The mission of Stanford ACT is to drive lasting community impact by engaging teams of GSB alumni who apply their expertise and passion to strengthen social benefit organizations.
The Stanford Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) provides strategic pro bono expertise in a wide range of areas. ACT volunteers are Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) alumni at various stages of their careers with expertise in general management, strategy, business and market analysis, financial management, earned revenue, marketing, technology, and more. They are savvy about how organizations function, including the challenges of planning, decision-making, and implementing change.
Stanford GSB is dedicated to making a lasting, positive change toward eliminating bias and racism both on campus and in the broader community. Stanford ACT’s mission is closely aligned with the University’s racial equity initiatives (REI) to empower underrepresented communities. To support this goal, Stanford ACT is committed to completing 50 consulting projects by the end of 2025 for organizations dedicated to fostering inclusion and racial equity.
Service Offerings
ACT consulting projects bring GSB alumni teams together to address critical strategic issues facing nonprofits over a 3 to 6-month time frame. Consulting projects kick off in the fall. Each project, whether it's a “Fast Track” or “Full Team”, is led by an ACT Project Leader (or co-Leaders) and is tailored to suit the needs and capacities of the client organization. This could mean assigning a single consultant or a team of up to six, depending on client needs.
| June 30, 2024 | Fast Track and Full Projects: Nonprofit Deadline to Express Interest |
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| July 17, 2024 | Fast Track and Full Projects: Nonprofit Application Deadline |
| September 15, 2024 | Volunteer Application deadline |
Impact
The Alumni Consulting Team was founded in 1987 by a Stanford GSB student and an alumna and has grown to be one of the largest pro bono resource providers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since its inception, ACT has served 765 clients with over 1,000 projects for an estimated consulting value of $95 million.
Volunteering Opportunities
Learn more about volunteer opportunities through ACT.
Projects
Learn about ACT’s consulting work through selected past projects.
Stories & History
Learn how ACT was founded and read about the impact ACT has had.
