McCombs Board Fellows places select MBA students as non-voting board members of partner local non-profit organizations for one year. The purpose is to give talented and committed graduate business students the opportunity to work with and learn from non-profit leaders, while contributing their time and business skills to benefit the community.

Key Dates:
Rolling Nonprofit Partner Applications--Aug. 31, 2014 - Final Due
Sept. 2014 - Board Fellow Applications Due
Oct. 2014 - Fellows Selected and Partner Matching
Nov. 2014 - Kick Off Reception for 2016 fellows and partner organizations
Jan. 2015 - Dec. 2015 - Board Fellow Service

Fellow Benefits:
Mentorship - Each Board Fellow is paired with a mentor who serves on the board
Leadership - Students gain valuable insight into board governance and skills for effective and thoughtful community leadership
Classroom to Boardroom - Fellows have the opportunity to apply best practices in strategy, marketing, and finance to real-world issues facing partner non-profits.
Network - Fellows get access to a community of Austin leaders who are passionate about a cause.
Positive Impact - Opportunity to have a meaningful and significant impact on the community

Project Examples:
Marketing - Assess community perspectives of organization
Strategy - Develop a business plan for expanding into new regions/services
Board Development - Evaluate board recruitment and training
Operations - Analyze costs and benefits of critical processes
Financial - Build a financial model to improve planning and tracking costs

Current Board Fellows Partners:

AIDS Services of Austin, Inc
Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas
Cancer Support Community
Center for Child Protection
Colin's Hope
Girl Scouts of Central Texas
Junior Achievement of Central Texas
Open Door Preschools
PelotonU
Texas Cultural Trust
The African Leadership Board
The Arc of Texas
The Comfort Crew for Military Kids
The Texas Tribune
Waterloo Counseling Center
Livestrong