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Newsletter | Fall 2014 | [Nov 9] |
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1. Resumania | Workshop | 1st Years Resumania will be held on November 19th! Have a 2nd year look over your resume and give you helpful tips on applying for social impact jobs! Look out for an email later this week with registration details! When: Wednesday, 11/19 Where: Email to come this week with more info
2. Endeavor Global | Info Session | All Endeavor is leading the global movement to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. When: Tuesday, 11/11 at 12:15pm - 1:15pm Where: Jacobs 276, Register via CMS
3. Doing the Chicago Cha Cha! | Workshop | All Come to this training workshop to partner with an organization that teams businesses with charities in a competition to raise money, volunteer time, and employee giving in fun, innovative ways. Winning teams earn cash awards (and bragging rights). Change the face of philanthropy with Chicago ChaCha! So far the teams have raised over $3.85M and 14,835 volunteer hours with 19 teams, including AbelsonTaylor & La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago Fire & Chicago Fire Foundation, and Groupon & Cure Violence. The very cool founders, Terri and Craig Foster--plus representatives from the Starbucks & Concordia Place Team and Marissa Pines, Kellogg’11 and Quaker Team Captain--will be presenting at the Workshop. Chicago ChaCha is looking for YOU – they need Kellogg students to work with the teams. Contact Michele Rogers or check out the website chicagochacha.org to learn more. When: Wednesday, 11/12 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm Where: Jacobs G36, Register via Campus Groups
4. National Parks Business Plan Internship Webinar | Info Session | All Are you interested in building marketable skills and enhancing the lives of countless Americans while working in one of the most beautiful places in the world? Join us for a webinar to learn more about the National Parks Business Plan Internship. The internship is an 11-week, paid, summer program for graduate students dedicated to applying their skills and experience to effect lasting change in America’s national parks. Teams of consultants are assigned to national park sites across the country where they work directly with park or program management to lead strategic projects that impact the long-term financial and operational health of these vital American resources. When: Thursday, 11/13 at 11:15am - 12:15pm Where: Register via CampusGroups
5. Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge | Info Session | All How can finance help solve global challenges? The Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge is a pitch competition that asks graduate students to develop an institutional-quality investment vehicle that aims to achieve positive environmental or social impact as well as competitive financial returns. Finalists will be flown to Morgan Stanley’s offices in London on April 17, 2015, where they will pitch their idea to a panel of judges comprised of recognized leaders in the sustainable investing arena. $15,000 of total prize money will be awarded. Come learn about this competition, which was founded by Kellogg and has been won by a Kellogg team for the last 2 years. Lunch will be served. When: Monday 11/17 at 12:15pm - 1:15pm Where: Jacobs G36, Register via Campus Groups
6. MBAs Across America | Info Session | All Escape the confines of the cubicle this summer and hit the open road with three of your classmates on a once-in-a-lifetime journey of impact across the US to work alongside, learn from, and support entrepreneurs who are building businesses that make their communities better. To learn more, join us for a discussion with Michael Baker, co-founder of MBAs Across America. When: Tuesday, 11/18 at 12:15pm - 1:15pm, Lunch will be provided Where: Register via CMS 1. GIM Social Impact Registration for Winter Quarter! Learn first-hand how to create businesses that impact society and the environment. Trip to Nicaragua during Spring Break. Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) Social Impact is a course designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the unique opportunities and challenges of designing business models – either for-profit or non-profit – that create positive societal or environmental impact. During the course, students will gain broad exposure to a variety of organizations around the world that have deliberately designed their organization for social impact and will analyze how and where financial return is compatible with social return. In addition, students will have the opportunity to look in-depth at the social challenges and market opportunities in one country; Nicaragua. Students will form teams to research an industry sector in Nicaragua and develop a business proposal intended to create positive social impact in their sector. Students will travel to Nicaragua during spring break in March to conduct field research and interviews and meet leading social impact organizations. What: INTL-473B with Professor Tasha Seitz (Mondays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm). See attachments for Syllabus and Course Flyer. When: Register for winter quarter! Round 2 of bidding will be open from Tuesday, 11/11 at 8:00am – Thursday, 11/13 at 12:00pm.
2. 2014 Net Impact Conference: Watch Video of Keynotes and Sessions From NI14 This week a group of Kellogg students represented our Net Impact chapter at the Annual Conference held in Minneapolis, MN. Check out footage from the event here! http://bit.ly/1yVwUC7
3. FSG | Full-time Application Deadline At FSG, we are passionate about finding better ways to solve social problems. Established as the Foundation Strategy Group by co-founders Mark Kramer and Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter in 2000, FSG works across all sectors by partnering with foundations, corporations, school systems, nonprofits, and governments in every region of the globe. Our goal is to help organizations — individually and collectively — create greater social impact. FSG achieves impact through our consulting services, field and grant-funded research, partnerships, events, communities of practice, and published work. Position: Senior Consultant When: Sunday, 11/16, at 11:59pm Where: Submit application via Kellogg Job Board
4. Education Pioneers | Summer Internship Deadline Founded in 2003 in response to the acute shortage of leadership and management talent in the education sector, Education Pioneers attracts, prepares, and connects top leaders and managers to accelerate excellence in education. Education Pioneers' strengths include a strong leadership team, an innovative culture, a powerful recruitment model, and a track record of success in scaling with quality. Education Pioneers has grown into a thriving national organization operating in 16 cities with a network of over 1,600 leaders and partnerships with more than 180 education organizations. Education Pioneers has significantly expanded the talent supply in education by connecting our Alumni to high-impact careers in education and supporting them to succeed. More than 70% of our employed Alumni work full-time in education. Position: Summer Fellow When: Wednesday, 11/26 Where: Submit application here: http://www.educationpioneers.org/graduate-school-fellowship
5. “Be Bold. Think Big. Drive Change.” | Echoing Green Fellowship Programs Could you use up to $90,000 to launch your innovative idea and change the world? If you or someone you know is working on an innovative project seeking to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, Echoing Green wants to hear from you. Echoing Green Fellowship Programs identify promising social leaders and entrepreneurs with bold ideas and provides them with up to $90,000 in seed funding, strategic support, and a powerful network. When: Mark your calendar: applications open on Tuesday, 12/2. Where:
6. D-Prize: Distribution Equals Development | Social Entrepreneurship Poverty Solutions D-Prize is seeking new social entrepreneurs who can solve our planet's most pressing problems. We believe society has already created effective technologies to eradicate poverty – but those proven solutions have yet to be distributed to millions in need. We will award up to $20,000 to anyone who can start a social venture that solves this problem. We are especially excited to fund first-time entrepreneurs from Northwestern. Our support also includes mentorship from leading social entrepreneurs like Kiva President Premal Shah and One Acre Fund founder Andrew Youn. Proposals are due by December 30. Entrepreneurs can begin by reviewing specific challenges at www.d-prize.org. When: Proposals are due by December 30. Where: Learn more at www.d-prize.org
7. Chobani | Summer Internship Deadline After moving to New York from his native Turkey, Chobani’s founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya found that in America, yogurt just wasn’t as delicious and widely available as it was back home. Help develop and executive innovative social impact initiatives that highlight Chobani’s corporate values and food philosophy.. These projects may include branded content partnerships, experiential marketing, and local events. They will aim to educate and communicate to consumers about the importance of making good food more accessible, and the value of nutrition and entrepreneurship. This internship will be an opportunity to work with senior management at Chobani and help shape entrepreneurial initiatives that elevate the brand. Position: Summer Intern, Corporate Affairs When: Sunday, 2/1/2015 Where: Submit application via Kellogg Job Board
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