ACADEMIC PARTNERS

University of San Francisco, School of Business and Management

In 2006, NFTE Bay Area began a relationship with the University of San Francisco, School of Business and Management, its administration, faculty and MBA students.  USF MBA students participate as judges for classroom competitions and work as business plan coaches and mentors.  To date, over 80 MBA students have volunteered and have chosen the Bay Area office as one of their favorite charities (second to Special Olympics) in an intercollegiate Challenge for Charity taking place among the top business schools in California.  USF hosts our annual Regional Youth Business Plan Competition and Dinner (co-hosted by the USF Hospitality Management Program), summer BizCamp, NFTE University teacher trainings and our student and teacher workshops.  Students from NFTE programs are able to attend university events including college admissions workshops and the university’s International Business Plan Competition.  In 2008, NFTE Bay Area moved its offices into the School of Business and Management.  Through our partnership with USF, we receive office space, IT and administrative support and work more closely with the faculty, graduates and undergraduates of the entire university. 

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) program

Through NFTE's partnership with the YEAH program, UC Berkeley has hosted our local "NFTE University" four-day teacher training and the 2007 CA/NFTE BizCamp. Haas MBA students also mentor YEAH and NFTE students.

NFTE BAY AREA PROGRAMS: CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR

Schools currently offering the NFTE program:

San Francisco
Balboa High School
Ida B. Wells High School
International Studies Academy

Life Learning Academy
Thurgood Marshall High School
Wallenberg High School

Megan Furth Academy (Middle School)

East Bay
Business Entrepreneurial School of Technology (BEST)
Castlemont Business and Information Technology School
Eden Area Regional Occupation Program (ROP)

Oakland Military Institute

Lighthouse Community Charter School

San Leandro High School: Academy of Business and Finance & Art Enterprise

South Bay
Redwood High School
Yerba Buena High School

Northern California
Pajaro High School

Community-based Organizations currently offering the NFTE program:
Jewish Family and Children's Services - San Francisco

Juma Ventures - San Francisco

Urban Solutions - San Francisco
Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) - UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business

Businesses United in Investing, Lending and Development (BUILD) - Oakland