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MBA for Nonprofit Backgrounds

Leveraging Nonprofit Experience for MBA Success

Transitioning from the nonprofit sector to pursuing an MBA can be a savvy career move that leverages your experience while opening new doors. Nonprofit professionals often bring valuable skills in resource optimization, stakeholder management, and mission-driven leadership that business schools highly value. The mindset required to solve complex social challenges with limited resources translates remarkably well to business strategy and innovation.

The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business actively seeks candidates with nonprofit experience, recognizing that these professionals bring unique perspectives on purpose-driven leadership.

“One reason I chose an MBA is because I knew it would open all the doors. And that has really been true. I feel like my options are wide open for the future, which in turn, gives me the ability to create new, bigger goals. An MBA is so versatile, and I am gaining such valuable experience in the business world. I don’t know what the future will hold, career-wise, but I am also open to bringing this new toolkit of business skills back to the nonprofit world.”

– Alison LaForge
Full-time MBA '23 Senior Associate Consultant, PwC

Misson-Driven and Adaptable

With a background in the nonprofit sector, you bring a deeply mission-driven and adaptable perspective to the program, along with strong skills in leadership, stakeholder engagement, and strategic problem-solving.

Students from nonprofit backgrounds will find a welcoming community at Scheller, where classmates, advisors, and faculty understand the value of purpose-driven work and are ready to help you translate that experience into new opportunities.