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About

Consultants for Impact (formerly the Effective Altruism Consulting Network) helps prospective, current, and former consultants optimize their careers and donations to maximize their impact. They help consultants who demonstrate strong management, strategic, and operational skills find high-impact opportunities in policy, charity entrepreneurship, leadership (and many more) roles at high-impact organizations. 

Offerings

To date, Consultants for Impact has provided 1:1 support to over 500 consultants, meaningfully helped facilitate 30+ high-impact career transitions, and seeded active workplace groups at 10 top consulting firms. They currently provide the following services, free of charge: 

  • Talent Referrals: Working with EA hiring managers directly to identify top candidates for especially promising roles and organizations 
  • Career Conversations: Structured, one-on-one career plan development calls with experienced advisors
  • Weekend Retreats: Immersive programs for consultants exploring pivots to higher-impact work featuring speakers, workshops, and relationship-building
  • Job Blast: A biweekly newsletter highlighting the top 10 high-impact roles best suited for consultants
  • Workplace Groups: Coordinating and supporting impact-driven communities within top consulting firms, including McKinsey, BCG, and Bain
  • Custom Resources: Giving guidescareer reflection templates, interviews with former consultants, and other tools to support members’ decision-making processes. 

Funding

Consultants for Impact has been supported by grants from Open Philanthropy since 2022. Before 2022, they received $150,000+, across several grants, from the Effective Altruism Infrastructure Funds and the Center for Effective Altruism.

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