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Next Book Club Announced: July 6th
Getting Green Done by Auden Schendler
When: Wednesday, July 6, 2011 6:00 – 9:00 PM
RSVP: email Catherine Otten.
Cost: Free for Net Impact members.
Location: Phinney Ridge. Address will be provided when you RSVP.
Details: Dinner is provided. Please let Catherine know if you have any dietary restrictions.
At our next book club meeting, we will discuss Auden Schendler’s stories from the front line of the sustainability movement. He argues that we will only solve our problems if we’re realistic about the challenge of climate change. In this eye-opening, inspiring book, Schendler illuminates the path.
Starbucks in Focus Event Recap
We had a fantastic event with Starbuck’s Ben Packard. If you missed it, check out Board Member Mar Smith’s recap on her blog Project CSR.
Check out pictures of the event:
Starbucks in Focus Event This Thursday Night!
Date: This Thursday, May 12, 2011
Time: 6 pm
Location: Starbucks Headquarters
Tickets: click here
Join Net Impact Seattle for an evening of coffee and reflection on CSR reporting with Starbucks Coffee Company Global Responsibility leader, Ben Packard.
Be sure to check out Starbucks’ recently released FY10 Global Responsibility Report prior to the event and come prepared for a lively discussion.
This event is only open to paid Net Impact Members and limited to 40 attendees. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis. Parking and location details will be provided to ticket holders.
Not a Net Impact member yet? Sign up here. Be sure to choose Net Impact Seattle as your primary chapter to get discounted event rates.
Next Book Club Announced: May 19th
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: an Entrepreneur’s Odyssey to Educate the World’s Children
When: Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:30pm
Where: Joop Varophas’ apartment (South Lake Union area)
Book: Buy on Amazon
Cost: Free for Net Impact members
Dinner: Provided, please let Joop know if you have any dietary restrictions.
RSVP or More Information: email Joop Varophas
At our next book club’s meeting, we will read a well-written journey of a professional who decided to walk away at the height of his corporate career to work towards a social cause by setting up a non-profit organization called Room to Read, which aims to bring access to quality education to children in rural villages around the world. This book should provide interesting perspectives for many of us who are contemplating current career paths or are looking to learn more about potential transferable skills from corporate to non-profit sectors.You can also learn more about Room to Read here.
Upcoming January & February Events
Net Impact’s event planners have been hard at work and have FOUR fantastic events on the calendar for the upcoming months – be sure to save the dates!
Networking Happy Hour at Barca: Thursday Jan 20, 2011 5:30 – 8:00
Join us for Net Impact Seattle’s Professional Chapter’s first networking event of the year. Come mingle with professionals who are interested in corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship. Enjoy $3 well drinks, and $1 off food and draft beer.
Open to: Net Impact Members & Non-members
Where: Barca Lounge in Capitol Hill, 1510 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122
Cost: Event is free but attendees are asked to pay for their own drinks/food.
Parking: Only street parking is available. Near Cal Anderson park is probably your best bet.
RSVP for the event
Contact: Theresa Gilbert, Networking Events Lead with any questions.
Theo Chocolate Factory Tour: Saturday Feb 5, 2011 4:30 – 5:30
Join the Net Impact Seattle Professional Chapter for a group tour of Theo Chocolate. Theo is the only Organic, Fair Trade, Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Factory in the United States. Learn more about how the story of cacao, including the extraordinary transformation of the cacao fruit into what we know and love as chocolate and the social and environmental issues relating to cocoa and cocoa farmers. Best of all, there will be samples during the tour!
Open to: Net Impact Members only
Where: Theo Chocolate Factory in Fremont: 3400 Phinney Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103
Cost: $12 + ticket processing fee (Payment information will be sent to the first 20 people who RSVP)
RSVP for the event
Contact: Theresa Gilbert, Networking Events Lead with any questions.
Notes about the event:
- Attendees must arrive 10 minutes early
- Facility is fragrance free, please avoid wearing any perfumes or scents
- Wear close toed shoes
- Have to wear hair net (will be provided)
Microsoft Corporate Citizenship Speaker: Thursday, Feb 17, 2011 7:00 – 9:00
Join the Net Impact Professional & UW Foster Student Chapter as we welcome Dan Bross, Microsoft’s Senior Director of Corporate Citizenship, Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director of Microsoft Community Affairs and Tim Dubel, Director of Global Programs for Community Affairs on February 17th at the UW Foster School.
Open to: Net Impact Members & Non-members
Where: University of Washington PACCAR Hall room 294, Stevens Way Seattle, Washington 98105
Dinner: Pizza will be provided.
Cost: $5 for paid Net Impact members, $20 for all non-members
RSVP for the event. Space is limited.
Contact: Suzanne Sullivan, Events Coordinator with any questions.
Panelists:
- Dan Bross, Senior Director, Microsoft Corporate Citizenship
- Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director, Microsoft Community Affairs
- Tim Dubel, Director of Global Programs, Microsoft Community Affairs
Questions for the Panel may be submitted here before and during the presentation.
Learn more about Microsoft’s Corporate Citizenship here.
Volunteer at Treehouse: Saturday, Apr 16, 2011 10:00 – 2:00
Volunteer for a great cause and meet other professionals who are interested in corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship. Treehouse is uniquely committed to improving the lives of our kids living in foster care. No other agency in our region responds to the needs of our foster children like Treehouse. Volunteers will be helping out in The Wearhouse, a free store where foster kids and families shop for new and like-new merchandise (clothing, books, toys, accessories and more). Volunteers sort, tag and organize donations and stock the store.
Open to: Net Impact Members only
Where: The Wearhouse, 2100 24th Ave S Suite 200 Seattle, WA
RSVP for the event here. Space is limited to the first 15 volunteers to RSVP.
Contact: Theresa Gilbert, Networking Events Lead, with any questions.
All Treehouse volunteers are required to pass a background check and complete a volunteer waiver. A link to register online will be sent to everyone who RSVPs closer to the event.