Students in Action Strachan Chair

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Students In Action

The Strachan Chair promotes projects that have a social objective, with the purpose of giving students exposure and contribution to social initiatives, while supporting non-profit organizations (e.g. NGOs and foundations) that have administrative challenges but do not have the resources to fund consulting services.

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Management Consulting Project (MCP)

In 2016 and for the first time since its foundation, the Strachan Chair supported three MCPs in Central American NGOs. The MCP consists of a consultancy that a group of five MBA students carry out in an NGO or a Central American Foundation on administrative issues. The project begins with initial preparation on campus at INCAE in January and February, followed by the execution of the project for nine weeks, when the students move to the organization's location, where they work full time to carry out the project. Successful completion of the MCP is a prerequisite for graduation.

The CCM is characterized as a high value-added initiative in which consulting teams contribute their knowledge to achieve solutions that add value to companies or organizations. To ensure excellence, the consulting teams are closely supervised by the Leadership Team composed of professors from INCAE.

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Application process

The CCM call for proposals process begins in September and October of each year, when Central American NGOs are invited to complete an application form. Consulting projects that meet the following requirements are selected: 1. The social impact of the organization 2. The potential impact of the consultancy on the organization 3. The consultancy must represent a challenge for the students of INCAE.

Once the NGO consultancies have been pre-selected according to the above criteria, MBA students are invited to apply to the consultancies of their choice. The groups of students are evaluated on the basis of their academic excellence, professional profile and experience, and their commitment and interest in civil society organizations.

Call for CCM 2024

A consultancy will be selected for the first cycle in 2024.

Requirements:

Be a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) or Social Enterprise with activities in Central America and with at least five years of existence.
To have an established administrative and operational structure, as well as physical facilities and conditions to receive the group of consultants.
Submit annual reports that support the organization's achievements and include indicators of results achieved.
Propose a management challenge (e.g., financial best practices, organizational effectiveness, strategic planning) whose solution would have an impact on the organization and therefore on society. Projects focused on fundraising will not be considered.
Define an achievable outcome of the consultancy over a period of seven weeks in total.

Note: The Strachan Chair finances up to 75% of the value of the consultancy (up to USD 10,000), the organization must contribute the remaining 25% (between USD 3,000-5,000). Consultants are NOT paid professional fees, the project costs include travel expenses for the consulting group during the 7 weeks.

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Our CCMs