MBA 51
Foundation · Est. 2026
Learn · Earn · Return
Live · Italy-based
MBA 51 FoundationETS
Founding cohort · Just launched2026

You learned.You earned.Now return.

A foundation built by students and young professionals shipping impact projects from Europe for the world. No barriers, no fees. You propose, we vote together, we fund it.

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Founding · 2026
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When we hit 100· we launch the first project
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Founding aperitivo · Milan
18 Mayo· Milan · informal
Foundation launched in Milan · 2026Next event: Aperitivo · May 18Looking for our first 100 foundersMembership always freeJoin · your name lives on the wallDonations reserved for the first projectNo salaries, no overhead, public booksRegistered in RUNTS · Ente del Terzo SettoreFoundation launched in Milan · 2026Next event: Aperitivo · May 18Looking for our first 100 foundersMembership always freeJoin · your name lives on the wallDonations reserved for the first projectNo salaries, no overhead, public booksRegistered in RUNTS · Ente del Terzo Settore
Manifesto · 003

Three words.
One obligation.

We're not a traditional NGO. We're a group of students and young people who saw something simple: the knowledge we received doesn't belong to us. It's a loan. And loans get repaid.

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Pillar One
Learn.

Radical access to knowledge. Free workshops, peer-to-peer mentorship, open library. What we learn we share within 24 hours.

free workshops coming
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Pillar Two
Earn.

Ambition with no apologies. Opportunities, connections, and ventures that create value — they're the economic base that lets us return more tomorrow.

2026
founding year · we're starting
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Pillar Three
Return.

100% of every euro goes to projects voted by the community. No executive salaries, no opaque overhead. Public accounts, public decisions, from the first euro.

100%
of funds publicly audited
Reach · Day one

We start in Milan.
We already have feet in many places.

Italy is our legal base — we're an Ente del Terzo Settore registered with RUNTS. But the founding team studies and works between Europe and the Americas. Year-one goal: informal chapters at every university where we have at least three members.

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Year-one goal
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Member fee
🇮🇹Italia · sede🇪🇸España🇵🇹Portugal🇩🇪Deutschland🇲🇽México+ wherever you take us
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How it works · 3 steps

You propose.
We vote together.
We fund it.

A foundation without a closed-door committee. Members submit ideas, those that gather community support move to the quarterly vote. The winner gets funded with what was raised.

Year-one goal8/ 100 members
When we hit 100 we open the first proposal voting round.
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You upload your idea

Any active member can propose a project from their dashboard. Five fields: what, who for, estimated budget, timeline, why. Takes less than 5 minutes.

5 minOnline
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We vote together

Each quarter, active members vote between proposals that gathered enough support. One person, one vote. No blocking minorities, no board override.

1 vote / memberQuarterly
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We fund it

The winning project gets funded with the quarter's donations. Whoever proposed it leads execution, with operational support. Accounts and progress, public on the site.

100% to the projectPublic books

We just launched.
The first 100 matters.

When we reach 100 members, we open the first public voting round. Join from day one: your name lives on the founding wall.

I want to be a founder
Public commitment

Sign a commitment,
not a check.

Public commitments work because a community is watching. Pick what you'll commit to this quarter. Your name joins the wall.

12 people signed a commitment · join the founding wall
MRMario Rossi· vote in the first roundLBLuca Bianchi· submit a proposalGRGiulia Romano· donate at launchMEMarco Esposito· share the projectSCSofia Conti· come to the aperitivoAFAlessandro Ferrari· vote in the first roundCGChiara Greco· bring 3 more peopleMRMario Rossi· vote in the first roundLBLuca Bianchi· submit a proposalGRGiulia Romano· donate at launchMEMarco Esposito· share the projectSCSofia Conti· come to the aperitivoAFAlessandro Ferrari· vote in the first roundCGChiara Greco· bring 3 more people
AFAlessandro Ferrari· vote in the first roundCGChiara Greco· bring 3 more peopleFMFrancesco Marino· donate at launchVCValentina Costa· vote in the first roundLRLorenzo Russo· submit a proposalMDMartina De Luca· come to the aperitivoDGDavide Galli· share the projectAFAlessandro Ferrari· vote in the first roundCGChiara Greco· bring 3 more peopleFMFrancesco Marino· donate at launchVCValentina Costa· vote in the first roundLRLorenzo Russo· submit a proposalMDMartina De Luca· come to the aperitivoDGDavide Galli· share the project
GRGiulia Romano· donate at launchMEMarco Esposito· share the projectSCSofia Conti· come to the aperitivoAFAlessandro Ferrari· vote in the first roundCGChiara Greco· bring 3 more peopleFMFrancesco Marino· donate at launchVCValentina Costa· vote in the first roundLRLorenzo Russo· submit a proposalGRGiulia Romano· donate at launchMEMarco Esposito· share the projectSCSofia Conti· come to the aperitivoAFAlessandro Ferrari· vote in the first roundCGChiara Greco· bring 3 more peopleFMFrancesco Marino· donate at launchVCValentina Costa· vote in the first roundLRLorenzo Russo· submit a proposal
Your personal hub

A dashboard where you see your impact,
not ads.

Upcoming events, proposals under review, badges unlocked, your real member number. Everything happening in your account, in one place.

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The team · 2026

Faces behind the
code and the care.

Students, recent grads, young professionals. Everything we do is pro bono. Nobody draws a salary from the foundation, ever.

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Mario Rossi
Founder · MBA Bocconi
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Luca Bianchi
VP Programs · Bocconi
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Giulia Romano
Tech & Operations
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Committee🇪🇸
Marco Esposito
Communications · Esade
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Sofia Conti
Mentorship · Nova SBE
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Alessandro Ferrari
Finance · TUM
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Chiara Greco
LATAM Outreach
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Membership · €0

Membership is free.
All we ask for is your help.

No monthly fees. No premium tiers. Whoever joins, joins. What we do expect: that you come to some event, vote when proposals open, and bring whoever you think should be here.

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Access to all events

Aperitivos, workshops, talks, assemblies. We start in Milan and add cities.

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Vote on future proposals

When we reach 100 members and open the first round, you vote on which project gets funded with what's raised.

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Submit your own ideas

Any proposal of yours enters the system from day one. When voting starts, it competes with the rest.

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Your name on the founding wall

The first 100 members are inscribed as the founding cohort. Forever, on the website and the annual reports.

Step 2 of 5~ 90 seconds
How do you want to participate?

This just helps us suggest opportunities. You can change it later.

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Upcoming events

The first one is May 18
in Milan.

Informal aperitivo to meet each other. No presentations, no agenda — just the founding team and the first members. Come even if you're not sure yet about joining.

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Aperitivo · Meet the team

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