Net Impact Chapters Set the Gold (and Silver!) Standard

Net Impact staff

June 11, 2012

When the Windy City debuted its first annual Chicago Ideas Week, following the lead of numerous cities around the country, Net Impact Chicago was right in the thick of it. The professional chapter, in partnership with Edelman, convened a panel of experts to discuss the future of Chicago's climate action strategy. That event helped Net Impact Chicago earn Gold status this year, a ranking that goes to a distinguished handful of high-achieving undergraduate, graduate, and professional chapters in our network annually.

Moderated by Edelman's VP of Business and Social Responsibility, the panel offered perspectives from heavyweights like PricewaterhouseCoopers' CSR team, Chicago Department of Environment's Natural Resources and Water Quality Division, and McKinsey & Company on issues like monetizing climate change.

"At the start of the year, we all agreed that beyond hitting our numbers, we wanted to build on the success and reputation of the chapter and shoot for Gold," says Bunmi Akinnusotu, President of Net Impact Chicago. "By being selected as a community partner for Ideas Week, we saw how far we can go as a chapter in bringing engaging and meaningful programs to our members."

But it's no easy feat achieving Gold or Silver standing in our network. These chapters go above and beyond minimum chapter requirements to create opportunities for their members to develop business skills, meet folks who can help members define career paths, and build a community of support to change our approach to social and environmental issues.

Yet Net Impact Chicago is just one example of the change Net Impact chapters are driving. Another is Net Impact Yale School of Management, which brought 43 students more than 3,000 miles to attend the 2011 Net Impact Conference. Other chapter achievements include Net Impact CSU Chico Undergrad creating an on-campus bike sharing program, and Net Impact BGSU Undergrad organizing their campus's first ever TEDxBGSU. So who are these chapters?

Drumroll please...

We're thrilled to present the Net Impact creme de la creme.

2012 Gold Chapters	2012 Silver Chapters
Net Impact Alberta School of Business	Net Impact Atlanta
Net Impact Antioch University New England	Net Impact American University, Kogod School of Business
Net Impact Audencia Nantes School of Management	Net Impact Boston University
Net Impact Bainbridge	Net Impact Carlson
Net Impact Boston	Net Impact Villanova University Undergrad
Net Impact BU Undergrad	Net Impact Chicago Booth
Net Impact BGSU Undergrad	Net Impact Colorado State
Net Impact Chicago	Net Impact Columbia Business School
Net Impact Cornell, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management	Net Impact Dominican University of California
Net Impact CSU Chico Undergrad	Net Impact Duquesne University, Donahue School of Business
Net Impact DePaul	Net Impact Fox School of Business
Net Impact Duke University, Fuqua School of Business	Net Impact Fox Undergrad
Net Impact ESADE	Net Impact IIT Stuart
Net Impact Foster	Net Impact Indian School of Business
Net Impact George Washington	Net Impact IE Business School
Net Impact Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business	Net Impact JMU Undergrad
Net Impact Goizueta	Net Impact London
Net Impact Haas School of Business	Net Impact Kelley School of Business
Net Impact HEC Paris	Net Impact MIIS
Net Impact Indiana University Undergrad	Net Impact Minneapolis
Net Impact Kellogg School of Management	Net Impact Notre Dame
Net Impact Lokey Graduate School of Business	Net Impact NYU Stern
Net Impact McCombs	Net Impact Olin Business School
Net Impact Los Angeles	Net Impact Pune
Net Impact Microsoft	Net Impact USF
Net Impact The Ohio State University	Net Impact SAIS
Net Impact Pepperdine University	Net Impact SF State
Net Impact Portland	Net Impact Thunderbird
Net Impact Portland State	Net Impact UC Davis
Net Impact Presidio	Net Impact UCLA Anderson
Net Impact Ross School of Business	Net Impact UCSD
Net Impact San Francisco	Net Impact University of Exeter Undergrad
Net Impact Seattle	Net Impact Utah
Net Impact Simmons	Net Impact University of South Carolina Undergrad
Net Impact Smith School of Business	Net Impact University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
Net Impact TCU Neeley Undergrad	Net Impact USC Marshall
Net Impact TSU McCoy Undergrad	Net Impact USC Moore
Net Impact UC Berkeley Undergrad
Net Impact UMass Amherst
Net Impact UMass Dartmouth
Net Impact UNC Kenan-Flagler
Net Impact University of Colorado Boulder
Net Impact University of Denver
Net Net Impact University of Minnesota Undergrad
Net Impact USC Marshall Undergrad
Net Impact University of Oregon
Net Impact Washington D.C.
Net Impact Yale School of Management
Net Impact Carnegie Mellon
Net Impact University of Leeds
Net Impact Rotterdam School of Management