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.
The GSB’s Centennial year is here! As we celebrate a century of innovation and impact, we recognize the incredible contributions of our alumni community. Over the course of nearly 40 years, ACT has provided nearly $100 million in pro bono consulting services to more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations. Make the GSB’s 100th year a milestone for giving back: volunteer today to help us reach $100 million!
Service Offerings
Springboard Sessions are two hour, virtual brainstorming sessions in which alumni exercise their design thinking skills to generate ideas to help nonprofits and civic entities with a specific strategic question or business challenge. Each Springboard has an assigned facilitator and a team of up to five volunteers.
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.
| February 13, 2025 | Springboard Sessions: Nonprofit Application deadline |
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| March 31, 2025 | Volunteer Application deadline |
| April 15-May 9, 2025 | Springboards in session |
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 800 clients with over 1,000 projects for an estimated consulting value of nearly $100 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.
