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SMU Thrive Social Consulting
ABOUT US
Thrive Social Consulting is Singapore’s largest pro-bono consulting organisation. We focus on helping non-profits tackle their most challenging strategic problems to allow them to Thrive. SMU Thrive Social Consulting offers students a unique opportunity to engage in real-life pro-bono consulting services for non-profit organisations. Our projects ranges from:
- Beneficiary engagement
- Financial sustainability
- Donor engagement
- Programme development
- Impact assessment
With specialised training, hands-on experience, members develop expertise in crafting sustainable strategies, optimising operations, and maximising social impact. By joining Thrive Social Consulting, aspiring consultants become a part of a strong community of like-minded individuals.
KEY EVENTS
- Bi-annual networking sessions with our alumni and professional consultants
- Held during recess week of Semesters 1 & 2.
GALLERY
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2021: Appointed as exclusive consulting partner for NVPC’s Design for Community Action (DCA) incubator programme
2022: Awarded the Volunteerism Award (Exemplary) at CCF’s Annual Appreciation Awards
2023: Appointed as formal Ground-Up Central member
OUR TRAINING
| Day | Thursdays |
| Time | 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm |
| Venue | SOE SRs |
"Conjunct has been an enriching experience that will always have a special place in my heart – journeying with partners who are deeply passionate about various social causes, teammates who not only challenge me to become better, but who also care for and nurture me in ways I will always be grateful for!"
– Seah Yi Shan, School of Business and School of Social Sciences, Year 4
"I stepped into SMU not knowing what CCA I wanted to join, but simply had a desire to try something new, and make a meaningful difference to the community. I found the perfect integration of the two passions in Conjunct Consulting. Having no prior experience in consulting was also not an issue, as there was a semester of excellent and rigorous training before we embarked on a project proper.
Looking back, I still marvel at how lucky I was to have joined Conjunct, to find like-minded friends who are as close as family, and to work on my own self development whilst also serving the community in a special way.”
- Lao Jing Hui, School of Social Sciences, Year 2
HOW TO JOIN THE CLUB?
Sign up for our info-sessions to understand more about our club (link will be blasted out via EDMs and our telegram recruitment channel). OR Sign up for a coffee chat with us before becoming a trainee at SMU Thrive Social Consulting.
FAQ
We have a training director who will be in charge of weekly trainings that equip trainees with relevant skills needed to be on a real-life consulting project. At times, we will have guest speakers conducting upskilling sessions for the trainees.
- Training spans across 9 weeks (6 weeks of content + 3 weeks of case competition preparation).
- Training will be wrapped up with an internal case competition hosted together with NTU and NUS chapters.
- After 1 semester of training, trainees may then apply for their Associate Consultant (AC) interviews before taking on a real-life project.
We understand that embarking on a consulting project may be very foreign to some, hence, we are only looking out for coachable people who have the passion to serve the non-profit sector.
- You will be working with your Project Leader, 2 external professionals as your Project Advisors and 4 fellow Associate Consultants. Each week, you will be assigned a workstream which will vary according to the needs of the project (eg. desk research and analysis, primary research, slide deck making, framework creation, client interview preparation etc).
- Weekly team meetings will be conducted in person on Thursdays
You definitely can indicate your interest and preferences, but it eventually depends on the project that are available.
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