Penn International Impact Consulting - PIIC

As a general body member, you are able to support teams through our monthly GBMs: give feedback on presentations, help with select deliverables (e.g. surveys), and get to know members through open socials. However, you need to apply as an associate consultant to be a permanent team member, attend all team meetings / socials, work directly with the client, and travel onsite.

Penn definitely has amazing opportuntities to engage with impact-driven consulting (including GRC and SIC, as you mentioned) and we urge you to take advantage of them! Some ways PIIC distinguishes itself from other clubs on campus is through our year-long (as opposed to semester-long) engagements with partner NGOs, as well our international on-site work. PIIC's tight-knit community is also incredibly special and one-of-a-kind. For more detail, please refer to the FAQ below highlighting differences between PIIC and other consulting organizations on campus. You can also learn more about the specific NGOs / projects PIIC has recently engaged with through our annual report: https://tinyurl.com/piic2324annualreport

Hi! Please keep up to date with all of our events through our Instagram: @piic.upenn!

(updated for Fall 2024 cycle, as well)

The interest form is so we can add you to our listserv and send updates about our recruitment process. The interest form is not considered an application to the club. In order to be considered for first round interviews, you need to fill out our application via Penn Clubs!

Hi! We typically do not recruit for the Spring as our projects run for the full academic year. If you are interested in PIIC, please apply during our Fall recruitment cycle!

Costs vary based on the specific location and duration of each trip. Prior to team selection, PIIC provides detailed financial estimates for each on-site trip to allow members to make informed choices. PIIC also recommends numerous grants and other sources of funding to all members to alleviate financial strain. Additionally, members can elect an off-site team, which does not travel

There are no fees to join PIIC! As for on-site trips, most PIIC members apply for grants from the University that cover travel expenses.

While PIIC welcomes juniors and seniors to join our club as GBMers, we only take Associate Consultant applications from freshmen and sophomores

We don't expect you to, we teach you! 

Throughout the year, we host training sessions with our AC Cohort where you learn how to build consulting pitch decks, advanced Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and much more. What we are looking for is somebody with a dedication to social impact, who collaborates well in teams, and is genuinely curious about learning and growing through PIIC. Please rest assured that almost none of us came into the application process with consulting/casing experience.

We have partnered with more than 70 NGOs with specialties ranging from peacebuilding, HIV transmission prevention, to rural development. Visit our website (penniic.org) to see more of what we have worked on

There are three main ways that PIIC sets itself apart from the other consulting organization on campus.

1) PIIC primarily focuses on working pro bono with some of the largest international NGOs/nonprofits. Impact is at the core of client scoping, deliverable creation, and execution, and our clients are always based internationally.

2) PIIC works through year-long engagements. This means that as a new member, you will form a meaningful bond with your team, while also getting to work closely with founders, CEOs, and executive-level employees who inspire our work. The associate consulting experience is designed to maximize client interaction, provide tangible experience, and forge familial relationships within teams.

3) PIIC is the only undergraduate organization with international on-site engagements, where we tangibly get to implement our projects, see our impact, and travel together abroad. Thinking as a global citizen is important to each of us, and the on-site component of our work is critical to capstoning our year-long engagements. 

Overall, PIIC is a small, close-knit organization of 40 students where everyone knows each other and is the perfect place for finding lifelong friendships, mentorships, and experiences