Net Impact - a global network of leaders changing the world through business
Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of leaders who use business to improve the world.
The organization sponsors case competitions that allow students from business schools across the United States to compete in presenting business plans addressing issues of sustainability as well as finanicial returns.
Net Impact News & Events
Net Impact Meeting
Wednesday, 4pm, October 7 in Burkle 26
Paul Blyth, Head of Finance at Microplace
Microlending in the US and Abroad
Dean's Conference Room - top floor of Burkle
Oct 9th, 10am
Drucker Students - come participate in a discussion with Paul Blyth, the head of Finance for Microplace, the nation’s only for-profit microlender. Paul will be discussing the story of Microplace, the state of microfinance in the US and abroad, and how technology is connecting everyday people with the world’s poor for the benefit of all. www.microplace.com —Paul Blyth, Head of Finance
Paul is responsible for financial strategy and operations at MicroPlace. He is an Associated Chartered Accountant with 15 years of financial management experience. Paul has occupied senior leadership roles in various organizations in the United Kingdom including the New Heights Group, Mother Advertising, CHEP and Planet Three Group. His responsibilities spanned financial planning, pricing strategy, budget management, and business performance measurement.
Paul began his financial management career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, initially as an accountant and auditor and then as part of their financial management consulting practices. Paul is a graduate of Durham University, is an Ontario Scholar, and a die-hard U.K. cricket fan.
MicroPlace’s mission is to help alleviate global poverty by enabling everyday people to make investments in the world’s working poor.
Our idea is simple. Microfinance institutions around the world have discovered an effective way to help the world’s working poor lift themselves out of poverty. These organizations need capital to expand and reach more of the working poor. At the same time, millions of everyday people here in the United States are looking for ways to make investments that yield a financial return while making a positive impact on the world. MicroPlace simply connects investors with microfinance institutions looking for funds.
The result: more microfinance in the world, satisfied investors, and above all, fewer people living in poverty.
Net Impact Executive Director Liz Maw to visit the Drucker School in Fall 2009
The Drucker School Net Impact chapter will host the event in late September (dates are yet to be confirmed) at one of the CGU facilities. It is one of our visions this year to start a Net Impact chapter in each of the undergraduate colleges of Claremont. As the only Graduate chapter in Claremont, we'll play an important role in future by guiding the other Net Impact chapters in the 5Cs. During her visit, Liz Maw intends to visit each of the 5Cs and assist in the establishment of a Net Impact chapter in each school. It is our responsibility to support her initiatives as best we can.
Our strategy will be to reach out to similar student clubs across the 5Cs and KGI to get their students to our campus to meet Liz Maw. Pitzer is ranked very high in environmental sustainability in the nation, and Harvey Mudd has a sustainability project for graduating seniors. We'll use these shared interests to reach out and raise awareness and interest in this unique opportunity.
Get involved and share your ideas ! For more information on how you can get involved, contact Arun Natesan, Net Impact Chapter Co-Leader, at Arun.Natesan@cgu.edu!
6th Annual
Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC)
March 1-5, 2010
University of Washington, Seattle
Do you have an idea for an innovative, commercially-sustainable business that addresses a problem of poverty in the developing world? If so, we invite you to apply for the 6th annual GSEC!
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Mt. Baldy Hike
The Drucker Net Impact Chapter is the largest student managed club at the Drucker School. We find that the vision of Net Impact is firmly aligned with the principles and ideology of Peter F. Drucker and hence, the achievements of our student members stand as a culmination of this unique connection.
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The last few months have seen extraordinary student achievements - from the Leeds case competition, the Cesar Chavez Day Community Service Project and contributing to a new Sustainability course in our curriculum. We attribute much of this to Dean Ira Jackson, who has empowered students to pursue their dreams and stands by them until the goal is reached. Our Net Impact chapter has become a window of opportunities for students to exhibit their leadership skills. Even new students prior to joining the Fall 2009 MBA program have expressed their desire to join the Net Impact organization and contribute their best. To become a social entrepreneur, it is important to develop a strong mind, persistence and sharp focus. Here is how we do it - Walking the Talk - literally !
As part of our team building efforts, we organized a hiking trip to Mt. Baldy summit, a trail that even avid hikers term as rigorous.
About the Hike—The Mt. Baldy summit standing at 10,064 feet is the tallest peak in Southern California. The trail that we pursued is called the Baldy Notch -> Devil's backbone trail to Mt. San Antonio (Mt. Baldy), which takes 11.2 miles roundtrip. Nearly 30 students and staff of the Drucker School met at 6:00 AM on a fine Saturday morning (Aug 1st) and began the trail at 7:30 AM. Though we had two easier options to reach the Ski station, taking the lifts or walking up the fire canyon road, we pursued the most difficult route by walking the steep slopes underneath the ski lifts. Our team rested for about half an hour before setting on to the next phase of the trail - The devil's backbone trail to Mt. San Antonio.
I'd say this part was the most challenging yet scenic part of the trail. Our team was divided into two groups with Dean Jackson leading the first group. Paths were narrow and at times non existent but every challenge was worth attempting. By 11:30 AM, the first group reached the summit after an exhausting trek. Within half hour the remaining group joined the others at the top to celebrate. We had to brave 35 mph chilly winds during the last climb to the summit. It was an achievement for all of us that cannot be expressed in words. We started the descent at around 12:30 PM and finished the hike by 2:30 PM. I could see that our team members were stronger than ever, as expressed in their own words.
The Net Impact club will plan to organize such team building adventurous trips on a regular basis. I've no doubt that our student members are people with strong minds and persistence that'll find continuing success in the coming days at the Drucker School.
Here are some photos of the hike:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=129224&id=671557888&l=8433264477
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