Fellow Net Impact Club Members,

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving and had a safe trip back to Durham. We are just weeks away from the end of the term and have many exciting events happening. We are excited to announce that our first Education Series entitled “Making Your Mark: Key Issues in Urban Education” is taking place this Tuesday, December 1st, from 6:00-7:30pm in Lilly Classroom. We are looking forward to kicking off the series with a great group of panelists who will be discussing pressing issues in the field of education. We hope to see you there!

Have a great week!

When: TONIGHT Monday, November 30 7:10pm - 9:00pm
Where : Fuqua School of Business, Mosler Classroom

Lecture: New Innovations in Microfinance

Speakers: Tracey Turner, Founder, Microplace (an eBay Company) & Premal Shah, President, Kiva.org

Readings:

1. Article: “Kiva Case Study,” Joel Ramirez and Sarah Anderson, UC Berkeley, December 2007. (10 pages) link will be updated
2. Article: “Microlending for Microbankers,” Jilian Mincer, The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2008 (2 pages). http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120597508026550479.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
3. Article: “Extra Helping,” Rob Walker, The New York Times, January 27, 2008. (2 pages) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/magazine/27wwln-consumed-t.html
4. Websites: Kiva, www.kiva.org Microplace, www.microplace.com

Additional Resources:

1. Blog: “Kiva Chronicles,” Matt Flannery, Social Edge. http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/kiva-chronicles
2. Article: “Uganda: A little goes a long way,” Frontline/World, October 2006. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/uganda601/video_index.html
3. Video: “Changing the World, One Loan at a Time,” Jenn Brown, The Today Show, August 21, 2007. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20534002/

Please reach out to Amar Srinivasan (as240@duke.edu) for more information.

Applications for this national, multi-disciplinary, case competition are due November 30.

Led by noted social entrepreneur and Ashoka fellow, Earl Martin Phalen, Summer Advantage USA is a national nonprofit that provides research-based summer learning programs to children in grades K-8. As part of its hope to create a pipeline of social entrepreneurs, the organization launched its Fellowship Program in the fall of 2009 and will extend its impact on students of all ages with the Winter Intensive. In partnership with the Ashoka Changemaker Campus Initiative, the Winter Intensive will provide selected student teams from across the country the opportunity to create an implementable solution to a real time challenge of Summer Advantage. Teams will compete to develop the best strategy to help Summer Advantage reach its goal of serving 100,000 children annually. Winners will be announced at the Ashoka Changemaker Campus Conference in February.

For more information, please visit www.summeradvantage.org or email hiring@summeradvantage.org

For more details, click here to download the Winter Intensive Team Application_2010.pdf file.

When: Thursday, December 3rd, 7:00pm
Where: Old Trinity Room, West Campus

Next Session:
John Marcarelli of Dolly Mama Handmade Chocolates: a local family business that creates handmade chocolates using sustainable practices and local ingredients

Details: Flip-It is a joint effort between the Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative (DMLI) and the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD). Through this opportunity, students will be able to: help local businesses tackle real-world issues, network with local leaders in the field of sustainability, explore employment and internship opportunities, and practice the development of sustainable business models. Because “sustainability” is such an all-encompassing concept, we aim to bring professional, graduate, and undergraduate level students of varying backgrounds together in order to create a robust conversation and experience.

A typical Flip-It Session comprises 4 parts:

1. An introduction of the business/organization
2. A presentation of the ‘sustainability challenge’
3. A brainstorming session where students are broken into teams of different graduate disciplines
4. A pitch-back session where we present our ideas to the organization’s representative.

*REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED*

Please reach out to Amar Srinivasan (as240@duke.edu) for more information.

When: Wednesday, December 9th, 5:30 - 6:30pm
Where: Fuqua School of Business, Lilly Classroom

Details: All Net Impact Club members and friends are invited to our first town hall meeting of the year. This is an opportunity for cabinet members to update the entire club on what is happening. It is also a chance for club members to ask questions, give feedback, and hold the club leadership accountable for how the club is progressing. Please join us next Wednesday, 12/9 @ 5:30 pm.

*REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED*

We would like to remind you about the registration deadlines for two upcoming case competitions is THIS FRIDAY (December 4th), more info below.

1. The Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition welcomes those who have an idea and are willing to compete for a chance to win upto $50,000 to launch it needs an individual or team to register by Dec 4th.
2. The International MBA Case Competition hosted by GWU to be held Mar 19-20 2010 needs one team from Duke to register by Dec 4th.
3. The Education Leadership Case Competition hosted by Haas at UC Berkeley to be held Feb 12-13 2010 needs a team from Duke to register by Dec 12.

NOTE: The first competition requires a concrete business idea and plan, the latter 2 welcome students of all backgrounds!

More details of other upcoming case competions at http://www.dukembanetimpact.org/curriculum_and_case_competitions.php.

Have a team already? Please go ahead and register and inform Anand Kanoria at avk8@duke.edu.
Looking for a team? Fill out this survey you will receive an email regarding building a team (it isn't too late to express interest): http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHRGYmNZaUdQN3l2NXdKVGVnWkFkeXc6MA

Barclays is recruiting for an experienced sustainability professional for a sustainability manager role to be based in London. This position is posted on www.barclays.com/careers. To apply, go to this page and enter sustainability in keyword search..

Job Title: Group Centre - B6 - Sustainability Manager-00014269

Overall Job Purpose:

• To manage and co-ordinate external - Group level - stakeholder relationships relevant to the sustainability agenda
• To work with the sustainability team to manage the internal and external media communication channels of sustainability
• To manage processes for collecting and sharing benchmark data and external intelligence relating to Barclays sustainability commitments and strategies
  

When: February 12-13, 2010
Where: The Haas School of Business at UC-Berkeley

More Information: This year, The Haas School of Business at UC-Berkeley will once again host the 4th annual Education Leadership Case Competition on February 12 and 13, 2010. The purpose of the case competition is to bring national attention to a critical, real-time issue in public education, and to engage MBAs and other graduate students in addressing these challenges through a case competition. Each year, Haas selects an urban school district to partner with. Student leaders in the Haas Education Club then research and work with the chosen district's leaders to develop a case focused on a challenge facing the district. The case competition then brings together ten teams from leading graduate programs around the country to present solutions to the challenges outlined in the case.

For more information, visit http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/education/ELCC/

Key Application Dates:

When: March 17-19, 2010
Where: Miami

Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference, Miami-2010 will be your best opportunity in 2010 to learn, network, and connect with hundreds of top social enterprise/financial leaders and organizations from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the state of Florida- in addition to organizations worldwide which have an interest in expanding to the region.

Visit http://www.connectionmiami.com/about to learn more information about this conference

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

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

For more info, click here www.caseatduke.org/events.

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).

When: Wednesday, December 2nd, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
Where: Fuqua School of Business, 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.

2 Case Competitions' Deadline: Friday, December 4th

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. http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/.
   
   
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. http://www.business.gwu.edu/grad/casecomp/.