Overview

Entrepreneurship in the Nonprofit Sector

Real People, Real Issues, Real Solutions

For more than a decade, the Ross School of Business Domestic Corps Internship Program has remained at the forefront of nonprofit entrepreneurship through the generous financial support of corporations, family foundations and alumni donors. Visit our sponsor page for a complete listing of this year’s sponsors.

The future holds unprecedented challenges that will require even more creative partnerships between the nonprofit and business sectors in order to sustain our communities. Our Showcase was developed to bring together these two groups—along with the Domestic Corps interns who support them—to promote their project achievements and provide a forum to share knowledge and generate new ideas and partnerships.

Showcase Overview

Ross School of Business interns will be available to discuss their projects, the nonprofits they worked with and the potential impact of those projects on the organizations. Project categories include marketing, finance, business development, organizational assessment and development, environment and impact evaluation.

Keynote speaker Bo Burlingham, editor-at-large of Inc. magazine and author of the book, Small Giants, will discuss the entrepreneurial companies in his book and how their special "mojo" influenced them to choose to be great "small" companies instead of big ones. He will then address how critical entrepreneurial leadership skills can benefit nonprofit CEOs in their quest to create 'great' small organizations.

Nonprofit CEO partners, Domestic Corps interns and business leaders will speak on economic, social and environmental issues and the challenges they present in today's global community. The Showcase is open to Ross School of Business students, corporate and private foundation directors, business leaders and nonprofit executive directors.

Where: Rackham Graduate School Amphitheatre

When: Friday, October 6, 2006, 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.

RSVP: Conference is free. Registration is required for attendance. Seating is limited.