Social Impact Recruiting 101October 2018
Jennifer Savoie
MBA 2nd year Student Panel
Source / Timing - Social Impact Internship OffersSummer 2018 / Class of 2019
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%38%
30%
16%
5%
5%3% 3%
Wharton Job - Job Posting
Personal Networking Connections
Wharton Job - On CampusRecruiting
Other
Career Fair
Wharton Alumni Contact
Trek Networking
Social Impact Recruiting – Both Mature & Enterprise
A handful of employers will host EIS’s at Wharton
CareerPath will have steady flow of job postings
~150 summer internships posted each year
External job boards
GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network)
BSR’s job board
CommonGood Careers
Just Means
Foundation Center / Chronicle of Philanthropy
DevEx
Sign-up for job announcements and newsletters if they have them
Many opportunities result from your networking efforts
Social Impact – recruiting opportunities
• Employer Information Sessions (Begin October 22, 2018)
• 2018 Net Impact Conference (NI18)
• October 25-27, Phoenix, AZ
• WSIC members eligible for chapter member pricing.
• Register for the conference before Monday, October 15
MBA Career Management
Education Pioneers 10/30/2018 at 12:15 PM = JMHH 360
National Parks (Business Plan Internship) 11/7/2018 at 12:15 PM = JMHH 360
Inspiring Capital 11/14/2018 at 12:15 PM = JMHH 250
Social Impact Recruiting – Networking
Start with classmates
Talk with peers & 2nd years about their social impact experiences
Get insights on the subsectors, ask your “basic” questions
Extend your efforts out to: Alumni (Wharton and UG) & your network
Conduct informational meetings:
Ask about careers, how they got where they are today
Discuss the work of their organization
Talk about the content of the work, uncover relevance to your interests + background
Ask for advice about who else you should speak with / investigate
Send a thank you and keep door open for future re-connect
Tips:
• Outreach for/following a trek or conference can be a great way to connect
• As well as interviewing for an academic obligation (people like helping students!)
Social Impact Job Search Timeline
Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 . . .
Research (both “desk” and “active”)
Attend/view “Navigating the Enterprise Job Search” workshop (October 23 or October 29)
Create Target lists – organizations, people, internships, etc.
Start early networking in Q2
Start to check internship postings (some may be posted earlier than expected!)
Be organized and track your efforts
Use Excel, Google sheet or JobTreks to track your networking efforts
Track activities and interactions
Also monitor your interests to capture changes that may lead you to refocus your targets
Social Impact Job Search Timeline - more
Quarter 3 . . .
Intensify and focus your networking
Apply and Interview for internships
Can you use Focused Recruiting Period (FRP) for targeted networking?
Keep networking and applying for jobs
Quarter 4 . . .
Continue to apply and interview – some interesting jobs pop up late
Find ways to keep your momentum up
Meet with Career Advisors:
Traction “check-ins” are helpful to make decisions & adjust approach
Student Panel
2nd Year Student Panel
Kartik Das - international development/impact investing
Chanelle Lansley - impact investing
Aravind Maran - social enterprise
Sam Klug - CSR and sustainability
“To Do” right now
Networking
Continue to network with classmates and 2nd years
Get ready to expand to alumni and others (in Q2)
External Job Boards – use as a research tool
Set plan for “Sunday Night” job searching
CareerPath:
Select “Social Impact” for MBACM email content
Use Filters in CareerPath to find the jobs that fit your goals
Prep for the Net Impact Conference if attending (October 26-28)
Solidify your networking pitch
Prep your resume (sometimes you will send to networking contacts)
Get your business card (just in case…though you’ll more likely ask for theirs)
Be ready to follow up
Appendix
Employers who made Internship Offers in 2018 Preliminary Data as of 8/30/2018
• AfricInvest
• Asian Development Bank
• Ayala Education
• CDC Group
• Central Square
Foundation
• CrossBoundary
• Education Forward DC
• Education Pioneers
• Entangled Solutions
• Federal Reserve Bank NY
• Green Dot Public Schools
• IFC - International Finance
Corp
• IFC Asset Management
Co. (AMC)
• MissionPoint Partners
• National Park Service
• New Schools for Chicago
• New York City Economic
Development Corporation
(NYCEDC)
• NYC Office of the Mayor
• Okavango Capital
Partners
• Overseas Impact
• Overseas Private
Investment Corp (OPIC)
• Pluralsight
• Quona Capital
• Reach Capital
• REDF
• SAGE Scholars
• SeamlessDocs
• Teach For America (NYC)
• TechnoServe, Inc.
• Tpaga
• U.S. Department of
Commerce
• Udacity
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. House of
Representatives
• United States Navy
• Vinik Family Office LLC
• Wonderschool (formerly
One Preschool)
• World Bank - MIGA
• Zoma Capital
MBA Career Management
Employers who made Internship Offers in 2017 Preliminary Data as of 8/27/2017
• Acumen
• Africa Healthcare Network
• African Clean Energy
• Almata Health
• AV Ventures
• Avivar Capital
• Bastogne Venture
Partners
• Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
• CDC Group
• CK-12 Foundation
• D.Light
• Dalberg Global
Development Advisors
• Dasra
• Education Pioneers
• GiveDirectly
• Hotels Against Poverty
• IFC Asset Management
Company, LLC (AMC)
• ILUMEXICO
• Inspiring Capital
• International Finance
Corporation
• MIGA
• National Park Service
• New York City Ballet
• OECD
• Off Grid Electric
• Omidyar Network
• Overseas Private
Investment Corporation
(OPIC)
• Philadelphia Museum of
Art
• Reach Capital
• Rising Academies
• RSF Social Finance
• Summit Public Schools
• Suyo
• Teach for America (NY)
• The Palladium Group
• The Primary School
• Tideline
• U.S. Department of the
Treasury
• United Nations
• United Nations World Food
Programme
• United States Navy
• University of Texas
• Wharton Social Impact
Initiative
• World Bicycle Relief /
Buffalo Bicycles
MBA Career Management
Employers who made Internship Offers in 2016 Preliminary Data as of 9/2/15
MBA Career Management
American Civil Liberties Union
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)
Clinton Health Access Initiative
Core Innovation Capital
Edge Growth
Endeavor
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Freedom Prep/Democracy Prep Public
Schools
Global Health Investment Fund
GSV Labs
Impact Investment Shujog (IIX)
National Park Service
PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)
Polymath Ventures
REDF
Reinvestment Fund, The
RippleWorks
Teach for America (NYC)
The Wharton School
United States Navy
USAID
Vulcan Inc.
Employers who made Internship Offers in 2015
Development Finance Education Public Policy / Gov’t
• Acumen
• Ashoka
• Edge Growth
• IGNIA
• Imprint Capital Advisors
• Inspiring Capital
• IFC
• Polymath Ventures
• SEAF
• World Bank Group
• CHASE - Creating High
Achieving Schools of
Excellence
• Education Pioneers
• Geekie
• Pearson Affordable Learning
Fund
• Student Finance Africa
• Australian Government
• Los Alamos National
Laboratory
• The White House
• U.S. Department of the
Treasury
MBA Career Management
Non-Profit / Social Enterprise
• African Leadership Network
• Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
• Brookings Institution
• Center for Financial Services
Innovation
• Center for High Impact
Philanthropy
• charity: water
• Clinton Health Access
Initiative
• Dalberg Global Development
Advisors
• DonorsChoose.org
• Endeavor
• Impact Investment Shujog
(IIX)
• New Sector Alliance
• Potential Energy
• PT Ruma
• Robin Hood Foundation
• Sanergy
• Silicon Valley Social Venture
Fund
• Special Olympics
Pennsylvania
• United Nations
Internship Compensation: Social Impact
$2,500 $2,800
$3,000
$4,000
$2,500
$3,142
$3,959
$3,333
500
1,500
2,500
3,500
4,500
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Median Monthly Salary
Financial support available – applications in March/April or later:
• Wharton Social Impact Initiative (very limited)
• Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative
• Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship - Startup Internship Award
Summer 2016
Social Impact Internship Offers
MBA Career Management
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 *
Offers
Accepts
* Data still preliminary
Social Impact Summer Non-U.S. Locations(Summers of 2018)
Employer Job City
AfricInvest Tunis - Tunisia
Asian Development Bank Manila - Philippines
Ayala Education Makati City - Philippines
CDC Group London - United Kingdom
Central Square Foundation New Delhi - India
Chinese International School Manila Manila - Philippines
CrossBoundary Johannesburg - South Africa
D.Light Nairobi - Kenya
Dalberg Advisors New Delhi - India
Dasra Mumbai - India
Edge Growth Johannesburg - South Africa
GiveDirectly Kisumu - Kenya
Polymath Ventures Bogota - Colombia
TechnoServe, Inc. Kampala - Uganda
Tpaga Bogota - Colombia
World Bicycle Relief / Buffalo Bicycles Nairobi - Kenya
Social Impact Summer Non-U.S. Locations(Summers of 2017)
Employer City / Country
Africa Healthcare Network Dar Es Salaam - TanzaniaAfrican Clean Energy Amsterdam - NetherlandsAlmata Health Mumbai - IndiaAV Ventures Accra - GhanaCDC Group London - United KingdomD.Light Nairobi - KenyaDalberg Global Development Advisors New Delhi - IndiaDasra Mumbai - IndiaGiveDirectly Kisumu - KenyaILUMEXICO Mexico City - MexicoOrg. for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Paris - FranceRising Academies Monrovia - LiberiaRising Academy Network Freetown - Sierra LeoneSuyo Medellin - ColombiaUnited Nations Development Programme Bangkok - Thailand
Social Impact Summer Non-U.S. Locations – 2015 + 2016Employer City Country
Acumen Nairobi Kenya
African Leadership Network Johannesburg South Africa
Australian Government Canberra Australia
Clinton Health Access Initiative Phnom Penh - Cambodia Cambodia
Dalberg Global Development Advisors Nairobi Kenya
Edge Growth Johannesburg South Africa
Endeavor Santiago Chile
Foreign Ministry of Spain Madrid - Spain Spain
Geekie Sao Paulo Brazil
Ignia Partners LLC Mexico City Mexico
Impact Investment Shujog (IIX) Singapore Singapore
Ministry of Culture Seoul South Korea
Pearson Affordable Learning Fund Delhi India
Polymath Ventures Bogota Colombia
Potential Energy Multiple: Ghana/Uganda Global / Multinational
Proximity Designs Yangon - Burma (Myanmar) Burma (Myanmar)
PT Ruma Jakarta Indonesia
Sanergy Nairobi Kenya
Student Finance Africa Nairobi Kenya
United Nations Bangkok Thailand
Wharton Social Impact Initiative Kigali Rwanda
Summers of 2016 and 2015
Social Impact Industry Overview
Social Finance
Development Finance
Impact Investing / SRI
Microfinance
Financial Inclusion
Education
School Districts
Charter School Management
Educational Enterprises
Ed Tech
Government / Public Sector
Federal
Agencies & Bureaus
State/City
Military
Nonprofit/Social Enterprise
Foundations
Development Organizations &
NGOs
Nonprofits
Social Enterprises
Also, some roles in private sector.