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Upcoming Events
Haas Net Impact News
Upcoming Events
Event: Social Enterprise Sunday – Network with Net Impact Hult SF
Date: Sunday, March 9th
Time: 11AM – 3PM
Place: Hub Bay Area, 925 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Link: Register http://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-enterprise-sunday-tickets-10729808145
Description: The Net Impact Hult San Francisco chapter is planning a Social Enterprise Sunday in conjunction with the Hult Prize Regional Finals. Topics: incubators and funding, prototyping and piloting, funding your idea, know your market, build your network.
Event: TechnoServe Presentation
Date: Monday, March 10th
Time: 12:30-2:00PM
Place: C330
Link: Register http://cglink.me/r206476
Description: Are you looking for a rewarding internship with a well-respected NGO in rural Africa or Latin America? TechnoServe is a leading NGO with a mission to provide business solutions to poverty. As a volunteer consultant, you’ll work with the local communities of farmers, traders and government folks to solve the industries’ bottlenecks, coach local entrepreneurs and enable field staff to implement the changes. Come and listen to a brief presentation by TechnoServe formers, including Erica Bliss, Becca Grubman, Tammy Guo and Bart Pannecoeck to find out whether this is for you. You can already find out more at http://www.technoserve.org/. Hope to see you there! Lunch will be provided!
Event: Career Management for Social Impact Workshop
Date: March 12th
Time: 1:00-2:00PM
Place: C320
Link: go to the CareerNet Workshops event listing to register
Program/Event: Net Impact Career Trek to Portland, OR
Date: 3/14/14
Time: 9am – 4pm
Place: Portland, OR
Link: Registration is open! https://haas.campusgroups.com/NetImpact/rsvp?id=200710
Description: Visits confirmed with Nike Foundation and Mercy Corps. Bonus - have dinner at Andrew Lee's house and explore the Rose City! See this link for more details: http://sdrv.ms/1dSZI7c Note: The Spring A final exam for Macro is Thursday, 3/13 from 6-9 PM. It is recommended you either take the Thursday evening flight from SFO that departs at 10:45 PM (~$225 R/T) or the Friday morning flight from SFO that departs at 6 AM (~$178 R/T).
Event: Volunteer Opportunity: Net Impact MBA Panel for Undergraduates
Date: Tuesday, March 18th
Time: TBD
Place: TBD
Description: We are putting together a panel of MBA students to educate the Berkeley Net Impact undergraduate chapter on opportunities at the intersection of business and society. This event will be held on 3/18 and food will be provided! Please email Chad Reed (chad_reed@mba.berkeley.edu) if you are willing to serve!
Event: Net Impact Bay Area Mixer
Date: Friday, March 21st
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Place: Cafe Royale, 800 Post St., San Francisco
Link: RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/net-impact-bay-area-all-chapters-mixer-in-san-francisco-tickets-10742931397
Description: The Net Impact USF and Net Impact SF Professional chapter are hosting a Net Impact Bay Area Mixer! With graduate and professional members from all over the Bay Area, enjoy an evening of drinks, music and the opportunity to meet like-minded people focused on creating a socially and environmentally sustainable world! Reconnect, make new friends, and broaden your network with the people at this spring mixer event.
Event: PG&E’s Energy Ideation Lab
Date: Application deadline 3/21. Event date 4/4
Time: 8 AM - 2 PM
Location: PG&E SF Headquarters
Link: Apply by 3/21: https://netimpact.org/forms/partners-projects-forms/energy-ideation-lab-student-team-application
Description: The Energy Ideation Lab is a one-of-a-kind student competition where you’ll gain insight into a compelling challenge facing the utility industry, create new solutions using a structured methodology, and receive direct feedback on your solutions from leaders within PG&E. After the fast-paced event, your team will enjoy lunch and networking with a number of PG&E employees, including the company’s Corporate Sustainability and Customer Engagement teams. The Energy Ideation lab is only open to a small group of teams, generally around 4-5 students each.
Event: Summer Fellowship Opportunity with Potential Energy
Date: Summer 2014, dates flexible
Place: Oakland and Africa
Link: http://www.potentialenergy.org/ (and see attachment)
Description: Smoke from cooking fires kills 4 million people each year...that’s more than AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis combined. Potential Energy, Inc. is a non-profit social enterprise based in Oakland, CA working to solve this problem. Our flagship product is a high-efficiency, wood-burning cook stove customized to the needs of women in Darfur (Sudan) and Ethiopia. Summer Fellows will receive training at Potential Energy’s HQ offices in Oakland, CA. They will then be deployed to the field to work on fact gathering, analysis, market assessment and research projects in 1-2 Sub-Saharan African countries. At the end of the summer, fellows will re-convene in Oakland, CA (as they are able) to present their findings and discuss / analyze them with the PE team. To apply please send a cover letter and resume to info@potentialenergy.org with “ [Your Name] - Summer Fellow Search” in the subject line. For more information about the position, please email betsy_mccormick@mba.berkeley.edu.
Event: Net Impact MBA Coffee Chats with Undergraduates
Date: At a mutually convenient time
Time: TBD
Place: TBD
Description: Berkeley Net Impact undergraduates are eager to have coffee chats with MBA students! We will find a mutually agreeable time for you and your buddy to chat. Lunch is on us! Please email Chad Reed (chad_reed@mba.berkeley.edu) if you want to participate!
Program/Event: Networked Job Search with Maya Tobias and Christine Chu
Date: Wednesdays, 3-4 PM
Description: Work with second years Maya and Christine to help with your social impact job/internship search!
Link for more info: Sign-ups will open soon at www.careernet.haas.berkeley.edu → Advising → Small Group Meeting
Haas Net Impact News
Social Impact Day at Work with Haas and UCLA Anderson
 Haas Net Impact joined UCLA Anderson Net Impact for a Day at Work event last Friday. We visited Red Cross, Kiva Microfunds, the Bridgespan Group, and DBL Investors. It was a great way to learn about the breadth and span of various social impact companies and talk to staff one-on-one. Thanks to UCLA Anderson Net Impact for inviting us!
How to submit an event listing for Haas Net Impact
If you'd like to include an upcoming event in our newsletter, please email haas@netimpact.org and provide information in the following format:
Event: EVENT TITLE (example: First Year MBA Welcome Back Lunch with the Dean)
Date: DATE (example: Wednesday, January 19)
Time: TIME (example: 12:30-1:30 pm)
Place: PLACE (example: Wells Fargo Room)
Link: Include a URL as appropriate (example: a link for registration)
Description: Include a brief description of the event, 100 words or less.
And one of our officers will get back to you shortly. Thanks!
Best,
Susan
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