Pi Tau Consulting (PTC) was founded in January 2006 as an initiative of Alpha Kappa Psi. PTC is dedicated to providing pro bono management consulting services to local nonprofit organizations. We work closely with our clients to develop recommendations that are both insightful and practical. Our case teams are comprised of five to six Stanford students, who receive training and mentorship from PTC alumni and consultants from McKinsey & Company. The typical length of our cases is three to four months (December through March). More details about PTC and its members are included in the Terms of Reference document that we sent to potential clients.
If you would like to learn more about how Pi Tau Consulting can help your non-profit organization achieve its strategic objectives, please email stanford.akpsi@gmail.com for more information.
Event Location and Time
Location: CDC 1st Floor Conference Room
Date: October 5th, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Case Competition
Applied Predictive Technologies and Pi Tau Consulting are teaming up to bring a case competition to Stanford Campus on October 17th, 2009. By participating in the event, you will be exposed to the world of consulting. Participate as a team with your peers, you will collaboratively develop a solution to a case previously worked on by Applied Predictive Technologies Consultants. Case presentations will be judged by Applied Predictive Technologies Consultants.
How do I participate?
Submit the registration here by October 1st
Eligibility
- 3.0/4.0 GPA
- Be an undergraduate student
- Be available on October 5th and 17th for Kick off event and team presentation
Founded in 1999, APT is a rapidly growing strategy consulting and enterprise software company with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, London and Taipei. APT has over 45 Global 2000 clients, including Starbucks, Kraft, Staples, Subway and Wells Fargo. APT not only carry out consulting jobs for clients but also develop software to help their clients maximize profits. Read more about them here.APT is very excited about being able to do more than an information session, and their consultants look forward to providing a training session and being able to help you improve your presentation and analytical skills throughout the competition. APT consultants will be available during the competition to speak with you about the case in more detail and help you with any questions you may have.
Why do I need to sign up?
We would like you to sign up so that we can coordinate logistics and inform APT about your interest ahead of time. We will be sending APT consultants and HR department your resumes ahead of time so they have an idea of the talented students they will be able to meet. However, the kick off event is open to anyone interested in consulting, even if you haven't registered!
What if I don’t have a team?
Submit your registration as an individual and you will be put in contact with other students interested so that you are able to form a team if you choose to. If you choose to do this we encourage you to submit your registration as soon as possible so that you can communicate with the rest of your team.
Why should I participate?
By participating in this case competition not only will you have a valuable experience presenting a consulting case solution, but you will also have an opportunity to interact with Applied Predictive Technologies consultants and receive free advice and feedback from them about how to do case analysis and presentations. Your resumes will be shared with Applied Predictive Technologies for networking purposes. First prize winners will also receive a wii and have the opportunity to go to Applied Predictive Technologies’ headquarters in San Francisco and have a guided tour.
How big are the teams?
The teams should be made up of 4 participants to ensure you have enough support to finish the case and have a chance to experience team dynamics.
What are the prizes?
Each participant of the winning team will receive a brand new iPod Nano, and will be able to visit the APT office in San Francisco and have more intimate interaction with APT consultants and staff. An iPod Nano will be raffled off at the kick off event on October 5th.
You are more than welcome to come to the kick off event, even if you haven't registered!
I have more questions, who can I contact?
Send us an email to paitauconsulting@gmail.com, we look forward to hearing from you.
Our Current Clients
Special Olympics Northern California – www.sonc.org
Special Olympics Northern California is a developmental and physical disabilities nonprofit that provides services to more than 13,000 athletes in Northern California and more than 3,000 athletes in Nevada. PTC will be helping them develop strategies that can be used to position Special Olympics in the online marketplace, specifically at universities, where social networking can be used to access a younger demographic, and encourage this younger demographic to contribute through an online donations vehicle.
WAGES (Women's Action to Gain Economic Security) – www.wagescooperatives.org
WAGES is a business and economic development nonprofit that launches and supports eco-friendly home-cleaning cooperatives for low-income Latino women. PTC is working with WAGES to help design a business plan to implement around March/April. We will focus on defining a market strategy for obtaining new clients, and establishing an enhanced system of operations.
Our Past Clients
East Palo Alto YMCA – http://www.ymcasv.org
The YMCA is committed to strengthening and enriching the development of kids, families, and the community through health and fitness, youth programs, family activities, and other resources for people of all ages and abilities. Pi Tau Consulting helped the East Palo Alto YMCA research and create a targeted marketing strategy for getting the community more involved with the YMCA.
HIPhousing – http://www.hiphousing.org
HIP Housing, a low-cost housing placement service, was facing a shortage of housing to meet rapidly growing demand. Pi Tau Consulting helped HIP Housing create a targeted advertising strategy to reach new housing providers.
Job Train – http://www.jobtrainworks.org
Our client, a provider of job retraining services, was undergoing a name change from OICW to JobTrain. Pi Tau Consulting helped JobTrain devise a strategy to use the name change as an opportunity to revamp its communication strategy and also to strengthen its relationship with donors and volunteers.
National Teen Leadership Program (NTLP) – http://www.teenleader.org
NTLP, a leadership program for teens, was having trouble reaching out to young people using traditional advertising methods. Pi Tau Consulting helped NTLP craft an advertising strategy that used online resources like Myspace to reach its target audience.
PTC 2008-2009
