Engage with Students

CASE matches some of the brightest next generation impact leaders from the Duke University MBA program with impact organizations in need of additional bandwidth and new perspective.  We guide our students to leverage the full MBA toolkit to share invaluable analyses and insights with impact organizations.  Your organization can work with tomorrow’s consulting talent, today and at a fraction of their post-graduation cost! 

Our partners who engage with Duke MBA students regularly find that they benefit greatly from their skills, perspective, and collaboration.  The opportunities listed below are part of established student programming at Duke, and include oversight from staff and faculty from the Fuqua School of Business. 

Opportunities to work with Duke MBA students

CASE i3 Consulting Program (CASE i3CP)Your impact investing organization can engage a consulting team of 5-7 students to work on a question or challenge you are currently facing.  Client organization benefit from the passion, fresh perspective, and technical expertise our students bring to their consulting projects, while students benefit from applying their academic learning to an of-the-moment issue in the impact investing space. 

Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum (FCCP). FCCP is an experiential learning course where students apply content learned in their graduate coursework to real challenges facing businesses and community-based organizations. Clients participating in this program work collaboratively with a small team of Fuqua students and benefit from the fresh perspectives and actionable recommendations they provide.

Fuqua on Board (FOB).  This nonprofit board program matches Fuqua MBA students with Durham-area nonprofits to serve as non-voting board members. Over the course of a year-long apprenticeship, pairs of students work closely with a board mentor, participate regularly in board meetings, complete a Board-related project, and attend relevant committee meetings. 

Mentored StudyStudents are able to work for course credit one day per week over a full semester with a mentor organization.  Student and mentor agree on the scope of work, and the student may work on-site or virtually. 

Have questions about which program is right for you? Email case@fuqua.duke.edu for guidance.

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