Come Join BU on Board

Become a Host Organization or a MBA Student Board Fellow Today!

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About BU on Board:

A year-long program that gives Questrom MBA students the opportunity to be active, non-voting participants on a nonprofit board.

The program brings valuable business skills to nonprofits, while exposing Fellows to nonprofit management and governance in practice.

Fellows and nonprofit organizations are matched according to organization need, student availability, professional experience, and mission interest alignment.

CONTACT

If you would like to learn more about BU on Board, please email Urvi Kothari at urvik@bu.edu

Timeline for this upcoming year:

  1. 1

    Organization Pairing

    July - August 2021

    Organizations can apply for the program, finalize projects for students and confirm availability of board directors or mentor.

  2. 2

    Student Pairing

    Late August - September 2021

    Students apply for the program and get paired with respective organizations based on time commitments and areas of expertise.

  3. 3

    Initiation

    September 2021

    The program begins with a virtual kickoff event to bring together mentors and fellows.

  4. 4

    Fall Feedback

    September - December 2021

    Throughout the fall students and organizations are in touch with relationship managers to ensure attendance at meetings and that projects are running smoothly, ending with a final feedback survey.

  5. 5

    Spring Feedback

    January - May 2022

    The program begins with a virtual kickoff event to bring together mentors and fellows.

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