Net Impact Seattle :: Professional Chapter

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.

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.

“The boy who harnessed the wind” discussion coming up: Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM

Be sure to let Erin know if you are planning on attending this weekend’s book club meeting. Find out more about this month’s selection on the original post here. It’s an amazing story!