Wes alum Jeffrey H. Liss ‘86 wrote in with this great opportunity: At Ascena, our philanthropic vision is simple: empowering women and children to be their best. Across our communities, there are tremendous stories about individuals working tirelessly toward this goal. We’re hoping you know some of those heroes who would be able to take…
Work with reSET as a Program Manager
reSET (Social Enterprise Trust) is working to promote, preserve and protect Social Enterprise and to make Connecticut a hub of social enterprise. A Social Enterprise is any organization that uses business models to solve community problems. It’s a new hybrid business type that recognizes the power of business harnessed to purpose before profit. reSET is a growing…
Narativ 2014 Internship in NYC
In NYC for the summer, but still looking for a part-time gig? Check out this internship with Narativ! Narativ seeks an intern to focus on business administration, research and marketing tasks to work 8 to 16 hours / week beginning as soon as they are available. We are looking for people with the following characteristics: • Self-starter:…
Italian Health and Social Sustainability Food Service Start-Up is seeking Key Person for Roll-Out in Harlem/NYC
We were contacted by a social entrepreneur in NYC named Javier Aceituno who is looking to build his team. He writes: Our mission is to do our part in changing the world by creating a company that walks the people talk, i.e., that people are its greatest asset, where all (employees, customers, community) are respected. We will address the…
SOCAP Health (6/24-25 in NYC)
SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is a multi-platform organization dedicated to the flow of capital towards social good. Their event series connects innovators worldwide – investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs – to build a market at the intersection of money and meaning. SOCAP Health — a cross-sector view into what creates health in our society,…
Wesleyan’s Reunion and Commencement Civic Engagement Events
Reunion & Commencement 2014 begins on Thursday, and we’d like to call your attention to some PCSE, CCP, and other civic engagement events that are taking place this weekend. All are excellent opportunities to meet alumni, network, and learn about the paths Wesleyan students take after graduation. Please join us — and share your experiences on Twitter using @Wes_engage…
Summer Office Space and $20K from Progression Labs and VegasTechFund (applications due 5/25)
Back in the fall, we told you about this great resource for startups and promised we’d tell you when summer applications were open. Well, Jake Eichengreen ’13 just sent us the details, and we’re pleased to pass them along. Jake has his eyes out for Wes-connected applications, so spread the word to fellow students and alumni!…
Raising Social Impact Capital (webinar with Cafe Impact founder Jonathan Lewis, available until 5/12/15)
Fundraising mystifies, if not terrifies, most social enterprise leaders. In truth, both for-profit and nonprofit fundraising is a simple, learnable skill. If you can talk, you can raise social impact money. Empower yourself! The Patricelli Center is offering access to this webinar with serial social entrepreneur Jonathan C. Lewis—host of the Café Impact social entrepreneurship…
Vote for Alumni-Elected Trustee (deadline 5/25)
Each year, three Wesleyan alumni are elected to serve on the University’s Board of trustees for three-year terms. Wesleyan is unique among its peers on this front: nine alumni-elected trustees serve at any given time, and nearly a third of the Board is elected by the alumni body. All alumni and graduating seniors are eligible…
Re-Imagine Learning Challenge (6/25)
About the Challenge In the face of critical and complex challenges, we believe that children and young people need to better develop creativity, imaginative problem-solving, teamwork, empathy, and inspiration so they can step into leadership roles in pursuit of purpose. Play is one of the brain’s favorite ways of learning. It allows us to practice,…