Net Impact Seattle :: Professional Chapter

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Saturday September 11, 2010 1:00 PM

Join us for the next Seattle Net Impact book club get together, where we will be discussing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind while enjoying a barbecue and drinks.

This amazing story is about a boy in Africa who teaches himself how to build a windmill, and improves life for himself and his village. It’s truly inspiring and an amazing story! Here’s a short review:

“Discarded motor parts, PVC pipe, and an old bicycle wheel may be junk to most people, but in the inspired hands of William Kamkwamba, they are instruments of opportunity. Growing up amid famine and poverty in rural Malawi, wind was one of the few abundant resources available, and the inventive fourteen-year-old saw its energy as a way to power his dreams. “With a windmill, we’d finally release ourselves from the troubles of darkness and hunger,” he realized. “A windmill meant more than just power, it was freedom.” Despite the biting jeers of village skeptics, young William devoted himself to borrowed textbooks and salvage yards in pursuit of a device that could produce an “electric wind.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is an inspiring story of an indomitable will that refused to bend to doubt or circumstance. When the world seemed to be against him, William Kamkwamba set out to change it. –Dave Callanan, amazon.com”

The get together will be at Net Impact Member Erin Burke’s house on Bainbridge Island, approximately 5 miles from the ferry. Please contact Erin directly if you’d like to attend and she will send you more information.

Hope to see you there!

‘Deep Economy’ discussion this thursday July 28, 2010

You still have time to read the book! Deep Economy promises to provide plenty to talk about. Book club is this Thursday from 6:30 – 9:00. Contact Melissa for more info.
Check out a summary of the book on the original post here.

Seattle Net Impact Professional Chapter Group is on LinkedIn

If you’d like to join the conversation another way, we just started a LinkedIn group. If you aren’t involved in any of LinkedIn’s groups, they are a great way to engage and get the discussion going. You can post and answer questions, and email with other group members. LinkedIn has expanded their groups capabilities significantly recently; join our little piece of the LinkedIn world to check it out for yourself!

Here are some pictures from last week’s fantastic Summer Networking Happy Hour Event.

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Summer Networking Evening at Seattle’s Brand New re:public

Seattle’s newest bar is the perfect spot for Seattle Net Impact’s annual summer networking event!
Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Where: re:public bar & restaurant, 429 Westlake Avenue N, Seattle WA 98109 (206) 467-5300. This place is so NEW they don’t have a website yet – see map here.

Not only is this a great opportunity to meet and mingle with a great group of Seattle’s CSR community, but it’s an amazing chance to check out this great new bar. There will be plenty of Net Impact happy hour food and drink specials for everyone to enjoy.

Hope to see you there! RSVP here.

Help shape the Seattle net impact professional chapter

Seattle Net Impact is recruiting Board members. Join us in inspiring, educating, and equipping individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.

We are seeking board members who can:

• Commit to a 1-year term
• Participate in one in-person meeting and one call a month, plus one or two half-day planning sessions per year
• Attend, and help plan, monthly Net Impact events
• Lead a committee

The following positions are open:

• President
• Membership Chair
• Program leads for: Dinner & Dialogue; Book Club, Networking; Volunteer events; Corporate events; Partner events; Career Development; Student Chapter Liaison

This is a high-energy, engaged board. Lots of great social and professional connections are made. Nominations are due by July 19 and self nominations encouraged. Previous experience with participating in a Net Impact chapter is a plus.

For more information or to nominate someone, contact niseattle@gmail.com