Student Clubs & Activities
There is a wide range of student-led HBS clubs that serve as major vehicles for student interests, activities, and community building in and around social enterprise.
The Social Enterprise Club seeks to inspire and empower students to create social impact by connecting them with innovative individuals and organizations tackling critical social issues across sectors and providing a platform for social entrepreneurship. The club aims to strengthen the social enterprise opportunities at Harvard Business School, cultivate a strong club community of students committed to creating social impact in their careers, and deepen partnerships at HBS, across the University, and within the broader social enterprise community.
The Social Enterprise Conference provides a forum for exploring the synergies between for-profit, nonprofit, and public-sector approaches to addressing critical global social and market-driven issues. With panel discussions from alumni and practitioners, keynotes from recognized leaders, a career fair, business plan competition, and networking events, the annual, student-led conference has become an important and dynamic event in the social enterprise field.
The HBS Board Fellows Program has a twofold mission: to provide Harvard MBAs with valuable community leadership development through placement as non-voting members on nonprofit boards; and to provide MBA talent to advance critical projects for nonprofit organizations.
Business, Industry, and Government Club
The Business, Industry, and Government Club provides an opportunity for members to explore the relationship between business and government in the United States and other countries.
HBS Energy and Environment Club
The HBS Energy and Environment Club aims to develop the next generation of leaders in the Energy and Environment sectors by providing a forum for education on energy and environment related issues, and by serving as a facilitator for communication between the HBS community and the E&E sectors. The club covers a wide range of topics including Conventional Energy, Clean Energy, Sustainability, and Environmental Conservation and hosts an annual Energy Symposium every autumn.
The Harbus Foundation is the nation's only foundation run by MBA students. Funded by the Harbus News Corporation, the publisher of the HBS newspaper, the Harbus Foundation has an endowment of over $1,000,000 and provides annual grant awards to organizations promoting education, literacy, and journalism across the Boston metropolitan area. HBS students manage all aspects of the foundation, including management of the endowment and the administration of grants.
The Healthcare Club provides a forum for students to learn about the business of healthcare, to interact with other students who are interested in healthcare, and to meet with leaders and key decision makers in the healthcare industry.
Volunteer Consulting Organization
The Volunteer Consulting Organization has a dual mission: to create lasting social impact by providing social service organizations sound, results-driven business advice; and to provide an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in a meaningful management/nonprofit consulting project.
HBS Volunteers works to make volunteer activities a greater part of life at HBS. By organizing club activities and working closely with the RC first-year Volunteer Coordinators, the club facilitates volunteer projects that enable HBS community members to contribute meaningfully to the Cambridge and greater Boston communities.
