Upcoming Events

2009 Net Impact Conference:
Date: Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, 2009
Location: Johnson School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Innovative Models for Mission-Driven Organizations:
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 6:00 – 8:00PM
Location: Steinbach Lounge, Steinbach Hall, Yale University, 52 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT

Weekly Discussion Salons: A diverse gathering of people “with things on their minds”

Date: Every Monday evening

Time: 7:00 PM—9:00 PM

Location: Mocha Coffee House, 3 Glen Road, Sandy Hook

Net Impact New Haven Holiday Party. Date and Location TBD.

For more information and information about how to register, please visit our “Events” page.

Take advantage of membership benefits!

We encourage all participants in our New Haven Chapter to become official members of Net Impact!

Net Impact members include current and emerging leaders strongly committed to corporate social responsibility with diverse interests including social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international development, corporate citizenship and sustainability.

By joining Net Impact, you not only gain access to a portfolio of programs that will educate, equip, and inspire you, but you also become a part of a growing global network that is already changing the world through business.

The benefits?

• Online connections via the member database
• Access to sustainability and corporate responsibility experts via Issues in Depth calls and other events
• Access to the exclusive Net Impact career resource center and global job board
• Opportunities to participate in leadership development initiatives

All this—for less than $5 per month. This is a deal that you can’t beat!

And, for a taste of what Net Impact membership offers: join us for a special call with Andrew Winston on August 28, 2009 to hear him talk about a “Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top”

Sign up HERE. Open to members and non-members! 

* Make sure that when you register as a member, you select “New Haven Professional Chapter” as your local affiliate.

NINH members publish study on sustainability and organizational structure

Where Sustainability Lives, a recent study published by Framework:CR, indicates that organizational structure matters to sustainability performance. Management approach and board oversight—both key indicators of integration—influence the extent to which companies are recognized for sustainability and, as a result, can impact their brand value.

“This research is useful for any company–whether here in Connecticut or beyond–that is seeking to formalize its management approach to sustainability,” said Kyle Whitaker, a principal with Framework:CR and NINH co-president.

To download a free copy of Where Sustainability Lives, please click here.

Have news that you want to share with the rest of the NINH chapter? Let us know!

Summer is here, despite the rain!

NINH organized some great events this summer to encourage folks to get out and meet fellow Net Impact professional and student members who may in the area for the summer.

Our summer kick-off event was a lively happy hour held on June 18th at The Blue Pearl in downtown New Haven.  Over 20 individuals showed up to network with current members, potential members, as well as to meet students interning in CT.  Thanks for everyone’s support, especially on a rainy Thursday evening!

Next up, on July 16, we’ll be taking a tour of the Yale Sustainable Farm, followed by networking at the newly opened Kitchen Zinc.  Please join us there!

May 11: Social enterprise lecture and discussion with Geri Stengel

Interested in social enterprise? Join us May 11 for a lecture by Geri Stengel, President of Ventureneer and Adjunct Professor at The New School in New York City. Geri will talk about her experience building successful enterprises with heart. She is currently developing an educational website focused on social enterprise that will provide teaching modules, best practices information, and links to social enterprise articles and information.

Date: May 11

Time: 6:00-7:30 PM

Location: Yale University: Room A46 of the Watson Center (60 Sachem Street, click HERE for a map!)

Interested in joining the chapter leadership team?

Join us via conference call on Thursday, April 9 at 12 PM as we organize the chapter leadership team and designate roles. We plan to keep the call to less than 20 minutes, so as not to disrupt anyone’s workday. Call-in instructions are as follows:

Number:  (712) 432-0850

Access code: 684733 #

For those interested, we ask that you please join the national Net Impact organization prior to Thursday’s call. You can join at http://www.netimpact.org/registernewmembers.cfm. Be sure to designate the New Haven Professional chapter as your primary affiliation, so that our chapter receives a portion of your membership dues.

If for any reason you can’t join us Thursday but still want to serve on the leadership team, please send us an email. Thanks for your interest!

Welcome

The Net Impact New Haven (NINH) Chapter is an a network of like-minded professionals who live and work in New Haven, CT and the surrounding areas and are interested in increasing the opportunities for, awareness of, and momentum behind sustainability.

We are just getting off the ground (as of March 2009), so we need your help! If you are interested in joining the chapter, please take a minute to fill out our chapter survey. Your responses will be kept confidential.

In addition, we are in the process of building our 2009 leadership team. Open positions include:

• VP of Membership
• VP of Communications
• VP of Marketing
• Treasurer

For more information on these volunteer positions or the chapter in general, please contact Kyle Whitaker or Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy at newhaven@netimpact.org or (203) 563-0644. Thank you!