Welcome to the home of the Net Impact San Francisco Professional Chapter! We are passionate about business, sustainability, social impact, and building community in the Bay Area. Join us to expand your knowledge, put skills into action, and deepen your connections within our membership of 900+ local leaders.
Date/Time/Location: February 8th, 6:15PM – 9PM, The Hub, San Francisco.
Event Summary: Panel discussion followed by networking, a glass of wine and a toast to winter spirit.
Experts from the business, government, and advocacy sectors will address the landscape of climate change policy. Panelist will speak to issues of social justice, bottom-line business concerns, near-term mitigation, and adaptation.
What happened at The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17)? The discussion will use COP17 as the backdrop for climate policy issues from international and regional vantage points. Panelists will speak to the connections between climate policy, business concerns and social equity. The question often arises of whether the most effective way to “change the world” is through business or through policy. Where is the balance point and who goes first?
Change Management and Sustainability Workshop
Monday, February 13, 4pm-6pm
At the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business (2220 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley)
$5 for members; $15 for non-members
More Info & RSVP: http://change0212.eventbrite.com/
How often does the thoughtful sustainability strategy, technically accurate human rights policy, or well-intentioned environmental program stall out or lie dormant in an email inbox? How often do “working groups” have a year’s worth of meetings only to feel frustrated and overwhelmed?
Join us to explore how Change Management approaches are essential to successful achievement of sustainability objectives. We will introduce Change Management theory and how it can be applied in corporate sustainability work. We will also explore briefly various tools and approaches from Change Management that can be used in sustainability projects. The session will be participatory with exercises and dialogue throughout.
Stacey Smith and Debbie O’Brien Krackeler from Contigo Partners will lead the session.
Happiness Retreat
Date: Friday, April 13 - Sunday April 15
Location: The Stillheart Institute in Woodland Hills (~1 hour south of SF), which includes hotel-style rooms (including a few tree-house rooms!), hot tub and saline pool, hiking trails, yoga room, and meditation room.
Cost: $350 for Net Impact members, $360 for non-members. Includes all food, 2 nights accommodation, and access to all of Stillheart’s amenities
RSVP: www.myhappinessretreat.com
Net Impact and The Happiness Institute are proud to present a collaboration un-conference style retreat. Join us for the opportunity to convene with an inspiring group of people and participate in a fun, relaxing, and insightful experience, exploring what brings us happiness and how we can get more of it. There’ll also be plenty of opportunities to hike, chat with your old/new friends, soak in the hot tub (that’s right), toast in the sauna, meditate, loose yourself in the labyrinth, eat yummy food, and more!
The content is pre-planned and driven by attendees, who care to share their expertise and enthusiasm on specifichappiness-related topics. We already have the framework for the agenda, and several session leaders/contributors lined, and during the next month and a half we are opening up the lines to you to help curate the sessions and build upon the existing content.
Organized by Neha Mandhani, Lina Constantinovici, and Christine Jacobs
