Ross Net Impact

The Broad Residency in Urban Education, a nationwide leadership development program, immediately places participants in full-time managerial positions in urban school systems while providing professional development and networking opportunities. Broad Residents are not required to have experience in the education industry and receive starting salaries of $80-$90K.

Visit www.broadresidency.org for more information.

2. Annual Net Impact Resume Drop [for the Net Impact National Conference] -- NOW through Mon, Oct 29, 5 PM [top]

Attention: ALL NI MEMBERS! Be sure your resume is included in the 2007-08 Ross Net Impact Resume Book!

This book will be distributed among the top socially responsible organizations: at the National Conference in Nashville, at our Ross NI Forum in January, and at other career-related events throughout the year.

This is your chance to get noticed by the company of your dreams! So don't delay -- click on the link below to upload your resume into the NI resume drop in iMpact. Deadline for all submissions is Monday, 10/29. http://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentServices/CareerServices/eventResumeDrops.asp

3. Bridgespan Group Info Session [via videoconference]- Nov 7th, noon-1pm, Weill Hall, Annenburg Auditorium [top]

Founded in 2000 and incubated at Bain & Company, the Bridgespan Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization bringing leading-edge strategies and tools to the challenges and opportunities facing nonprofit organizations and foundations. At the heart of our mission is the belief that nonprofits are the best hope for addressing many of today's pressing social and environmental problems. A strong and effective nonprofit sector can be a powerful lever for change - as well as a source of human inspiration.

We are looking for motivated graduates with strong academic backgrounds, analytic skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, and a commitment to the transformation of nonprofits and the social sector in America. I've attached a two-page document that explains the Consultant position and provides some general information about Bridgespan and our work.

The deadline for applications is January 3, 2008, and all applications are to be submitted via our website at http://www.bridgespan.org/abo_careers.html. We also encourage students to visit our website www.bridgespan.org for more information.

Upcoming Speakers & Events:

1. Net Impact National Conference [top]

What will you do next to make our world more sustainable? This November more than 1,500 graduate business students and professionals will come up with an answer. The 2007 Net Impact Conference, held November 1-3, 2007, will challenge attendees to think deeply about current issues and trends in the business world, while engaging them to take an action-oriented plan for change back to their communities. Click here for more info.

Activities:

1. Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition - Wed, Oct 31 [top]

Details came from Professor Michael Gordon:
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Gordon [mailto:mdgordon@umich.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:47 PM
To: 646@ctools.umich.edu
Subject: FYI ...

The 2008 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) is seeking
college
and graduate students to enter a national business plan competition in
which
students from around the world create commercially sustainable
businesses
that address problems of poverty in the developing world. Competition
organizers have expanded the competition this year to include global
health
plans. Submitted plans will be judged by their impact on quality of life
in
developing countries, implementation feasibility, and financial
sustainability. Contestants will need to demonstrate how their plans
will
impact population health, as well as how those health care benefits are
good
for society. The deadline for preliminary materials is Oct. 31.

Information: Go to http://bschool.washington.edu/gsec/

2. Chicago Career Trek - Fri, Nov 9, Chicago [top]

This trek will focus on corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and socially responsible investing. For more information, contact Julia Koslow - jkoslow@umich.edu.

3. Chicago Career Trek Happy Hour - Thurs, Nov 8, Chicago [top]

in collaboration with Green Room Sessions, a monthly live music and environmental awareness series at Uncommon Ground at 3800 N Clark St http://www.uncommonground.com/artist_profile/artist_id/3039. This is also during GreenBuild (Nov 7-9) so any Ross NIers attending either the Career Trek or Greenbuild are welcome to come! Uncommon Ground is awesome! For more information, contact Julia Koslow - jkoslow@umich.edu.

4. Asia Business Conference Environment Panel - [top]

This year's Asia Business Conference theme is "Challenges to Asia's Growth". In this vein, there will be an "Environment" panel on which 3 - 4 invited panel members will discuss how the environment affects Asia's growth opportunities. If anyone has contacts with and/or suggestions for potential panel members, please contact Marc Weatherill at mweatherill@gmail.com.

5. William James Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition- [top]

Dear Michigan Net Impact Chapter Leaders

Greetings and Salutations. My name is Ian Fisk, and I have been a longtime member, supporter, and chapter leader (Yale SOM and DC Professional) of and for Net Impact. In keeping with my desire to use the power of business to make a better world, I run the William James Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs who are starting sustainable businesses.

Our primary project is a Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition, and I wanted to get the word out for our 5th annual event (summaries are due on November 16th). Net Impact members have always been our core community for both judges and submitters, and I plan to keep it that way.

Full details on the competition can be found at www.williamjamesfoundation.org.

I've included a summary below, and attached a PDF file with more information.

I'd be most appreciative if you could forward the information below to people in your chapter who you think would be interested.

Thank you for your assistance. And I hope to see you in Nashville at the Net Impact conference in a few weeks.

Sincerely,

Ian Fisk
Executive Director, the William James Foundation
ian.fisk@williamjamesfoundation.org
Phone (202) 223 8888
Fax (202) 403 3402

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The William James Foundation's 2007-08 Socially Responsible Business Plan Competition

Who Can Enter:
We're looking for individuals or teams that are starting for-profit businesses with a socially responsible/sustainable component. These businesses can be social enterprises (for-profit subsidiaries of not-for-profits), and we will accept plans that have been submitted to other competitions. At least one member of the team must be either a current student or recent graduate (within 10 years). See http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/criteria for more details.

What's the Timeline:
Executive Summaries (3-5 pages) are due on November 16th. If selected for the second round, full plans are due on February 8th. See http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/timeline for more details.

Who are the Judges:
We are working with a pool of judges from three areas: those who are either subject matter experts in the areas in which we traditionally receive plans (organic food, green building, fair trade, diversity initiatives, etc.), entreprenuers, and individuals who look at business plans on a regular basis (VCs, Bankers, CDC staff, etc.) Most of our reading judges are made so by invitation, but we are open to having more judges. To apply, see http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/judges for details.

What are the Prizes:
The top Prize that we offer to all entrants is detailed feedback on your summaries and plans. In addition, we have a prize basket for the top plans of cash and professional services ( e.g. 25 hours with a lawyer, 20 hours with an accountant, etc.) Last year's basket was worth more than $35,000.

Other Competitions:
Your chapter members might be interested in our list of more than 40 competitions, which they can see at http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/competitions.

Click here for the PDF description.

News and Articles:

1. Acumen Fund CEO Jacqueline Novogratz to speak at Forum in January [top]

We are very pleased to announce that Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen Fund, is confirmed as a Keynote Speaker for the Ross Net Impact Forum 2008. We are still seeking a second Keynote Speaker, preferably from the private sector. If you have any good contacts or ideas for another high-level, dynamic Keynote Speaker, please contact Nina Henning (henningn@umich.edu). Thanks in advance for helping to make this the best Ross Net Impact Forum ever!- click here for more on Acumen Fund.

2. Minlam Asset Management raises $30M [top]

From Next Billion: Minlam Asset Management LLC is a New York-based investment firm providing financial solutions for emerging markets. Minlam creates financial products to address the increasing number of commercial opportunities in microfinance. Microfinance is the provision of diverse financial services to low-income entrepreneurs. Microfinance investments have a successful track record and represent an attractive investment opportunity with compelling social benefits for the four billion people that constitute the Base of the Economic Pyramid ("BOP")- click here for the Financial Times article.

3. Al Gore & IPCC Win Nobel Peace Prize [top]

The BBC begins this article "In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the committee has signalled its view that climate change is now one of global society's defining security issues." Climate Change is here to stay as an issue of high strategic relevance - click here for the BBC article.

4. Ross Ranks #2 in latest Beyond Grey Pinstripes report [top]

The Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranks the Ross School No. 2 in the world for integrating social, environmental and ethical issues.

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The Ross School of Business is one of the two best business schools in the world for integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its MBA program, according to the Aspen Institute's 2007-08 Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a biennial survey and alternative ranking of business schools.

See the full article released on Ross' website, or see more about the Beyond Grey Pinstripes report.