Archive for November, 2009

Green Edge NYC 3rd Birthday Bash!

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Mark your calendars for Green Edge NYC’s 3rd Birthday Bash!

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In celebration of the community-based organization’s third year of connecting “people with businesses, organizations and the resources they need to build a sustainable future” the group will be hosting a blow-out party at littlefield in Brooklyn.

Things you should know:

Tickets are $20 (and include raffle tickets! YESSSS! I am personally hoping to snag the Blades Natural Beauty item. )

The event runs from 7:00 pm-11:00 pm.

From 7:30-8:30 there will be representatives from Root for Trees, Tap It, Brooklyn Green Team, Rising Tide Initiative, and Solar 1 at the nonprofit booths. Now is your chance to meet other awesome environmentally-minded folks doing great things in NYC.

Hope to see you all there!

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“How do you define and measure social impact?”

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

As I’ve spent the last year figuring out where I want to direct my career, I have come to the conclusion that social impact metrics and performance evaluation is the path I want to take. So I was very excited when I found out that my first post as part of the Nonprofit Millennial Bloggers Alliance would be addressing just that.

I want to preface my answer by saying that I am a total nerd–so looking at numbers, evaluating statistical relationships, and quantifying values are all very exciting to me. But why do these things matter to nonprofit organizations which are providing social good? If Girls on the Run (GOTR)–”a nonprofit prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running”–provides a great after-school program, does it really matter what the impact is? Shouldn’t we just be glad that they are providing this service? (more…)

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Nonprofit Millennial Bloggers Alliance

Monday, November 16th, 2009

I am very excited and honored to have become a member of the Nonprofit Millennial Bloggers Alliance–a group of entrepreneurial young nonprofit professionals who are providing peer support and leveraging social media to further advance the nonprofit sector. Individually each of these men and women are inspiring and thoughtful movers-and-shakers….together the sky seems to be the limit. The Alliance (which is growing!) is currently includes the following Gen Y bloggers:

I encourage you to follow these great social change advocates on Twitter and read their fabulous and insightful blogs. You will not be disappointed! I promise!

Stay tuned! As tomorrow is my innaugural Alliance post!

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Triple Pundit Post on NYWSE ESL

Friday, November 13th, 2009

I recently had the opportunity to write a post on Triple Pundit about the NYWSE Emerging Sustainability Leaders (ESL) program. Here’s an excerpt:

The best kept secret in the world of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is that CSR is an inside job. Many people who are heading up CSR departments (or are the CSR department) at their companies, were once regular employees who one day decided to start recycling at the office or organize volunteer days. What resulted was a snowball effect. Management saw the benefits of sustainability, clients became interested and engaged, the company re-branded and marketed its efforts, and these employees continued to develop more and more socially responsible initiatives. A new way of doing business had been born and a new social champion had arrived: the social intrapreneur.

For the full article go here.

And a shout out to the members of the NYWSE crew (specifically Shari Aaron, Ashby Andrews, Natalia Oberti Noguera, & Stephanie Niloff) who are hard at work getting this amazing program off the ground!

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