ABOUT US
Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations
Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations (SCNO) is a growing network of top university students dedicated to empowering the global nonprofit community.
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SCNO was founded with the mission of bringing professional, pro-bono consulting to organizations that focus on improving the world around us. Since our establishment in 2010, over 300 student members have serviced 60+ nonprofits.
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We are an organization built on the pillars of maximizing social impact, developing student experts across a diverse range of philanthropic missions, and delivering tangible results to our portfolio of nonprofit clients. Our leadership team is passionate about preserving the values upon which the organization was founded while continually striving to improve the quality of our projects and our member experience.
LETTER FROM OUR MANAGING PARTNERS
SCNO offers the opportunity to understand core consulting strategies within the context of our diverse set of non-profit clients. We are taught to merely focus on the bottom line within our classes, while SCNO instead teaches to also focus on maximizing the social impact we can make on the world. Not only do we develop professional skills applicable to a wide range of careers, we also provide students with a unique opportunity to work closely with nonprofits.
During the fall semester as Managing Partners, we focused on expanding our client portfolio, creating sustainable recommendations and infrastructure, and expanding the reach of our efforts to help more and more nonprofits. Last semester, we had a client portfolio of 9 clients - all with incredibly vital missions. Our members put thousands of hours of research and problem-solving into creating high-quality, actionable recommendations.
With the growth of the non-profit sector, we are thrilled to expand our growth to ten clients this fall semester, allowing our organization to be larger than it has ever been before. This allows us to not only embrace a more diverse and global portfolio of clients, but also a broader group of diverse student team members that will hone their professional skills while giving back to the community. This group is united by a common passion for helping those who need it most, and will form a supportive network of future leaders committed to the growth of SCNO. ​
Our clients are passionate people who are already doing amazing things and contributing massively to our community. It is incredibly rewarding to help expand their missions, and it makes us very proud to see such a large group of highly-driven students dedicating themselves to their clients’ respective missions. ​
If you are interested in joining our team, you may view our recruitment page.
If your organization would like to explore pro-bono consulting opportunities with SCNO, please view our prospective client information page.
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Emme Pianfetti & Ashwin Vaidyanathan
GPA
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