HBSCA Members, We are looking for a few committed HBS alumni volunteers to work with a young non-profit organization through our partnership with Community Consulting Teams (CCT). 

CCT is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to make a positive contribution to the community by helping non-profit and public sector organizations address strategic management challenges. CCT selects the non-profit organizations and pairs them up with experienced business professionals to work on projects such as providing assistance with growth or marketing strategies, operational planning, feasibility studies and business plan development. 

This year, HBSCA is honored to be the first organization to have a CCT project comprised entirely of alumni from one university – HBS! 

CCT is taking a chance on HBSCA, and we are excited to meet the challenge while doing some good in the process.  We have been matched with a great organization – Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Link, Inc. (SEMLink). 

SEMLink was founded in 2004 on the premise that exposure to members of the science, engineering and mathematics (SEM) communities is critical to student achievement and career exploration in math and science.  Their programs provide students with an opportunity to develop their math and science skills by enhancing the classroom learning experience and teaching them skills that are transferable to other areas of life.

SEMLink is looking for consulting support in two areas:

1.    Developing a Marketing and Communications Plan to promote the SEM Link brand in order to sustain the organization

2.    Developing a Limited Operations Plan to achieve increased efficiencies via key process improvements and optimizations.  

HBSCA is lucky to have members who are experienced business professionals committed to using their expertise to make a meaningful contribution to their local communities. 

Please take this opportunity to give back to a well-deserving organization.  We need a core team of four to six (4 – 6) HBSCA members to sign up to help SEMLink build the tools for long-term success.

The HBS - SEMLink project will run from Feb 1, 2009 to May 30, 2009.  We therefore need volunteers to sign up by Friday, January 30^th by contacting HBSCA Community Services Committee Chair Mardell Artis at martis@weather.com.