UCLA Anderson Center for Impact

📢 REBUILD L.A.: pro bono MBA Consulting for Wildfire Recovery to Nonprofits & Social Enterprises: In response to the devastating LA wildfires, this year's Social Impact Consulting Corps will focus on supporting organizations working on disaster response and long-term recovery. Selected nonprofits & social enterprises will receive free strategic consulting from teams of MBA and graduate students, plus a $5,000 grant opportunity for 501(c)(3) organizations. 📅 Key Dates: 🔹 Apply by: March 5, 2025 🔹 Kickoff: April 9, 2025 (in-person) 🔹 Closing Event: June 11, 2025 (virtual) What We Can Help With: ✅ Strategic planning for disaster response & recovery ✅ Identifying new funding & revenue opportunities ✅ Optimizing operations & partnerships ✅ Measuring & communicating impact Nonprofits in any sector are welcome to apply—whether directly impacted by wildfires or in need of strategic support. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/g8TvDa5k Check out our website for more about our programs: https://lnkd.in/egNsZ9xH #SocialImpact #Nonprofits #WildfireRecovery #UCLAAnderson #ProBonoConsulting UCLA Anderson School of Management

🖋️ Mark your calendars for our upcoming event: Social Impact Consulting: Bridging Perspectives!   We invite you to join us at UCLA Anderson School of Management for our High Impact Tea speaker series, as we bring together top consultants from Platypus Advisors, Blue Garnet, and nonprofit leaders from Snap Foundation and the Center for Strategic Partnerships for a dynamic discussion on the power of social impact consulting—from both sides of the table! Moderated by our Center's advisor as well as social impact consulant herself, Gayle Northrop!   🔹 How do nonprofits and consultants collaborate for real change? 🔹 What makes an effective consulting partnership? 🔹 How can business leaders create lasting social impact?   🔗 RSVP required –Register here: https://lnkd.in/gCCA3tPb 📅 Tuesday, March 11, 2025 📍 UCLA Anderson | Crown Auditorium ⏰ 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Discussion | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Reception   Let’s explore how business and nonprofits can work together to drive meaningful change. Will we see you there? 👇 Caroline Barlerin, Way-Ting Chen, Joel Arquillos, Ed.D, Jacqueline Chun #SocialImpact #ConsultingForGood #BusinessForGood #Leadership #WhyAnderson

Last Friday, we hosted our annual Energy Innovation Conference, where experts in clean energy, urban planning, mobility, and climate resilience explored solutions for a sustainable future. A sold-out event, insightful content sessions, plenty of networking opportunities, and an amazing mix of attendees from across campus and wider LA community! Discussions covered public transit, climate-ready infrastructure, and public-private partnerships tackling wildfire preparedness - highlighting both challenges and opportunities for Los Angeles.   So many takeaways…here are a few: ⚡ California’s Clean Energy Leadership – the keynote, David Hochschild, highlighted the state now has more EV chargers than gas pumps and has achieved 100% clean electricity for 219 days in 2024, showcasing the accelerating shift to #renewables.   🏟️ Sustainability at LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games – Becky Dale shared how the Games will be the first modern Olympics & Paralympics with zero new venue construction, focusing on radical reuse, second-life materials, and enhanced public transit to reduce its footprint. 🏙️ Mega-events, cities, and industries can be catalysts for climate solutions and sustainability requires #collaboration across industries, policymakers, and communities.   👏🏼 Thank you to all the incredible speakers, conference organization team and attendees who made this day a success! At our Center for Impact at UCLA Anderson School of Management, we’re committed to continuing this momentum—connecting MBA students, researchers, and community organizations to drive sustainable impact. The path to sustainable, resilient cities is a collective effort, and we’re excited to be part of the journey! #SustainableCities #LA28 #ClimateResilience #UrbanInnovation #EnergyInnovation #UCLAAnderson #SustainableMobility #SmartCities UCLA Energy & Cleantech Association

Serving on Foster Nation's Board as a UCLA Anderson School of Management Board Fellow through UCLA Anderson Center for Impact is proving to be one of the most rewarding experiences of my MBA program. To my incredibly talented and capable network—I invite you to dedicate three hours a month to share your time, insights, and expertise with a foster child transitioning out of the system. Learn more about our Sparks Coaching program below. Truly the most impactful "can I pick your brain" conversations you'll have!

🚀 Thrilled to have kicked off the UCLA Anderson School of Management 2025 Energy Innovation Conference on Sustainable Cities—co-organized by the UCLA Anderson Center for Impact and the Energy and Cleantech Association 🔥 A powerful and timely discussion in the wake of our devastating fires, covering LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games sustainability, green construction, and climate resilience. UCLA Anderson is the perfect hub for forward-thinking research, collaboration, and solutions. 💡 We started with an inspiring talk from David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission, on the incredible cleantech innovations across California and how multistakeholder collaborations can help us tackle today’s challenges. Excited for the rest of the conference! https://lnkd.in/gy4Sdysq 🌍⚡ #Sustainability #Cleantech #ClimateInnovation #UCLAAnderson #climateresilience #sustainablecities

IKYMI: Earlier in January, our Center for Impact hosted the Supplier Engagement & Sustainable Purchasing Webinar 🌱 We had a fantastic turnout and explored strategies for scope 3 emissions reporting, supplier engagement, and ESG compliance. 💡 Top Insights: ✅ Resilience – Strengthen sustainability by enhancing supply chain transparency. ✅ Empowerment – Practical ways to engage suppliers & improve Scope 3 data. ✅ Regulatory Readiness – Stay ahead of evolving ESG disclosure requirements. 🎥 Watch the Webinar Recording here: https://lnkd.in/g5y-hzdw We thank our expert speakers – Mike Wallace, Katy Newhouse, Marc Heisterkamp, and Tyson Timmer – for making this session incredibly insightful, informative, and packed with practical learnings. 👏 💬 What was the most relevant insight for your business? Drop your thoughts in the comments! 👇 We’d love to hear from you! #Sustainability #Scope3 #ESG #SupplierEngagement #ClimateAction #UCLAAnderson Open for Good Initiative UCLA Anderson School of Management

Join us for this year’s UCLA Anderson Energy & Innovation Conference on Sustainable Cities! 🌍 Connect with industry leaders, policymakers, and researchers to explore urban resilience and sustainability - critical in the wake of climate challenges like the LA fires. Come to learn, discuss and network with like-minded changemakers: this event is open to anyone in the community, from students and academics to industry representative, founders, policymakers and community organizations. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/g4pq7F4b 📅 Save the Date: February 14, 2025 📍 Location: UCLA Anderson School of Management Shout out to the conference organizing team: Thomas Becken Aditya Patwari Jillian Zhang Josh Rothermel Evan Schwartz Maxwell Bracey Bradley Van Patten Rebecca Richardson Rhea Uppal Theo R. Kelly Chung Tereza Omabuwa Energy & Cleantech Association UCLA Anderson Center for Impact #SustainableCities #EnergyInnovation #CleanTech #UrbanResilience

Fantastic to see climate take center stage in discussions at UCLA! Our friends at UCLA Technology Development Group are hosting a day of climate action showcasing the innovative work of UCLA Research Grant Awardees next Thursday, 2/13! Check out the agenda & register here: https://lnkd.in/g_Mx465f Yes, that's 1 day before our Energy Innovation Conference on 2/14! #ClimateActionDay #Sustainability #ClimateInnovation #UCLA #Entrepreneurship

🚀 We’ve officially kicked off this year’s UCLA Anderson Board Fellows Program! This initiative connects MBA students with nonprofit boards for a year of hands-on learning about nonprofit governance, leadership, and strategy. Through this experience, our MBAs serve on boards as nonvoting members and gain invaluable insights from seasoned community leaders, while nonprofits benefit from fresh perspectives and future leadership talent. We’re excited to see this year’s Board Fellows make an impact and further strengthen the bridge between UCLA Anderson School of Management and the Southern California nonprofit community. Stay tuned for updates on their journey! Special thanks to our UCLA Anderson Center for Impact and Net Impact teams for spearheading the Board Fellows program, namely: Gayle Northrop, Bhavna Sivanand Dias, Kelly Chung, Harold Myer, Aaron Tsai, Evan Schwartz, Marisa Lue, PMP! #BoardFellows #SocialImpact #Leadership #NonprofitBoards #UCLAAnderson

🌍 Advancing Corporate Transparency through Open for Good research at UCLA Anderson School of Management 🌍 The UCLA Anderson Center for Impact's Open for Good Initiative focuses on enhancing sustainability by evaluating and advancing corporate transparency among the largest U.S. firms (learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gvSdD5iG). During his internship as a part of the Open for Good research team, Nimagna Hazra (MSBA ’24) brought together his passion for sustainability and expertise in data analytics to drive impactful solutions. From creating dynamic web tools to refining ESG insights, Nimagna addressed complex challenges to deliver actionable data.   Discover more about his transformative journey and the groundbreaking work at Open for Good in the article. 👇   #Sustainability #DataAnalytics #ESG #UCLAAnderson #OpenForGood #AnderIntern