Who We Are

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Community Consulting Teams (CCT) is a volunteer organization that takes an innovative approach to addressing the business and management challenges of nonprofits. CCT forms teams of MBA alumni from top-ranked U.S. business schools who define and deliver high-value pro bono management consulting projects. Since 1990 we have helped over 100 Boston area non-profits clarify their strategic direction, evaluate new service opportunities, create effective marketing approaches, and improve the efficiency of their operation.

We have a two-fold mission:

• For socially conscious Boston-area nonprofits we provide pro bono management consulting advice that enhances their ability to serve their constituency,
• For our volunteers we offer a community in which they can join forces and work as a team to promote our common interest in the success of local nonprofits.

Our work is guided by our core values of respect, commitment and teamwork

• Respect for the clients’ confidentiality and our volunteer’s time
  
• Commitment to providing clients with a quality, actionable, and timely product and volunteers a rewarding and energizing experience
  
• Strong client/volunteer teamwork that leverages the knowledge, skills and experience of our clients and volunteers 
  

Our services

CCT provides services to its clients by conducting projects that address a wide range of business needs. Past CCT projects have included:

• Marketing strategies
• Growth strategies
• Feasibility studies
• Business plans
• Financial strategies/plans
• Operational effectiveness studies

In selecting client projects, CCT focuses on projects with clearly defined objectives and deliverables that have the potential to make a significant contribution to the organization. The non-profit organization must have the resources to commit to the project and implementation, including a project sponsor and support from the Board of Directors.

CCT projects are conducted from January to May/June. The project cycle begins with a project kickoff that brings together volunteers and clients. Each project is headed by an experienced project manager and is staffed by five or six volunteers who have been selected for the particular project from a pool of MBAs. CCT's Volunteer Committee is responsible for matching volunteers' skills with specific project requirements.

CCT has attracted the majority of its volunteers through the local alumni associations of several leading business schools including Darden, Kellogg, Sloan, Stanford, Tuck, Wharton and Yale.

CCT Organization

CCT Board members chair functional committees (such as the Client Development Committee and the Volunteer Development Committee), which are staffed by MBA graduates who devote valuable time and talents to the internal operations of CCT.  We are structured and function as an all-volunteer organization.

CCT Funding and Contributions

CCT provides services to its non-profit clients on a pro-bono basis, relying on contributions to support its internal operations. Since CCT is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization, donations to CCT are tax-deductible. If you would like to make a contribution to CCT, click here.