The UW Business School’s BEDC Board Fellows Program, one of just five programs of its kind in business schools across the country, places UW MBA students as non-voting members on local community and economic development boards. MBA students serve as Board fellows from Spring quarter of their first year to the end of their second year.

Benefits for MBA Students

• Increased understanding of organizational governance —the role and structure of a board of directors
• Expanded understanding of management in the nonprofit sector
• Connections with local business leaders who sit on boards
• Opportunity to make a valuable contribution to the Seattle community

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Benefits for Nonprofit Agencies

• New perspectives on key organizational and operational issues
• Multiple connections with resources and network of the UW Business School
• Opportunity to nurture the next generation of business leaders

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