Accenture MBA Innovation Challenge Supports USA for UNHCR
April 20 2017 - 6:59AM
Business Wire
Winning team from University of Michigan
Focused on Expanding Outreach
A group of MBA students from the University of Michigan’s Ross
School of Business was selected to team with Accenture (NYSE:ACN)
to provide pro-bono management consulting for the U.S. based
nonprofit dedicated to raising funds and awareness for refugees and
for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The
team will have the opportunity to help implement their proposal for
the nonprofit, USA for UNHCR.
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The Accenture MBA Innovation Challenge provides graduate
business students from across the United States with real-world
consulting experience in support of a national nonprofit
organization.
“Through the Challenge, the student participants were not only
given the opportunity to address a real problem faced by a client,
but they also saw strong and innovative collaboration between
Accenture and USA for UNHCR in action," said Marty Rodgers,
managing director of Accenture’s nonprofit practice. "Their
proposed solutions demonstrated the criticality of public-private
partnerships to make a lasting impact on pressing issues the world
faces. It was a pleasure to see students so excited about doing
well by doing good.”
The latest MBA Innovation Challenge included five participating
universities and a total of 192 students, who focused on USA for
UNHCR’s piloting of data analytic tools to develop next steps to
improve targeting and customized outreach by the organization in
the face of an unprecedented global refugee crisis.
“USA for UNHCR was delighted to be part of the Accenture
Innovation Challenge to help advance our outreach strategy,” said
Anne-Marie Grey, Executive Director and CEO, USA for UNHCR. “I’m so
impressed by the passion of the participants and the quality of the
solutions from all the MBA teams. It is truly a privilege to be
part of this Challenge and we are grateful to Accenture for their
commitment to the issue and to our organization.”
The 2017 winning MBA team from University of Michigan was
selected following multiple rounds of competition. The team
proposed an analytics-based approach that leverages corporate
partnerships as a force multiplier to expand the reach and
visibility of refugee issues. The students recommended partnering
with top corporations patronized by Millennials on cause visibility
campaigns and member-only promotions to encourage individuals to
identify as “refugee allies” on social media as a show of public
support and a call to action for their peers.
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