Fellow Net Impact Club Members,

Great job to all those who participated in the Google Pitch competition! Also, thank you to everyone who supported the Cupcake Challenge this week! We really appreciate all your support. We are pleased to announce that all of the proceeds are going to our Junior Achievement Program which aims to introduce business concepts and teach business skills to junior high students in the Durham community.

There are just a few events that we would like to remind you to sign up for this week if you haven’t already done so.

1. Week-in-Cities Trip to Washington, DC - December 17th – 18th
   
2. Meals on Wheels Outing – December 9th at 9am
   
3. Skills-based Volunteering Opportunities (Students Teaching Entrepreneurship Program, Junior Achievement, and Job Opportunities Program) – all happening in Spring Terms 1 and 2
   

See the announcements below for more details on these events as well as the other events taking place this week. And be sure to join our facebook group to stay connected and up-to-date. We hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and safe travels to those heading out of town!

Thanks and have a good week!

When: Monday, November 30, 6:30 – 7:45 pm
Where: Fuqua School of Business – McClendon Auditorium (Breeden Hall)
RSVP appreciated

An engaging dialogue with the Social Entrepreneurship Gurus – Paul Light & Greg Dees

More Information: Social Entrepreneurship has become a critical vehicle for innovative social change. There are countless examples of bold social entrepreneurs and initiatives creating lasting change in poverty, education, and other important social issues, but where is the field going? What are the newest examples of social innovation? What are the Social Entrepreneurship gurus saying about the challenges and opportunities in the field?

Join the two leading experts, Dr. Greg Dees and Dr. Paul Light, as they discuss and debate the state of the field and their insights on what the future holds. And the best part? They are taking your questions! RSVP requested at http://tinyurl.com/RSVP-SE2-0 to reserve your spot and submit your questions for consideration.

This event is sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke. It is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Science Drive Visitor’s Lot (map).

About the Gurus:

Paul Light has authored 18 books and is the Goddard Professor of Public Service and founding principal investigator of the Organizational Performance Initiative. Prior to joining NYU, Paul served in positions at the Brookings Institution, Pew Charitable Trusts, and the University of Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

Greg Dees is the founder of CASE and has been dubbed “the Father of Social Entrepreneurship” for his work in developing the academic field of social entrepreneurship. Prior to joining the faculty at Duke, Greg worked at McKinsey & Company, taught at the Yale School of Management, at Harvard Business School, where he helped launch the Initiative on Social Enterprise, and also at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he co-founded the Center for Social Innovation.

When: Tuesday, December 1, 6:00-7:30pm
Where: Fuqua School of Business – Lilly Classroom

Details: Meet professionals from Teach for America, the Broad Residency, and New Leaders for New Schools to learn what's happening to the education system in America. This session will focus on key issues including human capital, data management, and public schools versus charter schools. Also learn how an MBA can add value in the education sector. Come prepared with questions on Tuesday, December 1st from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in Lilly.

For more information, contact Laura Vogel (laura.vogel@duke.edu).

Deadlines are approaching fast for "The Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition" hosted by the William James Foundation and "The International MBA Case Competition" hosted by the GWU School of Business.

Have a look at details on the Net Impact website at http://www.dukembanetimpact.org/curriculum_and_case_competitions.php. If you have a team, please go ahead and register and inform Anand Kanoria at avk8@duke.edu and if you are looking for a team, fill out this survey you will receive an email regarding building a team.

Link for Survey: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHRGYmNZaUdQN3l2NXdKVGVnWkFkeXc6MA

Quick Information about the two upcoming competitions:

1. Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition: The competition calls for entrepreneurs who are starting for-profit businesses which seek financial viability but with defined social and/or environmental goals. 12+ prizes of $20,000 cash plus up tp $50,000 in other prizes. Hosted by the William James Foundation, sponsored by CitySoft, Wall Street Without Walls and many more. http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/. Deadline Dec 4th.
   
   
2. International MBA Case Competition: The GWU International MBA Case Competition, which has been held each spring for the past 16 years, brings together MBA student teams from local, national, and international business schools to analyze a current situation facing a nonprofit organization and to present solutions that draw on the assets of the organization. Hosted by The George Washington University School of Business. http://www.business.gwu.edu/grad/casecomp/. Deadline Dec 4th.
   

When: Wednesday, December 2nd, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Where: RJR Classroom

Details: Judy Tenzer, the VP of Corporate Social Responsibility for American Express, is coming to speak to us about how AMEX approaches CSR in their everyday business. There will also be a panel of SY’s who worked in CSR-related functions last year. The event will give students context on how to approach CSR and to understand how it fits into internships/full-time jobs.

Please RSVP before 11/25 using the following survey if you plan to attend: http://duke.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_80vSlMA1MhquYMk&SVID=Prod.
If you have already RSVP’d to this event but are now unable to attend due to the time change, please contact Daniel Herrmann at daniel.herrman@duke.edu so we can remove you from the attendants list.

For questions about this event, contact Daniel Herrmann.

Register Today For Lowest Registration Rate (Rate Increases Monthly): http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

New Call For Social Enterprise Pitches: Do you have an innovative idea or a new program in development? Submit your idea for presentation. Complete details on conference website.

“A Meeting of Minds”—CNN

200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jacqueline Novogratz, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others.

The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 students and professionals from 55 countries who are interested in global health and international development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.

Additional information in the attached file, click here to download .

Apply online or find more information at www.educationpioneers.org. Please note our first application deadline is December 15, 2009!

When: December 17-18, 2009
Where: Washington, DC
Audiance: Duke MBA Students

Interested in Careers in the Social Sector? Come on the Week-in-Cities trip to D.C.!

The Net Impact Club's Week-in-Cities trip will take place December 17-18, 2009. We will visit companies from industries in the CSR/Sustainability, Education, International Development & Microfinance and Non-Profit Consulting. Meet representatives from organizations such as Ashoka, Deloitte, RTI, Environmental Defense Fund, FINCA, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and more.

Missed week in cities info session? No worries, click here to download the ppt of what was presented!

If you’re thinking of participating in the WIC, we’d like to ask you to go to the shared spread sheet from the link below, type in your personal info and indicate which visit(s) and panel(s) you’re interested in. This is not a formal sign-up for the trip and won’t obligate your participation; we just want to ensure we include you in our future communications, and also get a feel of how much interests there are in each of the visits and panels. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AnAbEUpsuZeqdG9TMkFBSmdiY0h1RUM0M2Ryc2UtWGc&hl=en

Please contact Chris Tessone (chris.tessone@fuqua.duke.edu) or Koji Kitazume ( koji.kitazume@fuqua.duke.edu) if you have any questions or suggestions.

When: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 | 11am-4pm
Where: Duke Fuqua School of Business
Audiance: All Duke and UNC Graduate Students

Now in its 11th year, this career fair is a unique and valuable career and networking event. All Duke and UNC graduate students interested in social and/or environmental impact management are invited to attend. We will be posting a list of recruiters attending as the date draws closer. Past participants include Deloitte, Wal-Mart, GE, World Wildlife Fund, Self-Help, US EPA, and more!

We hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to attend! Companies and organizations recruit for both full-time positions and summer internships…so there’s something for everyone at the fair! This is an excellent event for anyone interested in environmentally- or socially-responsible companies and organizations, so mark your calendar and plan to attend!

Look for more information and registration instructions to come soon.

Details: Drop by to chat with Katie Kross about your sustainability job search or other sustainability questions. Katie is Associate Director of the Corporate Sustainability Initiative at Duke and author of Profession and Purpose: A Resource Guide for MBA Careers in Sustainability.

Remaining Term 2 Dates: Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16

Summer and Full Time Job Postings:

CASE is an excelent resource to search for the latest on Social Sector Jobs. To view a listing of both summer interships and full time positions, please log onto the CASE/CMC Nonprofit Job Directory at: http://www.caseatduke.org/mba/careers/index.html
**Some listings may have additional information found on an attached document (where noted).

Other Job Postings:

For Net Impact Members, don’t forget the career resources and job listings through their website – for nonprofit and for-profit careers. They have listings for Full-Time Jobs (FT) as well as Internships (SI) (full details of postings available to Net Impact Members only. If you’re not a member, the membership fee is worth it!)

Check out the latest listings at http://jobs.netimpact.org/search.cfm for more information about these and many more recently posted openings.

Missed the info session but still intersted... its not to late.... Simply contact Lindsey Fishleder (lindsey.fishleder@duke.edu) to learn more about how you can still get involved.

Why volunteer? Do you want to make a different in the lives of students in the Durham community? The Net Impact skills-based volunteering programs offer business students the opportunity to utilize the business skills that they have already developed and those they are currently developing at Fuqua. It is an experience in which students can get involved in the community outside of Fuqua and can participate in an extremely rewarding and valuable activity. Fuqua Students can take a break from the stress of business school life and can spend time with elementary, middle and high school students who can truly benefit from their help. Each of the skills-based volunteering programs offers a unique and differentiated volunteering experience.

When: Saturday mornings (starting Nov 28th) from 9AM-noon
Where: 2001 Chapel Hill Road in Durham.

NEEM (Natural Environmental and Ecological Management) is seeking volunteers to be part of the NEEM TEAM, a community volunteer group working to restore a historic greenhosue and florist shop and create a community garden center. NEEM focuses on enhancing community well-being through integrated, sustainable agriculture and food security projects using organic agriculture principles. NEEM aims to serve as a center of community gardening that provides the infrastructure necessary to support individual and community gardens in Durham. The NEEM TEAM will assist with numerous tasks including: tending the garden, planting & harvesting, greenhouse maintenance, trail building, compost & vermicomposting operations, and other fun things! The NEEM TEAM meets Saturday mornings (starting Nov 28th) from 9AM-noon at 2001 Chapel Hill Road in Durham. Carpooling options are available from Carrboro/Chapel Hill.

Email urbangardens@neemtree.org and write NEEM TEAM in the subject line if you would like to join our team or want more information.

Eco-minded consumers: Empower yourself!

Participate in research at the University of Connecticut regarding ways to help consumers locate eco-friendly businesses and products. Complete survey for a chance to win a goodie-bag of eco-friendly items, valued at $100.
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229VHT8AK3Y

Details: The University of Connecticut is conducting reasearch to understand the eco-friendly or ‘green’ market. They are interested in understanding your attitudes towards eco-friendly living and your experiences in connecting with eco-friendly businesses. As a reward for your participation, you may enter our drawing for a goodie bag of eco-friendly / green products valued at $100. If you would like to enter the drawing, please include your email address at the conclusion of the survey.

The research will help provide an insight into the green market that will ultimately help green oriented consumers locate eco-friendly businesses and products. Your participation will help in understanding the needs of green consumers and what businesses can do to help those needs.

Owners and executives of Eco-Friendly Green Businesses:

For a 360 degree view, The University of Connecticut is also surveying businesses that provide products or services that are eco-friendly, sustainable or green. They are especially interested in understanding how you promote your business and connect with market segments of green consumers using the internet. The research will culminate in a paper in December highlighting the findings, which could be valuable for your business. If you would like to obtain a copy, please include your email address at the conclusion of the survey.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229UUX9VT96

Note: This survey should take 7-10 minutes to complete. As with all academic research, your responses will be kept confidential and only be used in the aggregate. Should you have any questions or concerns about the research and this process, you may contact Professor Luke Weinstein at luke.weinstein@business.uconn.edu or (860) 728-2170.

When: December 9th, 9am

Where:  2522 Ross Rd, Durham NC

Are you looking for a new volunteer opportunity? The Net Impact Club will be helping Meals on Wheels December 9th, at 9 AM . Come help us pack food for 30 minutes OR stay for 90 minutes to pack and deliver food to residents of the community.

Sign up here – http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AsrGyM1QribSdFZhNzB4My0yc1FkeTMwUjlLaUM4Y2c&hl=en.

Meals on Wheels is located at 2522 Ross Rd. You will receive a follow-up email the weekend before you volunteer with additional logistics information. Please contact Colleen Arthur (colleen.arthur@duke.edu) with any questions.

The CASE SIF is a fund that enables students to learn about the rewards and challenges of social sector management during their summer internship without making a significant financial sacrifice. In addition, the program enables organizations that otherwise could not afford to hire MBA student interns to benefit from students’ expertise in areas such as finance, management consulting, strategic planning and marketing. In 2009, the CASE SIF enabled 22 students to receive summer funding to explore careers in the social sector! (Thank you to everyone who was involved in fundraising, and congratulations to everyone who engaged in internships in the social sector!)

Looking Forward

We want to continue to position SIF as a differentiating element for MBA students seeking careers in the social sector; therefore, our plan is to grow the fund considerably over the next few years through a larger and wider student led fundraising effort. We need your help on the CASE SIF Taskforce to ensure that we have increased funds in 2010!

During the coming months, the CASE SIF Taskforce will assist in the planning and implementation of annual events consisting of Stache Bash, Cap & Gown Rentals, and Give a Day Campaign; historically, these events have represented the bulk of the funds raised. However, this year we want to go further. Plans are underway for two new events:

1) an all you can eat sweets extravaganza (think bake sale done Fuqua style), &

2) a finals pizza and sandwich study break.

How You Can Play a Leadership Role

We would also like to ask that all Net Impact Members who are able and interested join the CASE SIF Taskforce (please complete the following Google Document if you are interested: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AnHOsCFB9HzydDZRdTFfRVdDQTMyMmtHQlU3T2ZWQkE&hl=en).

During Fall 2, we will be reaching out with ways that you can contributed to fundraising efforts even if you are not on the CASE SIF Taskforce (for example, helping to bake treats for the sweets extravaganza, etc.). Thank you in advance for donating your time and energy! With the entire Net Impact Club behind these events, we are sure to be successful in raising money and awareness for this important cause!

Next Steps

The CASE SIF Taskforce will be led by Net Impact Finance cabinet members Paige Elisha and Alfonso Puente. During the coming weeks, we will reach out to provide more information about fundraising in Fall 2. Please reach out to either Paige (paige.elisha@fuqua.duke.edu) or Alfonso (alfonso.puente@fuqua.duke.edu) if you have any questions or fundraising suggestions.

Don't worry, you don't have to be left out for much longer! 

If we reach critical mass in demand for the hooded zip-ups, we will order more... and we have already had a lot of interest so we are almost there!  In order to gage interest, please sign up HERE if you are interested in still ordering your very own.  The sweatshirts sell for just $31.50 each. 

About the design: The Duke Net Impact Club logo will be on the front of the sweatshirt and quotes related to making an impact in sustainability are on the back of the sweatshirt. We recognize that “sustainability” is a rapidly-changing term with a number of definitions. Throughout the year and with your help, the Net Impact Club is going to try to bring some clarity as to "What Sustainability Means to Us,” the Fuqua community. The design of our sweatshirts is the first step, utilizing famous quotes that resonated with the cabinet. The quotes make up the iconic, concentric rings of the Net Impact logo on the backside of the sweatshirt.