entrepreneur Gerald Chertavian, MBA '93, founded and leads Year Up, a one-year intensive training and apprenticeship program that provides urban young adults with access to education and the technical and professional skills needed to fulfill their potential and achieve economic self-sufficiency … this is Social Enterprise.
Alumni
Active engagement with the social sector is an integral part of the personal and professional lives of HBS graduates. HBS graduates pursue a variety of social–sector roles at different stages of their careers — from full–time roles within the nonprofit sector to nonprofit board service, to the pursuit of social entrepreneurship, to leadership positions within the arena of corporate responsibility, to the implementation of cross–sector partnerships.
- Alumni Network. HBS alumni stay connected through the HBS Social Enterprise Alumni Association (SEAA)— the School's largest non-geographical alumni club with more than 800 members from 27 countries representing every class from 1950. The SEAA annual conference is typically held on campus each March in conjunction with the student-led Social Enterprise Conference.
- Clubs & Activities. Local and regional HBS alumni clubs offer a wide range of social enterprise activities including:
- Social enterprise events and programs for alumni
- Volunteer Consulting programs
- Events to benefit the local community
- Fundraising and capacity-building activities to support local nonprofit organizations
- Careers. To assist alumni pursuing careers in social enterprise, the Social Enterprise Initiative, in collaboration with Alumni Career Services and Baker Library, provides resources and support. Visit the Careers & Recruiting section of this website to learn about the HBS Nonprofit/Public Sector Loan Repayment Assistance Program, the HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program, overall offerings, and additional career resources, including key search terms for use in the online alumni job bank.
- Resources for Organizations. Organizations across all sectors and from around the world have opportunities to connect with HBS students, alumni, and faculty to undertake meaningful engagements focused on enhancing the management, governance, and entrepreneurial capabilities of their organizations.
- Information Resources. Visit the Resources by Topic section of this website for in-depth exploration of topics of interest; visit the Published Work section to search for articles and cases.
- Lifelong Learning and Reunion Programs. Social enterprise sessions are frequently offered to alumni attending reunions, and the Social Enterprise Initiative, in collaboration with Alumni Relations, periodically offers Lifelong Learning programs on topics relating to social enterprise.
