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A message from the mothership at Net Impact HQ (read fast to get to the part about the $100 gift card): Make sure Haas Net Impact is included in Net Impact’s Business as Unusual guide, the only b-school guide exclusively featuring student voices. To see how our program stacks up against the top 100 grad programs, we need to get at least 20 survey respondents. Help us get there by completing a 10-minute survey on how you think our program incorporates social and environmental themes into the curriculum, student activities, career services, and more.
As a thank you for your efforts, one lucky respondent will get a $100 Visa gift card. Take the 10-minute survey by May 7 (Survey link: http://bit.ly/BAU14-CL).
As always, join us on Facebook to get the latest news. www.facebook.com/groups/HaasSocialImpact/.
Upcoming Events
Net Impact News
Upcoming Events
Event: Apply to be in An Urban Ventures Accelerator with Tumml
Date: Application deadline April 13
Link: https://angel.co/tumml-summer-2014-cohort/apply
Description: Are you an urban innovator? Do you have a startup tackling an urban problem? Then apply to Tumml! Tumml is an urban ventures accelerator with a mission to empower entrepreneurs to solve urban problems. Through a four-month program, Tumml invites early stage companies from around the country into its office space to receive: $20K in seed funding; mentorship from civic and government leaders, and $30K of in-kind services such as free desk space in SF, government advocacy, web/hosting, etc. Applications close on April 13! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to info@tumml.org.
Event: Kaleidoscope: When Corporate Impact Meets Consumer Behavior
Date: Wednesday, April 16th
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Place: Haas Wells Fargo Room
Link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/kaleidoscope-when-corporate-impact-meets-consumer-behavior-tickets-10624954525
Description: The concept of corporate social responsibility isn’t new. In today’s market, consumers have dramatically changed the way they think about the environment and are putting in an effort to become more environmentally conscious. Although consumers are the ones to make those day-to-day decisions, companies are also developing ways to encourage consumers to make positive changes for a more sustainable lifestyle. Net Impact Berkeley Undergrad and the Center for Responsible Business present the 3rd Annual Kaleidoscope event, When Corporate Impact Meets Consumer Behavior. In this dynamic conversation between a group of panelists, hear about how companies ranging from large Fortune 500 to small private companies, are influencing consumers to create a more sustainable lifestyle.
Event: ImpactAssets Panel Discussion: Incorporating Impact Investing in Your Financial Portfolio
Date: Thursday, April 24th
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Impact HUB San Francisco, 901 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Link: RSVP http://impactassets.org/
Description: ImpactAssets will be hosting a discussion of how investors and their advisors have addressed the inherent challenges to successfully incorporate impact investments into financial portfolios. Whether you’re an investor or advisor interested in learning how to pursue the promise of impact investing, an enthusiastic supporter of this growing field or simply curious to learn more, this discussion promises to engage and inspire!
Event: Growing Green Awards Celebration 2014
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Place: The Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Link: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-green-awards-celebration-2014-tickets-10667040405
Description: The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Berkeley Food Institute join together to announce the 2014 Growing Green Awards recognizing leadership in the field of sustainable food systems. Through this national award, now in its sixth year, we recognize extraordinary individuals who have inspired or demonstrated scalable models for more ecologically integrated, just and healthful food, from farm to fork. On May 14th, please join us for an award ceremony followed by a reception featuring the winners and key leaders in food and agriculture to stimulate conversations about the future of sustainable food systems.
Net Impact News
Portland Trek
By Andrew Lee
On March 14th, three Berkeley MBAs trekked to Portland, Oregon as part of a Net Impact visit to the Rose City. Nick Wobbrock and Andrew Lee, both first year full time MBAs, and Vishal Kudchadkar, a third year EWMBA, were eager to gain insights from contacts at the Nike Foundation and Mercy Corps. Additionally, the Berkeley MBAs invited the local Portland State University MBA Net Impact chapter to join. In total, 10 individuals joined the event.
At the Nike Foundation the group first took a campus tour. Lush and perfectly manicured sports fields surrounded us. Afterwards we heard from Julie Addicott, a member of the Global Communications team. She detailed the foundation's main initiative, strengthening the "girl effect". This is the powerful belief that adolescent girls are the key to ending the cycle of generational poverty in Africa. If you can change the course of a girl's life at age 12, educate her, and prevent teen pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases, you can remake a continent. Much of the foundation's efforts over the past decade have focused on driving resources to this agenda and getting the word out. Moving forward, the Foundation plans to incorporate more initiatives that utilize Nike Inc's core competencies of storytelling, much like the Ethiopian radio drama the Foundation backed (http://www.girleffect.org/explore/creating-change-for-ethiopian-girls/girl-hub-ethiopia-yegna-behaviour-change/).
Following a quick lunch and commute from Beaverton, where Nike is located, to downtown Portland, the group visited Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps is an international development organization that saves and improves lives in the world's toughest places. We heard from the social ventures and also market development teams. This was an interesting perspective on international development because both teams employ market based approaches, which is different than the traditional, and unsustainable, charity model of international development.
At the end of the day we reconvened with the PSU MBAs, and Mercy Corps folks for a happy hour at the Thirsty Lion pub. A wonderful visit to the Pacific Northwest!
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.
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Susan
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