Make an Impact as an Advisor
As SEG celebrates 25 years of investing in community-rooted impact, volunteer Advisors are at the heart of what makes this work possible. Advisors share their skills, perspective, and networks to help new and growing entrepreneurs navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and build sustainable, mission-driven businesses. SEG would not be where it is today without our advisors.
Advisors at SEG help bring a diversity of thought, perspective and experience to our work and those of our entrepreneurs. No previous experience in advising is needed. Generally, advisors have at least 10 years experience in business, start-ups or non-profit management and have specific expertise in one of the following areas:
- Finance and Accounting
- Strategic planning
- Operations
- Marketing and Communications
- Business Development and Growth
- Technology, AI, Web Development
General Advisor
Lend your expertise in a one-on-one advising session, helping a social entrepreneur tackle a specific challenge, provide guidance, or review material. Examples of advising sessions include customer discovery help, partnership advice, strategic planning, website feedback, social media strategy, branding review, pitch prep and more.
Advisors commit to at least a 1 hour in-person session with an entrepreneur as matched by the Program Leads.
Huddle Participant
Participate in a one-off huddle focused on helping an entrepreneur brainstorm and find solutions to a specific challenge. These huddle sessions are usually 2-3 hour facilitated sessions that bring together advisors from various backgrounds and industries to work together and advise an entrepreneur.
Topics include market expansion, business model ideation and product innovation.
Office Hours Expert
Host monthly virtual office hours to provide insight in your area of expertise or industry and serve as a soundboard for entrepreneurs. This is a great way to support multiple ventures with flexible scheduling.
The time commitment is about 4-5 hours per month.
Impact Accelerator Coach
This is SEG’s most in-depth engagement, ideal for those who want to build a long-term relationship with a social entrepreneur. Work one-on-one with an established entrepreneur in our Impact Accelerator Program and guide them as they navigate a growth strategy to scale their venture. Coaches are matched by SEG with entrepreneurs based on the entrepreneur’s programmatic goals, coach availability, and fit to guide them on their journey.
Coaches collaborate with the entrepreneur to create their own virtual or in-person meeting schedules, meeting weekly or biweekly for 1-2 hours per session through the duration of formal classes, which run 12 weeks.
If you are interested in Advising with SEG, please contact Elle Koo, Impact and Engagement Manager, at ekoo@segreenhouse.org