Two related articles in the Financial Times focus on an area of interest to us here at Acumen Fund: the role of MBAs in the non-profit sector. The articles - both written by Sarah Murray - explore the changing philanthropic landscape and the value of business skills for non-profit careers.
In MBAs Lift Non-Profit Sector, Murray focuses on the shift towards business approaches in the non-profit sector as a whole. This shift, referred to by Matthew Bishop of The Economist as the philanthrocapitalist movement, demands that non-profits operate more and more like businesses - making MBAs a valuable commodity.
Murray’s second article - Practical Skills that Now Support Philanthropy - is actually a profile of our very own Blair Miller, who worked in the non-profit sector for a few years before earning her MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. After graduating from Ross, Blair joined the Business Development team here at Acumen Fund.
Take a look at both articles, which seem commonplace today even as the philanthropic landscape has changed so dramatically in the past five years.
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