Andrea Sanchez & Pablo Gavilan: Pro bono for future employees – student programs at universities

1. PRO BONO FOR FUTURE
EMPLOYEES
Student programs at universities

2. why?

3. Why is it important to run pro bono projects with students?
How can students benefit from pro bono programs?
How would these programs change their careers?
How can universities get involved in the development of pro
bono programs?
How can NGOs and corporations contribute to pro bono programs
in coordination with universities?

4. PANORAMA PRO BONO FOR STUDENTS- by pro bono lab
Only 52% of students know the term pro bono.
Only 32% of students did pro bono last year.
90% of students said they were ready to do pro bono.
95% of students said that universities should facilitate them
to do pro bono during their studies.

5. After doing pro bono
Students put into practice the theoretical knowledge acquired
at university.
Students get in touch with the real labor world and get to
know their future employers. Doing pro bono empowers their
employability.
Students learn about social causes. Doing pro bono promotes
their social commitment.

6. The actors

7. corporations
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) attracts top talent to
enterprises: companies have to show their values by doing
philanthropy.
New ways to recruit recent graduates.
An opportunity to create mentorship programs with their
workers: passing on the talent and knowledge to the new
generation.

8. NGOs
It is difficult to admin interns in their organizations: lack
of economic or human resources and time.
New ways to attract talent to the third sector.
Pro bono is not very well known among NGOs yet.
Not easy for small NGOs to access pro bono.
It is difficult to establish relations with corporations.

9. Universities
An opportunity to develop social innovation programs.
New programs to enhance talent of their students: boost the
employability of their students.
Innovative solidarity programs for their students.
If co-created with their students: develop entrepreneural
skills in their students.
Strengthen ties with NGOs and corporations.

10. Pro bono intermediaries
Experience in designing pro bono programs with corporations
and NGOs.
Knowledge of how to admin the needs of both parties: NGOs and
corporations.
Guarantee the correct completion of pro bono cooperations.
Outside watcher in case of discrepancies with the procedure.

11. Some examples

12. stanford business graduate school (united states)

13. Alumni solidario - esade business school (spain)
Solidarity counselling
Long term pro bono projects (5-8 months)
Multidisciplinary teams

14. Campus pro bono by pro bono lab (France)
Since 2012
560 students
540 employees
3 universities and schools
Within the format of a Marathon Probono

15. Let’s design
-world café-

16. How can these actors work together?
Question 1.- How can universities work with pro bono
intermediaries in order to create pro bono programs for
students?
Question 2.- What are the key factors in order to make these
programs succeed?
Question 3.- How can we replicate these programs in different
universities in order to spread them and make them well-known
in the academic sector?
Question 4 ?

17. Your turn !!

18. Thank you!

19. andrea@workforsocial.com
Pablo@workforsocial.com