Northstar Research Collective is a student-led nonprofit that delivers economic research, impact reporting, and clear, decision-ready insights for nonprofits and social impact teams.
You’ll work on real client projects with a structured process, tight review, and support from the team lead.
Join Northstar
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Our Team
Akela Basak
Director of Valuation and Research
John Blume
Research Team Lead
Ali Ismael
Business Analyst
Jayden McDonald
Research Analyst
Marcus Hilaire
Research Analyst
Emery Adou
Research Analyst
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Research Analyst
Time commitment
1 to 5 hours per week
Term length
4-month term
What you will do
Conduct economic and financial research for real client projects
Build briefs, reports, and slide decks with guidance from the team lead
Support analysis used in impact and valuation work
Internal Operations Coordinator
Time commitment
1 to 5 hours per week
Term length
4-month term
What you will do
Coordinate scheduling, onboarding, and internal workflows
Support people operations, including applications, tracking, and communication
Draft and maintain internal documents such as policies and basic legal templates
Valuation Analyst
Time commitment
1 to 5 hours per week
Term length
4-month term
What you will do
Build and update Excel based models for SROI and impact valuation
Perform economic and financial analysis to support valuation inputs
Work closely with the team lead on quantitative sections of reports