Student Conference
In preparation for the Conference, we have asked our panelists to recommend resources that will be helpful to parcipants and provide insight into the topics they will address at the conference. We invite you to take a look at the resources and get a head start on collecting innovative ideas and resources!
Business and the Environment
Business in the Nonprofit Sector
Business and Social Responsibility
Community Development
Global Trends
Leadership and Career Development
The Power of One: attendee notes (pdf)
Bruce Dale, Ethanol: No longer when…Now
Resource: www.everythingbiomass.org
Peter C. Fusaro, Environmental Finance: A Workshop with Bestselling Author Peter Fusaro
Resource: Conference PowerPoint Presentation (ppt); What is Green Trading? (pdf); The New Green Business Model (pdf); more free information on this topic is located at both www.energyhedgefunds.com or www.global-change.com/articles.
Jason Smith, Making your campus carbon neutral
Resource: www.DriveNeutral.org, www.ChicagoClimateExchange.com, www.PresidioMBA.org
James K. Cleveland, Challenges of Sustainability and Scale in Youth-Oriented Nonprofits
Resource: Going to Scale: The Challenge of Replicating Social Programs: http://bridgespan.org/kno_articles_scale.html
Growth of Youth-Serving Organizations: http://bridgespan.org/kno_articles_growthstudy.html
Kirk Kramer, Business Planning for Nonprofits
Resource: Conference PowerPoint Presentation (ppt)
Travis Rejman, Built to Last: How a Nonprofit Develops Strategic Partnerships
Resource: Conference PowerPoint Presentation (pdf)
Jim Schorr, Leading a Social Enterprise: Creating Economic and Social Value through Great Leadership
Resource: Social Enterprise 2.0, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2006
Brooke Wiseman, Running Nonprofits as Businesses
Resource: From Good to Great: Transforming the Girl Scout Movement
Peter Goldberg, Nonprofit Mergers & Affiliations
Resource: Making Mergers Work (pdf)
Christine Arena, Corporate Social Responsibility – Strengthening Brands, Increasing Sales
Resource: Cause for Success: 10 Companies That Put Profits Second and Came in First
Pranav Kothari, Corporate Social Responsibility – Measuring the Impact on the Community
Resource: www.missionmeasurement.com
Irving Rein, How Socially Responsible Pro Athletes Give Back
Resource: The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace (McGraw-Hill)
Graham Sinclair, The Impact of the Socially Responsible Investing Movement on CSR Practices
Resource: www.sristudies.org, www.socialfunds.com, www.kld.com, www.unpri.org
Robin Willner, The Role of Corporate America in Disaster Relief
Resource: World Community Grid (pdf)
Emily Ausbrook, Empowering Communities: Financial Literacy, Advisory, and Lending Initiatives
Resource: www.operationhope.org, www.bankingonourfuture.org
Mark Doyle, The Immigration Wave: Opportunities and Challenges
Resource: ITIN Mortgage Market Study, developed for Second Federal Savings
Saurabh Narain, Community Development Finance: Transforming Local Communities
Resource: www.ncif.org www.cdfifund.gov
Erika C. Poethig, Setting the Boundaries: Debating the Merits of Local vs. Regional Approaches to Planning and Development
Resource: MacArthur Foundation Information Sheet on Regional Policy grantmaking (pdf)
Edward Powers, Community Development Finance: Transforming Local Communities
Resource: www.bacapitalaccessfunds.com
Kay Sloan, Leveraging Technology in Community Building and Revitalization
Resource: The Chicago Public Schools-University of Chicago Internet Project (CUIP) and The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
Robin Snyderman, Mixed-Income Developments: How are For-Profit Developers Building and Managing Successful Affordable Housing?
Resource: http://www.metroplanning.org/ourwork/articleDetail.asp?pageID=3&objectID=1317&categoryID=2
Marshall Tuck, Improving K-12 Public Education: The Current and Future Role of Charter Schools
Resource: School Transformation Plan written by Green Dot Public Schools and Bain & Co. Can be found on the Green Dot website at www.greendot.org
Brad White, Mixed-Income Developments: How are For-Profit Developers Building and Managing Successful Affordable Housing?
Resource: To read about Roosevelt Square please go to www.rooseveltsquare.com; to read about the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation please go to www.thecha.org and click on "Plan for Transformation."
Todd Ziebarth, Improving K-12 Public Education: The Current and Future Role of Charter Schools
Resource: http://www.publiccharters.org/content/publication/detail/543/, http://www.publiccharters.org/content/publication/detail/544/, http://www.publiccharters.org/content/publication/detail/539/
Organics: Consumer Trends and the Marketing of Organics: attendee notes (pdf)
Bethany Heath, Case Study Chiquita: Risk Analysis and Viability of Doing Business in Africa
Resource: Conference Presentation (pdf)
Greg Koch, The World Water Crisis
Resource: The Coca-Cola Company's 2005 Environmental Report (pdf)
Alyssa Rome, Fair Trade Businesses: Going Beyond a Higher Wage
Resource: www.arzurugs.org
John Sargent, Private Sector Approaches to Global Health Challenges
Resource: Conference Presentation (pdf); U.S. Department of State Press Release (pdf); BroadReach overview (pdf); BroadReach Healthcare brochure (pdf)
Rose Spalding, Fair Trade Businesses: Going Beyond a Higher Wage
Resource: Alex Nicholls and Charlotte Opal, FAIR TRADE: MARKET-DRIVEN ETHICAL CONSUMPTION (London: Sage, 2005).
Bhavika Vyas, The World Water Crisis
Resource: Conference PowerPoint Presentation (ppt)
Marsha Wulff, Private Sector Development and Investment in Africa
Resource: Collaborative Commercialization Model (pdf); Case Study: Global Health (pdf)
Relevant Books: Financial Systems, Corporate Investment in Innovation and Venture Capital by Bartzokas and Mani; The New Argonauts: Regional Advantage in a Global Economy by Saxenian; Profits at the Bottom of the Pyramid by Prahalad; The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Friedman
Junior Level Executive: A Place at the Table of the Multigenerational Organization: attendee notes (pdf)
Women and CSR: attendee notes (pdf)
Dr. Mark S. Albion, True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business
Resource: Written for Kellogg MBAs, please read "True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business" at http://www.makingalife.com/Leader_as_Monk_Architect_Diplomat.pdf
Laura Burkey, Professional Career Coach
Resource: Living with Purpose Now worksheet; career coaching coupon
Ann Goodman, Women and CSR
Resource: www.wnsf.org (WNSF website) from there link to “People, Planet, Profit,” Pink magazine, June/July 2006
Mary Lou Johns, Professional Career Coach
Resource: How to Get the Most out of Your Coaching (pdf) and How to Graduate into a Great Job (pdf)
Amy L. Short, Careers in Education: Transition from the Private Sector
Resource: The Fund's website at www.cpef.org.
Emma Stewart, Ph.D., Curriculum Change
Resource: BSR's Trends Report "New Skills for New Challenges: Does the MBA Prepare Business Leaders for Today's Complex Operating Environments?" http://www.bsr.org/meta/MBA_Trends.pdf and "New Skills for New Challenges: Brief Project Description"
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