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Dec
03
After bringing together students and professionals passionate about finding ways to use business skills to make a positive impact for 20 years, Net Impact used its annual conference this year to mark the exciting milestone. Thousands of members -- energetically optimistic and forward-looking – gathered to celebrate 20 years of action.
Nov
02
Joel Makower recently celebrated BSR’s 20th birthday. In kicking off its annual conference, BSR’s President and CEO Aron Cramer observed that 20 years ago the Dow was at 3,300 (it now hovers around 13,300) and four gigabytes of flash memory would cost you half a million dollars. Another organization started 20 years ago as well. It was called Students for Responsible Business (SRB) and today it’s known as Net Impact.
Oct
30
Last weekend Allison Jones attended the Net Impact 20th Anniversary Conference in Baltimore. While she spoke on a panel about non-traditional ways of getting experience in order to break into the impact sector, she was amazed by the brilliance of many of the speakers she heard. There were lessons to be learned for individuals who want to make a difference and organizations looking to strengthen their work.
Aug
21
If working for a values-led organization is at the heart of your job search, your strategy is sound – if only for the increased likelihood of job satisfaction. A report by Net Impact, what workers want in 2012, reveals that employees who make a direct positive social and environmental impact through their roles have twice the level of job satisfaction.
Jul
16
Doing good is in high demand. According to a recent survey by Net Impact, an industry association, more than 70% of college students and 50% of workers are looking for jobs with social impact. Nearly 60% of students are even willing to take pay cut in order to work for a company that represents their values.
Aug
14
The average worker today stays at each of his or her jobs for 4.4 years, according to the most recent available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but the expected tenure of the workforce’s youngest employees is about half that.
Aug
16
With economic opportunity being the top issue in America today, there’s one slice of the economy that’s been largely overlooked as a constant source of growth and national benefit: the social sector.
May
24
A new survey comparing college students soon to enter the work force with current workers found that everyone wants an "impact job," and would do a lot to get one.
Apr
20
A B-school mentoring program in Mumbai, an executive MBA in Kenya, and degree programs for military veterans are just some of the projects that received $7.1 million in funding from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) this week.
Jan
11
To some readers, the very notion of working within a corporation is tantamount to selling out their values as advocates for social or environmental justice. While this is a valid perspective, there is another view. Liz Maw, (executive director of the MBA's for social justice group Net Impact) articulated this view in her opening remarks for the 2011 Net Impact conference, when she said, "We are here to occupy Wall Street from the inside." The standing ovation was spontaneous, sustained and genuine. The audience represented a whole new generation of young people moving into the workforce with their sights set on working for societal good from within a company.
