Four University of Auckland students have started up a free consultancy service for charities.
Cherry Li, 21, and Imogene Gibson, 19, helped found Synergy in November last year after realising that students looking for work experience could help out charities who often had no money to spend on consultancy services.
Both are studying towards a Bachelor of Commerce and Miss Li says Synergy provides a fresh perspective for charity organisations.
"They have problems that they have been stuck with for a long time, and they are not sure how to solve it. As students we step in with a fresh perspective and also we've got that academic background, which they don't always have.
"Students need the working experience, especially as consultants. It's a growing industry. So a lot of students are actually interested in getting the work experience. Other opportunities around Uni at the moment don't provide real life experience, so that's where the value comes in."