The Program on Social Enterprise, Innovation, and Impact (PSEII) is a focal point for Impact activities at the Yale School of Management (SOM). We serve as a connector, bringing students and faculty together with enterprises, organizations, and individuals that drive impact—both in our local community and around the world. Through PSEII sponsored programs we support mission-driven organizations to advance their priorities while offering SOM students experience using their MBA toolkits for good. Our programs reflect the partnerships that enable PSEII to forward our mission.
Social Impact Lab
Social Impact Lab is a weekly forum which brings together students, alumni, and leading practitioners involved in the fields of social entrepreneurship and economic development. This important dialogue explores a wide array of current and compelling questions in the social innovation sphere. The discussions also provide firsthand opportunities for students to learn about career paths in the field. Many Social Impact Lab sessions are featured in our News. Learn more here.
Net Impact
Net Impact is an umbrella organization that seeks to connect socially minded students and facilitate their exploration of the intersection of business and society. Our award-winning Yale SOM chapter supports students interested in recruiting for social sector roles and firms, boosts impact and society first mindsets among students in all business sectors, and serves as the bridge between all of SOM's impact focused organizations. We send out regular communications of all social impact related activities at SOM and also support the Social Impact Lab, Net Impact Case Competition, Social Impact Week, and the Philanthropy Conference. We also provide funding for students who wish to attend social impact related conferences. Net Impact is a chapter of Net Impact Global.
Social Impact Consulting Club
Social Impact Consulting (SIC) is a graduate student organization that provides pro bono consulting services to nonprofits, government agencies and social enterprises. For over 20 years, SIC has connected teams of Yale MBA students with impact-oriented organizations in the New Haven area to address a range of critical business challenges. Past projects have focused on strategic planning, financial evaluation and strategy, marketing analysis, human resource management, and operations assessment. Groups of student consultants work with partner organizations to address a range of critical business challenges identified by the partner organizations, in areas including Financial Planning, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations, Strategy and Design & Innovation.
Golub Capital Board Fellows Program
The purpose of the Golub Capital Board Fellows Program is to create opportunities for SOM students to serve on nonprofit boards in and around New Haven. The Club will recruit and screen nonprofits that can provide a worthwhile leadership opportunity for students and select students with a high motivation to serve on the boards. The Program for Social Enterprise, Innovation, and Impact will provide training and support for students during the term of their service. More information about the Golub Capital Board Fellows Network can be found on their website.
Yale Philanthropy Conference
The Yale Philanthropy Conference is an interdisciplinary forum for current and future leaders focused on the business of social change. Our mission is to ignite the exchange of visionary ideas and forge lasting connections between current and future changemakers in pursuit of a better world. Launched in 2004, the Yale Philanthropy Conference is a student-run convening held at the Yale School of Management and host to philanthropic and nonprofit leaders who seek to tackle the social sector's most pressing challenges. Bringing together thinkers, students, and professionals from leading institutions and foundations across the country, the conference fosters discussions about the role of philanthropy in contemporary society, strengthens professional networks, builds management acumen necessary for vibrant institutions, and cultivates leadership in the social sector and beyond.
Economic Development Symposium
Organized by the Economic Development Club, this annual conference works to bring together eminent scholars, action agents and key opinion leaders to work on solutions for pressing economic development issues. Symposium provides a platform for exchanging ideas, building cross-sector partnerships, and shaping the future of economic development.
The Big Connecticut Food Event
The Big Connecticut Food Event is an annual one-day event that gathers CPG/wholesale-focused food & beverage brands and other key stakeholders spanning the Connecticut food entrepreneurship ecosystem to network, share ideas, and showcase products and services.
Our goal is to support the development of the state’s entrepreneurship pipeline so it produces multiple food and beverage brands each year that exceed $2mil in annual sales.
MBA Impact Investing Network and Training (MIINT) program
The Turner MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (Turner MIINT) is the leading global experiential learning program for masters and graduate students passionate about impact investing. The Turner MIINT program offers participants the chance to learn impact investing through a practical online course, connect with industry leaders, and compete by pitching real investment recommendations to a committee of leading impact investors. The finals in-person competition features expert judges, workshops on emerging topics, and meaningful networking with peers and professionals across the field. Read more about Yale's prize-winning teams and other Impact Investing competitions here.