Make sure to mark your calendar for an evening of Ignite-style presentations and discussion to be held at Harvard University. The presentations feature a number of prominent CSR/sustainability practitioners.  After the presentations, the participants join facilitated groups to further discuss the meaning of sustainability in their professional life and the organizations that they serve.  Each group will report their findings, and attendees will help select the next topic for a NIB-Ignite encore event.  Don’t miss the fun!

DATE: February 8th at 6pm

LOCATION:  Trident Booksellers Cafe at 338 Newbury Street in Boston.

RSVP: to maureen@netimpact.org

Free of Charge.

The book to be discussed is Impact Investing:Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference by Antony Bugg-Levine and Jed Emerson. Come discuss the book with fellow Net Impact members.  Everyone is welcome!

Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 6:30 – 8:00
Place: KPMG, Two Financial Center, 60 South Street, Longfellow Room (2nd Floor)
Transit: Red Line / South Station
Cost: $5 Members / $10 Non-Members
r.s.v.p.: events@netimpactboston.org

About Eric:

Eric Lowitt is a globally recognized expert in the fields of competitive strategy, growth, and sustainability. A consultant and frequent speaker, Eric is the author of The Future of Value, a book that connects sustainability with competitive strategy and financial performance. Eric’s work is regularly featured in the Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as news wires, industry publications and other media outlets. He has worked with Accenture, Fidelity Investments, and Deloitte Consulting, and earned his MBA from The Wharton School.

This year, we will continue to engage you with provocative, interesting and fun social events and programs to help you bolster your skills in your current role or explore a new one. I invite you to check out what we have on the books for January and February and to join us soon.

We are constantly looking for ideas and inspiration from our members, so please drop me a note if you have an idea for an event, speaker, panel discussion or topic you’d like to see us run with. We’ll even get you involved!

See You Soon,

Monica
Net Impact Boston President

Come toast the New Year and kick it off by getting more involved with our Chapter. Please join us for a happy hour if you are interested in being part of our Board, meeting other members, or both!

NIB is looking to fill the talent pipeline. Come meet with a few members of our Board and learn about the benefits of being a member of our team. We’ll discuss where we need extra hands – currently with events and social media/marketing – and what these roles entail. This is a great opportunity to lend your passion and business experience to furthering social and environmental good.

Date: Wednesday, January 25th
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm (Call to Leadership Discussion: 6:00 – 6:45 New Member Happy Hour: 6:45 – 8:30)
Location: Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (a block from MIT) Public Transit: 3-4 blocks towards MIT from the Central Square T Stop / Red Line
Cost: No fee (drinks and nosh on your own)
RSVP: No r.s.v.p. necessary

Net Impact will have its own private tour of the factory, to see the chocolate-making process and to hear more about Taza’s business practices.  And yes, there will be samples!  Following the tour, we will walk to Atwoods Pub for food, drinks, and discussion.

Space is limited to 20 people, so be sure to RSVP early!

Date: January 18th
Time: 5:30pm
Location: 561 Windsor Street,  Somerville, MA
Cost: $7 members, $12 non-members
RSVP: melissa@getsustainable.net

Date: Thursday, December 15th
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: Elephant & Castle, 50 Congress St., Suite 900. Boston, MA 02109
RSVP: events@netimpactboston.org

It is only by historical coincidence that we have left behind a day dedicated to being thankful and find ourselves in the season of giving. I hope that you find the opportunity to be both grateful and generous this month.  Please see our announcements and events sections for ideas!

Also, please join me in thanking and congratulating Kimberly Coletti.  Kim has been our Membership Chair for the last year and a half.  She’s been an amazing asset and showed great dedication to NIB, especially while on an extended assignment in England.  Kim will be joining the Connecticut non-profit Save the Children as their Director, Fundraising Best Practices and Innovation. Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.  If you are interested in speaking to us about filling Kim’s (big) shoes, please see the Announcements Section for more information.

Wishing You the Best,
Monica and the NIB Team

Our NIB Team 2012 Strategy Meeting by the shore

Net Impact Boston has an immediate opening for a Membership Chair position.  This position supports NIB on member recruitment activities and is the first point of contact for new members.  Please contact Monica Sullivan for more information or with your interest.

If you are a  Net Impact Member who would like to become more involved with  our Board,  this is a perfect opportunity, and a great way to connect with motivated professionals in our region.

Meet the Authors of Infinite Vision.

Join us for coffee and an intimate discussion with the authors of Infinite Vision: How Aravind Became the World’s Greatest Business Case for Compassion.  This book was written by Pavi Mehta and her co-author Suchitra Shenoy.

An endorsement from the book jacket:  “A must-read for anyone interested in leadership, service, and the building of institutions that release the best energies of the human spirit.” – Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder-CEO, Acumen Fund, and author of The Blue Sweater

Date: Saturday, November 19th
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Location: TBD
Cost: free
RSVP: events@netimpactboston.org
Note:  Several copies of the book will be given to the first to RSVP.   Location will provided upon RSVP.