Career Development
The TFC seeks to prepare students for social impact careers. We’re excited to connect you with resources, skills-building, and experiential opportunities.
ADVISING HOURS WITH TFC DIRECTOR, MARIO AVILA
Our TFC Director Mario Avila holds office hours to speak with students about their future careers and how to leverage time in graduate school to gain exposure to opportunities in social impact work. Schedule time to meet with Mario in his office at Owen.
“Mario has been an invaluable resource for developing the confidence to go after less available opportunities.”
– Student Feedback from Office Hours
HERE ARE A FEW RESOURCES WE RECOMMEND AS YOU EXPLORE SOCIAL IMPACT CAREERS
RECOMMENDED NEWSLETTERS
- Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
- Social Enterprise Alliance
- Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Uncharted (formerly Unreasonable Institute)
RECOMMENDED GROUPS/LISTSERVS
VANDERBILT CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
RECOMMENDED JOB BOARDS
- B Corp Jobs Board
- Bmeaningful
- The Bridgespan Group
- BSR CSR Jobs
- CSRJobs
- Draper Richards Kaplan
- Ethical Performance
- Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
- Good Food
- Green Dream Jobs
- GreenBiz
- Idealist
- Jobs for Global Good
- Net Impact Jobs and Internships Board
- NextBillion
- On Ramps
- Philanthropy News Digest
- ReWork
- Social Enterprise Alliance
- Social Good Jobs
- Sustainability Leads
- TriplePundit
- USSIF
- Weinreb Group Sustainability
- UN + Associated Organizations Jobs and Internships
- Uncharted – Join Monday Job Board
TFC IMMERSION TREKS
TFC Immersion Treks are student-led experiential learning trips with interdisciplinary groups of Vanderbilt graduate students. The goal of these experiences is to connect students with a variety of cross-sector approaches to social entrepreneurship in different cities. Join an Immersion Trek to engage with peers, alumni, professionals, and organizations creating market-based solutions for social impact!
SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS
Through TFC Summer Fellowships, Vanderbilt University graduate students bring their expertise and education into meaningful action with partner organizations focused on social enterprise, which may not otherwise devote resources to interns. In partnership with TFC leadership, students seek and match with partner organizations based on fit to gain valuable work experience integrating business and social impact, while receiving a stipend and support from the TFC.