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Curriculum Overview
The conference theme was The Sustainable Advantage: Creating Social and Environmental Value. Sessions explored the ways in which business practices, partnerships and nonprofit activity are challenging conventional definitions of success in this field.
The 2008 curriculum featured cutting-edge business leaders from both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors on the following themes:
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Energy and Environment
- International Development
- Social and Environmental Impact Finance
- Social Entrepreneurship
View the titles and descriptions of 2008 Conference panels by session:
Special Events
CSR and Change Management Workshop
Net Impact members had the chance to participate in this two-day CSR and Change Management Workshop designed and facilitated especially for our professional members by experts from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. Course registration included attendance to the Net Impact Conference on Thursday and Friday evening as well as all day Saturday.
Philadelphia Green Economy Case Competition
The top three to five teams were be asked to give a ten-minute powerpoint presentation to our panel of judges on Saturday, November 15, 2008. The winning teams were announced on Saturday evening, November 15, 2008.
First Prize: $5,000.
Second Prize: $1,000.
Prizes sponsored by St. Joseph’s University and the Arrupe Center for Business Ethics.
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Special Opportunity with the Draper Richards Foundation
Have the next big idea, but need to find a funder? Working on starting a non-profit after you graduate? Don't miss this opportunity with the Draper Richards Foundation.
The Draper Richards Foundation funds early-stage nonprofits that intend to grow. And we are always looking for the next great people to fund. We provide 3 years of funding ($100K per year), as well as technical support and counsel. Draper Richards has funded a number of Net Impact alum during the early stages of their growth including Tim Prestero of Design that Matters (Sloan School of Management), Chuck Slaughter of Living Goods(Yale School of Management) John Wood of Room to Read (Kellogg School of Management) and Andew Youn of One Acre Fund (Kellogg School of Management). Anne Marie Burgoyne, DRF’s Portfolio Director, will be at the Net Impact conference and had social entrepreneurs “pitch her” on their organizations.
Sun Microsystem Hosts OpenEco Energy Camp
Sun Microsystems brought its second annual OpenEco Energy Camp to the Net Impact Conference on Saturday November 15, 2008! We are excited to have special OpenEco Community partners and supporters World Resources Institute (WRI), Climate Leaders, and Natural Logic take part in the discussion. This event is an unconference style gathering which will allow all attendees to take part in the conversation and share their ideas about sustainable business operations. As energy costs continue to soar and the effects of burning fossil fuels keep degrading our environment, it is imperative that the business community actively drive innovation around sustainability.
At OpenEco Energy Camp, attendees had the opportunity to participate in discussions and share ideas about sustainability, energy best practices, carbon accounting and how they enhance the success of tomorrow's businesses.
OpenEco.org is a global on-line community focused on energy performance, sharing best practices to reduce greenhousegas (GHG) emissions, and encouraging sustainable innovation. The OpenEco Community was launched in 2007 and focuses on how technology can help create a sustainable future. This is an open source project dedicated to sharing ideas around sustainability. The OpenEco.org Platform code has been open sourced. The OpenEco Community is excited to be revealing OpenEco.org 2.0 at the Net Impact Conference with new features and functionality.
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