UCLA Anderson Center for Impact

🌟 Holiday Giving: Amplify Your Impact! 🌟 As the holidays bring joy and reflection, let’s unite to make a lasting difference. Nonprofits play a vital role in solving society’s challenges, yet many face barriers to sustainability. At the UCLA Anderson Center for Impact, our pro bono consulting programs empower nonprofits to thrive, with our talented MBA students addressing critical needs like strategic planning and fundraising. Join us and make a difference today! Your support enables us to expand these impactful programs, serving more nonprofits and communities. Ready to contribute? 👉 Donate Now: https://lnkd.in/gF-UJPyW Let’s amplify our impact this holiday season! 🎁 UCLA Anderson School of Management #HolidayGiving #SocialImpact #Nonprofits #MBAConsulting #UCLAAnderson

🎉 🎉 Meet the winning team of the 20th Net Impact Consulting Challenge (NICC)!   Michelle Fan (FEMBA ‘26), Qianyu (QE) Li, PLA (FEMBA ‘25), Kenneth H. (FEMBA ‘26), Valerie Hirschberg, M.Ed (FEMBA ‘27), Rita Manukyan (FEMBA ‘26) worked with the incredible PLUS ME Project, which empowers underserved youth through the power of storytelling. The team leveraged their business acumen to craft a partnership outreach strategy and navigate nonprofit funding challenges, demonstrating leadership and driving meaningful impact! 💼✨   Check out the video to hear about their inspiring journey in social impact consulting through NICC.   We're thrilled to celebrate 20 years of transforming communities through social impact consulting at UCLA Anderson School of Management with such strong and committed group of student leaders! #SocialImpact #NICC2024 #WhyAnderson #TransformingCommunities #LeadershipForACause

This quarter, our Center's faculty director, Professor Magali (Maggie) Delmas, led a new course "Climate Analytics and Strategy", exploring the topics of climate disclosures, regulations, and the increasing needs as well as business opportunities across industries. The discussions featured several expert guest speakers as well as case studies, including the Open for Good Initiative. We'd like to thank the amazing guest speakers for coming to share their valuable perspectives and relevant experience with our students: Anna Brockway, Marisa Hamsik, Nurit Katz, David Ross, Mike Wallace, Eric Walli and James Reeves. We value your support to inspire next gen leaders! Also adding a few takeaways from Jillian Zhang - FTMBA and EVP of Energy & Cleantech Association at UCLA Anderson School of Management: 💡 Climate disclosures are evolving rapidly, pushing businesses to measure emissions accurately. This creates a growing demand for user-friendly reporting tools and climate-savvy professionals to bring businesses into compliance with these regulations. 💡 Climate challenges are driving massive business opportunities across industries - from reimagining supply chains to pivoting strategies and bringing innovative solutions to market. Thrilled to see these important topics included in MBA curriculum! #ClimateStrategy #ClimateDisclosures #GHGAccounting #WhyAnderson

That's a wrap on the 20th Annual Net Impact Consulting Challenge hosted by the UCLA Anderson Center for Impact! 🎉 Throughout the 3 weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I had the privilege of working with CTI - Child Training Institute at Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, an incredible nonprofit dedicated to providing continuing education to mental health professionals who work with children. Alongside my talented team of FEMBAs and EMBAs Caitlin Maxwell, Di Chen, Benjie Devera, and Obi Okafor, we tackled critical challenges in marketing strategy for the nonprofit. Here are some of my favorite highlights: ✅Performing market and industry research to identify key market segments ✅Developed a survey for previous and potential customers to perform strategic analysis ✅Provided insights that lead to actionable, cost-effective solutions to expand impact ✅And last but certainly not least, met fellow Anderson students I'd otherwise potentially not get the opportunity to connect with, the JFCS leadership team, and get valuable insight from our mentor for this project, Bryan Carrigan! This experience was not only a fantastic opportunity to delve into impact consulting but also a great chance to make a meaningful impact in the community that JFCS serves. A big thank you to everyone involved in this rewarding journey! 🌍💼 #NetImpact #SocialImpact #UCLAAnderson #Nonprofit #MBA #Consulting #UCLA #ImpactConsulting #NICC2024

🎉 This year, we celebrate 20 years of transforming communities through impactful social consulting with programs like the Net Impact Consulting Challenge (NICC)! Learn more in the video spotlight of Net Impact's VP of social impact consulting Alina O.! We have just wrapped up this year’s NICC, and we couldn’t be more inspired by the hard work and creativity of our incredible teams. 🙌 Congratulations to the four finalist teams and a huge round of applause for all the participants—your dedication to addressing real-world challenges faced by nonprofits and social enterprises is making a lasting difference! 👏 A heartfelt thank you to our Impact Fellows, who provided invaluable mentorship and guidance throughout the program. Your strategic insights elevated every team’s approach and outcomes. To our client organizations, thank you for being collaborative partners and for trusting us with your missions. And thanks to our semifinal and final-round judges for your thoughtful feedback, active engagement, and dedication to making challenging decisions. A special shout-out to the winning teams: 1st Place: PLUS ME Project Team - Michelle Fan (FEMBA ‘26), Qianyu (QE) Li, PLA (FEMBA ‘25), Kenneth H. (FEMBA ‘26), Valerie Hirschberg, M.Ed (FEMBA ‘27), Rita Manukyan (FEMBA ‘26) 2nd Place: Hands 4 Hope LA Team - Perla Aparicio (EMBA ‘25), Kimanh Nguyen (EMBA ‘25), Tarina Mand (EMBA ‘25), Tasha Hall (EMBA ‘25), Kelsey Fitzgibbons (EMBA ‘25) 3rd Place: Amigos De Los Rios Team - Rebecca Richardson (FTMBA ‘26), Connie Chen (FTMBA ‘26), Candace G. (FTMBA ‘26), Hannah C. (FTMBA ‘26), Joao Aguiar (FTMBA ‘26) 4th Place: Guildford Green Wine Company Team - Sepanta Shekarchi (FEMBA ‘26), Tani Paige Shukla (FEMBA ‘26), Drew Reilly (FEMBA ‘26), Tiffany Yip (FEMBA ‘26) #SocialImpact #NICC2024 #NetImpact #CommunityImpact #TransformingCommunities #WhyAnderson

Building bridges between classroom and industry professionals in #sustainability, #impact and #climate is part of our mission at the Center for Impact. It's inspiring to see the MBAs in Energy & Cleantech Association at UCLA Anderson School of Management put on such insightful talks with leaders in sustainability! 👏 #whyAnderson

Can a cash-for-clunkers program accelerate aviation decarbonization? Yesterday, Jerry Nickelsburg, Faculty Director of UCLA Anderson Forecast and Adjunct Professor of Economics, addressed this critical question in his presentation as part of the UCLA Anderson Center for Impact #Climate Change Research Seminar Series. The paper, co-authored with @Jan Brueckner and Kahn Matthew, explores how retiring older, less fuel-efficient planes could significantly reduce emissions. By analyzing the social costs of travel and the carbon damages avoided, the research highlighted how innovative policies can drive faster decarbonization in the aviation sector. Key takeaways: ✅ The durability of transportation infrastructure is a key barrier to rapid decarbonization. ✅ Incentivizing early retirement of older planes could significantly reduce carbon emissions. ✅ Programs like this can be cost-effective with payments lower than the forgone carbon damages. This work is a powerful example of environmental economics at work, demonstrating how data-driven policies can tackle climate challenges while aligning economic incentives with sustainability goals. Don’t miss our next seminar on December 9 at 12:00 PM, featuring Stuart A. Gabriel discussing Extreme #Wildfires, Distant #AirPollution, and Household Financial Health. Mark your calendars for another engaging and impactful session! #ClimateChange #Decarbonization #Sustainability #AviationInnovation #EnvironmentalEconomics UCLA Anderson School of Management

Our faculty director, Magali (Maggie) Delmas participated in a panel discussion yesterday, emphasizing the importance of corporate sustainability disclosures in preparation for California's upcoming regulations. Be sure to explore our Open for Good research initiative with our recently released 2024 Transparency Index for deeper insights into corporate accountability: https://lnkd.in/gvSdD5iG Open for Good Initiative #ESG #CorporateSustainability #Accelerate2050

The fall quarter is in full swing, yet we keep being inspired by the impactful work our #AnderInterns have engaged with over the summer: Meet Lucas Perez Lyon ('25)! Lucas interned with the Water Strategy Team at Rabobank, the largest agricultural bank globally. His work focused on understanding water challenges in Latin America and helping develop strategies for sustainable solutions in agriculture. 🌎💧 #SummerInternship #WhyAnderson #Sustainability #Agriculture #SustainableSolutions #UCLAAnderson

What a great recap of our recent High Impact Tea event, by Maxwell Bracey ('26)! This time we explored the world of impact investing with Gloria Nelund, Founder of TriLinc Global, LLC, in conversation with Alena Solonina of CurvePoint Capital. Gloria shared her journey from corporate finance to impact investing, debunked the myth that financial returns and social impact can't coexist, and emphasized the power of credit funds in sustaining communities. Invaluable insights and many learning lessons! See photos from the event here: https://lnkd.in/guHNwgUX Stay tuned for more inspiring conversations in our High Impact Tea speaker series! #ImpactInvesting #UCLAAnderson #SocialImpact #Sustainability