Summer 2015:
Make your
impact
.
Getting a top-ranked MBA makes a big impact on your career.
Six months ago, we set out to identify the world’s most impactful and
innovative nonprofits. We worked with them to transform their challenges
into opportunities for you to make a difference. The result is this portfolio of
exclusive engagements at the forefront of social innovation.
Program Overview
Quarterback brings exclusive opportunities for top MBA candidates to take on high-impact project-based
roles at some of the world’s most innovative nonprofits. As a Quarterback, you will leverage your past
experience and build new skills while working at the executive level of a nonprofit, taking ownership of one
of our exclusive 10 week engagements.
Applications Open:
Thursday, April 16, 2015 (reviewed on rolling basis)
Engagement Dates:
Late May 2015 – August 2015 (flexible)
Partner HQ Locations:
San Francisco, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta
Work Location:
Remote work possible in all cases
Compensation:
None. All Quarterback engagements are completed on a volunteer basis (check with your
MBA program regarding funding for social impact roles)
The Experience
As a Quarterback, you’ll work on unique challenges of strategic or operational importance, and function at
the executive management and board-level at an award-winning nonprofit. It’s a wholly-unique opportunity
to:
Own a game-changing, world-bettering project: Take on your own mission-critical project (1 Project : 1
Quarterback) and gain all of the accomplishments, experience, and accolades commensurate with your
efforts. We work to track your impact so your ownership and contributions get the recognition they
deserve.
Develop professionally: Engage with stakeholders, exercise newly minted skills, and strengthen your
established skillset in a new context.
Network with other top MBA candidates: Your peers are impact-minded MBAs from across the
country, each tackling their own unique challenges.
Quarterback 2015 Application
Quarterback is a selective program that takes the best and brightest applicants from top
MBA programs and empowers them to #tacklegood.
Quarterback is accepting applications
beginning Thursday, April 16
thon a rolling basis.
Application and Interview Process
I. Review the Attached Engagements –
You can select several engagements when you apply,
so please review the attached engagements to determine which you’re most interested in
before you begin your application.
II. Apply Online at
www.qtrback.org
–
The Quarterback application is three steps, consisting
of (1) general information, (2) selecting your engagements (we recommend two or more),
and (3) a short digital interview process. Full instructions are available online.
•
Applications open April 16
th, reviewed on rolling basis
III. First Interviews –
Once we’ve received and reviewed your application, we invite top
applicants to interview. This provides us an opportunity to get to know you, hear your
professional accomplishments, and learn more about your motivations to become a
Quarterback in a collegial behavioral-style interview
.
•
Late April (rolling)
IV. Partner / Final Round Interviews
– Our partners select final candidates and interview
them. In most instances, Quarterback may join these calls.
•
Early May (rolling)
V. Selection –
Our partners make the final selection of their Quarterback. We believe they
are best suited to make this decision as culture-fit is an important part of working in this
space. We do, however, provide oversight and recommendations to our partners during this
stage.
•
Early May (rolling)
Contents
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CivicX Accelerator:
Impact Investing Portfolio and Strategy Evaluation (CIVIC001)
•
CODE2040:
Developing New Operational Strategy for Growth (CODET003)
•
Girls Who Code:
Designing New Alumni Engagement Strategy and Tech Tools (GIRLS001)
•
Juma Ventures:
Optimizing Operations and Fund Administration for Growth (JUMAV001)
•
Moneythink:
Designing Business Development for Moneythink Mobile (MONEY002)
•
Moneythink:
Financial Strategy for the Future of Moneythink (MONEY003)
•
MyPath:
Partnership Development and Pricing Strategies (MYPAT001)
•
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners:
Commercialization Strategy for Innovative
Financial Tech Platform (NEIGH001)
•
Open Road Alliance:
Launching New “Recyclable Capital” Investment Strategy
(OPENR001)
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
CIVIC ACCELERATOR
Engagement Features
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Engagement Features
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.
Engagement Features
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
Operations-Focused
Your work is directly linked to improving ongoing operation of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Action Bias
You will take action, emphasizing concurrent doing and learning prompting quick results and iterations.
Easy Translation
Your work closely resembles a post-MBA job description and is easily translated into relevant experience.
Entrepreneurial
Leverage your creative problem solving, love of ambiguity, and can-do attitude toward an entrepreneurial end goal.
High Visibility
You and your work will be highly visible across the organization, industry, or cause.
Trailblazing
You handle ambiguity as an opportunity to develop strategies, processes, and models from the ground up.
Strategy-Focused
Your work is strategic and will help determine the future of the organization, key initiatives, or programs.
Business Judgment
Your work requires synthesis and analysis of data and research to inform meaningful insights and action.
Industry-Building
Your work has broad implications for the the industry and could re-shape its future for years to come.