September is Sustainable Development Month, a time when climate action and social impact are put into a global spotlight. As the UN General Assembly meetings and Climate Week sessions are getting underway this week, the UN Sustainable Development Goals will be at the forefront of the discussions as well as the progress each country is making towards achieving them.
Career Profile - Shannon Houde
Introducing the next episode in the Net Impact Boston Career Profile series!
Hear from Shannon Houde, long time Net Impact volunteer and serial Eco-entrepreneur, about her experience working in the social impact space including her current career and executive coaching business Walk of Life Coaching. Shannon also offers advice about how to make the move into and secure a long and successful career in the social impact industry.
Board Fellows Interview - Jing Cai
Another Gold Award for Net Impact Boston
Board Fellows Interview - Elizabeth Jenkins
Board Fellows places Net Impact Boston members on nonprofit boards as non-voting, but participating members for year-long fellowships. The program brings valuable business skills to nonprofits, while exposing Fellows to nonprofit management and governance in practice. Board Fellows and host organizations are matched according to organization need, professional experience, and mission interest alignment.
Learn more about the Board Fellows program from volunteer Elizabeth Jenkins, working with Families for Depression Awareness.
Career Profile - Dan Haro
Celebrating Juneteenth in the Greater Boston Area
We commemorate the impactful legacy of Juneteenth as a milestone in the emancipation of slaves in the United States. Recognized as a state holiday in Massachusetts in 2020 and as a federal holiday in 2021, it serves as a day to educate about the past and to advocate for social justice in the present.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Statement
Net Impact Boston is committed to helping those in and advancing the cause of the social impact community, as such we are pleased to announce our new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Statement. This statement is intended to outline our commitment to embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) principles into our programming, partnerships and operations.
Celebrating Pride Month in the Greater Boston Area
June is an important month to highlight two key diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) milestones for Bostonians and Massachusetts residents to come together to support and uplift the various communities that call that Greater Boston Area home.
Boston Pride for the People is a new organization that is bringing back the Pride celebration to Boston this year.
Mental Health Awareness Month - A roundup of resources, organizations, and campaigns
Career Profile - Aseem Kulkarni
Career Profile - Cecilia Hermawan
Introducing the next episode in the Net Impact Boston career Profile series!
This week we spoke to Cecilia Hermawan, sustainable fashion entrepreneur and founder of Vico Style, about her journey into the world of sustainable fashion, and how we can all make better choices when buying and caring for clothing.
Local B Corps in the Greater Boston Area
March is B Corps Month, a chance to celebrate the sustainable businesses that have undergone the B Corps certification process to demonstrate their social and environmental impact. Find out more about companies in the Boston area with this certified sustainable focus.
Career Profile - Lauren Phipps
We are excited to share the next installment in the Career Profile series! This week we spoke to Lauren Phipps, circular economy advocate and current student of the Industrial Ecology Master in Environmental Management program at Yale, about building her career in the impact space and the decision to go back to school.
Career Profile - Sara Ross
During the Career Profile series we share stories from those who have built or are building a career in the social impact space. This week we interviewed Sara Ross, an entrepreneur who has started two companies (Sungage Financial & Undauntedk12) on her experiences with entrepreneurship and working in the impact space.
Career Profile - Diego Ladino
The Boston Black Heritage Trail
For #BlackHistorymonth2023 we took a walk along the Boston Black Heritage Trail.
The Black Heritage Trail® is a 1.6 mile walk through the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. The trail showcases residences and community buildings associated with a Black community that thrived on, and near, the north slope of Beacon Hill before, during, and after the American Civil War. Throughout that time, this community struggled and organized for equal rights and access to equal education. Community members championed the movement to abolish slavery and even housed freedom seekers on their journey along the Underground Railroad.
Introducing the Career Profile series - Iris Kuqi
We will be sharing stories from those who have built or are building a career in the social impact space, to help spread awareness of all the different twists and turns that an impactful career can have and to help you kick off or shapre your own career.
This week, we interviewed Net Impact Boston President, Iris Kuqi, about her career journey, moving internationally, and with large NGOs like the United Nations.
How to network effectively - resources for you
Why Introverts Shouldn't Be Afraid of Networking.
When people think of networking a few images come to mind. People plastered with fake smiles exchanging business cards as though they were candy. Feel inauthentic, opportunistic, and like you’re trying to join a “bros club.” An “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine” form of networking. Scratching other people’s backs? Ick.