CHICAGO BOOTH'S Home For Social Impact
Net Impact is a grassroots, global movement of students and emerging impact leaders who want to use their skills to make a positive impact for people and planet and build a more just and sustainable world.
Become a member of Net Impact at Booth to join a strong Social Impact community and gain access to 30+ engaging educational, social, and career-focused events every year. Additionally, being a Net Impact member at Booth gains students access to the larger Net Impact national organization.
Current full-time Booth students can join Net Impact anytime via Booth Campus Groups, accessible through the Intranet. 1-year, 2-year and dual student group membership options are available! To learn more and get engaged, join the #social-impact full-time student Slack channel.
Apr 30, 2025 11:45am - 1:15pm
Register here to hear from Alec Houpt of Inertial (Social Entrepreneur), Joel Brammeier from Alliance for the Great Lakes (Nonprofit), and Mohit Jindal from Impact Engine (Impact VC) on Collaborating for Sustainability! This year, we’re diving deep into the power of collaboration. Real progress on issues like climate change, health equity, and economic opportunity demands more than isolated efforts - It takes a vibrant ecosystem of Social entrepreneurs building innovative solutions, Impact investors funding such early-stage entrepreneurs, Nonprofits and foundations moving missions forward, Corporate leaders implementing impact driven practices, and Policy experts shaping the systems around us. At the summit, we will explore how these diverse players work both independently and together to drive social impact, and how you can join in! Each of our three sessions will feature a thought-provoking fireside chat with leaders from each function to identify what each function’s role is and how they can collaborate for the common good! We will then meet for closing remarks from two esteemed catalyzers for change from Chicago and a networking session!
May 2, 2025 11:45am - 1:15pm
Register here to hear from social entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and impact VCs on Collaborating for Health Equity! This year, we’re diving deep into the power of collaboration. Real progress on issues like climate change, health equity, and economic opportunity demands more than isolated efforts - It takes a vibrant ecosystem of Social entrepreneurs building innovative solutions, Impact investors funding such early-stage entrepreneurs, Nonprofits and foundations moving missions forward, Corporate leaders implementing impact driven practices, and Policy experts shaping the systems around us. At the summit, we will explore how these diverse players work both independently and together to drive social impact, and how you can join in! Each of our three sessions will feature a thought-provoking fireside chat with leaders from each function to identify what each function’s role is and how they can collaborate for the common good! We will then meet for closing remarks from two esteemed catalyzers for change from Chicago and a networking session!
May 7, 2025 11:45am - 1:15pm
Register here to hear from Sophia Carey (Social Entrepreneur), Yi Wei from Momentus Capital (Impact VC), Desiree Wrigley from P33-TechRise and GiveForward (VC, Nonprofit) and Callie Kim from Waban Impact LLC (Corporate/Consulting) on Collaborating for Economic Opportunity! This year, we’re diving deep into the power of collaboration. Real progress on issues like climate change, health equity, and economic opportunity demands more than isolated efforts - It takes a vibrant ecosystem of Social entrepreneurs building innovative solutions, Impact investors funding such early-stage entrepreneurs, Nonprofits and foundations moving missions forward, Corporate leaders implementing impact driven practices, and Policy experts shaping the systems around us. At the summit, we will explore how these diverse players work both independently and together to drive social impact, and how you can join in! Each of our three sessions will feature a thought-provoking fireside chat with leaders from each function to identify what each function’s role is and how they can collaborate for the common good! We will then meet for closing remarks from two esteemed catalyzers for change from Chicago and a networking session!
May 9, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Register here to hear from esteemed catalyzers for change from the Chicago ecosystem on collaborating for Social Impact and network with fellow FT & PT Boothies and Harris students interested in the space! This year, we’re diving deep into the power of collaboration. Real progress on issues like climate change, health equity, and economic opportunity demands more than isolated efforts - It takes a vibrant ecosystem of Social entrepreneurs building innovative solutions, Impact investors funding such early-stage entrepreneurs, Nonprofits and foundations moving missions forward, Corporate leaders implementing impact driven practices, and Policy experts shaping the systems around us. At the summit, we will explore how these diverse players work both independently and together to drive social impact, and how you can join in! Each of our three sessions will feature a thought-provoking fireside chat with leaders from each function to identify what each function’s role is and how they can collaborate for the common good! We will then meet for closing remarks from two esteemed catalyzers for change from Chicago and a networking session!
netimpact@lists.chicagobooth.edu
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago, IL 60637
