Net Impact Blog: Net Impact Conference
Now in its 20th year, the annual Net Impact Conference is one of the most dynamic and inspiring sustainability events out there, attracting more than 2,800 students and professionals who share a commitment to using their careers to change the world.
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Conference Crowdsourcing: Net Impact Community Wants to Learn About Today’s “Techpreneur”
Introducing our first ever #NI13 Workshopper App winner
Our first ever Conference Workshopper App was a resounding success, crowdsourcing the best workshop ideas for the 2013 Net Impact Conference and opening them up to a community vote. Sixty-three submissions and 1,200 votes later, a team of Net Impacters from Colorado State University’s Global Social Sustainable Enterprise MBA Program came out on top...
Save the Date: The 2013 Net Impact Conference Comes to Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley. The epicenter of technological innovation. A culture of experimentation, breaking the boundaries of what’s possible, and going all-in on new ideas that might – and often do – change the world. So save the date: this October 24-26, the 2013 Net Impact Conference comes to Silicon Valley, California. Where better to convene our powerful network of impact-makers to supercharge world change?
Doing Good: a Buzzword or a Lifestyle?
Net Impact's Atlas Corps Fellow confronts her skepticism
Net Impact is proud to welcome Atlas Corps fellow Nurangiz Khodzharova as our newest Conference Associate. The Atlas Corps program helps build nonprofit innovation by placing professionals from around the world in nonprofit organizations. But the experience isn't without challenges...
Renewing the Idea of a Resilient Future
OneEnergy Scholars build a network of renewable energy leaders
It often takes a crisis to get everyone talking about renewables – for instance, when energy grids cripple into wide-scale blackout. Yet, time and again, especially in the United States, conversation falls to the wayside in place of other issues vying for the public’s attention. Fortunately, OneEnergy Scholars are set on talking about and tackling those challenges head on.
Building a Career in the Impact Sector: Conference Advice from the Pros
By sustainability career consultant Shannon Houde
"How do I transition out of my old job and into the Impact Sector?" As a sustainability careers consultant, this is one of the most common questions Shannon Houde gets asked by her clients, and the recent Net Impact panel discussion Breaking into the Impact Sector: Solving the Experience Catch-22 was a great opportunity to explore some of the answers.
Measuring Shared Value: Not Your Father's CSR
Greg Hills of FSG offers his thoughts on the business side of social impact
Consider the following concepts: root cause analysis...lean six sigma...weekly, quarterly, and annual reviews. Do these concepts sound like core business practices or ways to achieve social impact? Greg Hills, Managing Director at FSG shares his thoughts on the emerging concept of measuring shared value on a panel at the recent Net Impact Conference...
Reflections On an Unlikely Partnership: Waste Management & Recyclebank
Dave Aardsma of Waste Management shares his company’s latest challenge – and the opportunities it brings
This year, Dave Aardsma delivered a keynote with Jonathan Hsu, CEO of Recyclebank—a vast online community and incentive platform for recycling—and Marc Gunther, a writer and speaker specializing in business and sustainability issues (and Net Impact Board member). Our conversation focused on the power of partnerships, including the challenges and opportunities my own company experienced in bringing together Waste Management’s huge curbside collection infrastructure—the largest in the nation—and Recyclebank...
Pitching a Sustainable Business Plan in 90 Seconds?
Announcing the Winner of the Walmart Quick Pitch Challenge
Think quick: You’ve got 90 seconds to convince a panel of sustainability experts that your business idea to build houses in Haiti is worth twenty grand. Welcome to the annual Walmart Quick Pitch Challenge...
5 Lessons for Millennials Looking for an Impact Job
Hey, Millennials: caught yourself in the news lately? You might've read that you’re less likely to be hired than Boomers, not going to buy a home or car anytime soon, and workers wages are at an all-time low. Yikes. For a young worker looking to make an impact, that’s enough to make you crawl under a pile of resumes until the next presidential election rolls around...
Recapping the 2012 Net Impact Conference
Last weekend, Net Impact CEO Liz Maw addressed nearly 2,700 impact-makers at the 2012 Net Impact Conference. Read her recap of this energizing weekend and check out recently released content from the conference...
Photo Slideshow: 2012 Net Impact Conference
An early view of #NI12
This past weekend, thousands of incredibly charged-up, brilliant thinking, perspective shifting, risk taking student and professional leaders came together in Baltimore, Maryland to celebrate Net Impact's twentieth anniversary. The 2012 Net Impact Conference was truly an incredible experience (and we're not the only ones who think so). Here are just a few snapshots of the weekend to keep the good times rolling...
Net Impact at Twenty: The Business of a Better World
An early Board member reflects on how far we've come
Former Net Impact Board Chair Jim Schorr entered business school in the era of “greed is good,” when the notion that businesses should have responsibilities beyond making profits for their owners was tantamount to heresy in the MBA school world. Reflecting back on those days on the occasion of Net Impact’s twentieth conference this year, it’s pretty remarkable just how far this all has come over the past two decades...
The Challenges of Ascribing Value to Natural Capital
Guest blogger Sonal Pandya Dalal shares Lessons from Conservation International’s Shift in Mission
Recently, Conservation International flipped its long-held message of biodiversity conservation on its head: nature does not need people; people need nature to thrive. But creating sustainable landscapes that result in economic and social benefits for communities requires valuating natural resources. Guest author and conference speaker Sonal Pandya Dalal explores how she and her organization are tackling this often daunting challenge.
Record Your Impact Unplugged!
2012 Net Impact Conference-goers can record their insights & experiences
If you’re headed to Baltimore for the 2012 Net Impact Conference next weekend, now’s your chance to accelerate your impact in minutes. Whether it’s your first conference or your fifth, pop into our Impact Unplugged! recording booth to share a quick impact win, a challenge or project you're working on, or other unplugged insight...
Slashing a Conference's Footprint
Going greener at the 2012 Net Impact Conference
Think about the last big event you attended – low impact is probably not the first phrase that pops into your head. Event planning leaves a heavy footprint – you’re essentially keeping the lights on for three days straight while thousands of people gulp down food, flush toilets, and leave their trash behind...
Behind the Scenes of the 2012 Net Impact Conference
In a world of large-scale productions, how do you create a conference event that feels different? Or personal? With 2012 Net Impact Conference planning in full effect, Net Impact’s Community Marketing Manager Justine Rivero managed to pull aside Senior Conference Manager Jessica Fleuti for an inside look at what it takes to bring thousands of people together for one of the most popular sustainability events of the year...
4 Tips for Exploring the Expo
Can’t wait to rub shoulders with leaders in your field at the 2012 Net Impact Conference, or take a new idea (or job prospect) back home with you? The Net Impact Expo on Friday, Oct. 26 is a great place to make those connections. To help you out, here are four tips to maximize your experience at one of the most popular events all weekend...
Staff Picks for 2012
The Net Impact Conference sessions we're looking forward to
As we gear up for our trip to Baltimore, Net Impact staffers share what they are most looking forward to at the 2012 Net Impact Conference. From panel presentations to sustainable seafood, some of their answers may just surprise you…
Choose Your Own Adventure at the 2012 Net Impact Conference
Can’t wait for three days of discussions, workshops, and networking with thousands of people as passionate as you? Then don’t! Get registered and plan your conference adventure today using the new tools just launched on the Net Impact Conference website...
Should Non-scientists Care About Biomimicry?
Q&A with 2012 Net Impact Conference speaker Asheen Phansey
Why would a former Eagle Scout with a passion for protecting fragile ecosystems go from running his own sustainability consultancy to working for a software company? For 2012 Net Impact Conference speaker Asheen Phansey, it came down to the possibility for impact. “I realized that I could leverage the awesome SolidWorks community,” says Asheen, “to spread our sustainable design message far more widely than I could do alone – over 150,000 companies and 1.7 million students and professionals use our 3D design software to make products.” That’s a big impact...
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