A round up of Opportunities & Events!
Events
Cube Entrepreneurship Summit
Saturday, March 25th 12-4pm (No registration required)
Learn from experienced alumni and network with other entrepreneurs in the Duke community! This is designed for people of all backgrounds and majors. Lunch provided.
Speakers include Tatianna Birgisson of Mati Energy, Jake Stauch of Neuro Plus, and Professor Salman Azhar of I&E.
Keynote and Panel: 130
Workshops: Sociology Psychology 126, 127, 128, 129
How can data and better information systems lead to more innovation in the nonprofit sector?
Wednesday, March 29th
Jacob Harold, president and CEO of GuideStar, the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations, will lead a conversation about the tools needed to drive even greater social change in today’s society. Learn the latest trends in data best practices and how the nonprofit sector is using data in innovative ways to move their missions forward.
Learn more and RSVP: http://casespeaker.eventbrite.com
Join us Wednesday, 4/5 for I&E Academy: The Art of Risk-Taking: Tactical Tools for Taking Risks and Handling Fear, Failure & Rejection
April 5, 5:45-7:00 pm, Gross Hall 270
Facilitator: Caitie Whelan, Founder of The Lightning Notes
How can you take risks consistent with your values?
How can you better handle fear, failure, rejection and criticism? Having tools to manage these realities are critical to your success in bringing innovative ideas to live, and being a leader in your chosen area. Join us for a dynamic workshop where you will gain concrete tools to exercise your risk “muscle” and learn how to fail forward.
To RSVP, click HERE!
Playworks Seeking Volutneers for Upcoming Event!
Playworks North Carolina is looking for volunteer for their 4th Annual Kickball 4 Kids Corporate Kickball Tournament. The tournament is on Friday, April 28th from 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Bull City Little League Park (918 Junction Road, Durham). Volunteers will assist with the following things: Registration, Food Truck/lunch facilitation, Parking, Beer Tent, First Aid Tent, Team ambassador, Score keeping, Base Referees. All volunteers will receive breakfast, lunch, a t-shirt and beer (during the championship game). Volunteers will be asked to arrive at the event at 11:00 to assist with set-up. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kristin Hathorn at kristin.hathorn@playworks.org.
Competitions & Contests
Year 2 of Burt’s Bees Natural Launchpad program
Applications Duke April 30
Here’s a link to the contest page: http://burts.evergreenip.com/
Internships, Fellowships, Job opportunities
Social Enterprise @Goizueta’s Start: ME Program is looking for recent graduates to apply to be their next great Program Associate Fellow
Apply online by March 31, 2017
This role is a high-impact, 18-month experience for talented recent graduates (including those graduating in May 2017) who are interested in starting their social sector careers. Learn more at https://www.startmeaccelerator.org/join-our-team .
Upstart Co-Lab: Fellowship Position Description
Launched in 2016, Upstart Co-Lab is a national collaboration connecting artists, impact investors and social entrepreneurs. Upstart’s mission is to create opportunities for artist innovators to deliver social impact at scale. Our three goals are to Spotlight Artists as Innovators, to Unleash More Capital for Creativity, and to Enable Sustainable Creative Lives.
http://www.upstartco-lab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Upstart-Co-Lab-Fellow-March-2017.pdf
Upstart Co-Lab: Senior Associate Position Description
Launched in 2016, Upstart Co-Lab is a national collaboration connecting artists, impact investors and social entrepreneurs. Upstart’s mission is to create opportunities for artist innovators to deliver social impact at scale. Our three goals are to Spotlight Artists as Innovators, to Unleash More Capital for Creativity, and to Enable Sustainable Creative Lives.
http://www.upstartco-lab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Upstart-Co-Lab-Sr-Assoc-March-2017.pdf
Tom & Jenny’s- Seeking Intern
Tom & Jenny's is seeking content creators to help us deliver uplifting, helpful, educational content to our fast-growing audience. Responsibilities may include campaign and individual content brainstorming/ideation, writing emails, articles, short posts, graphic design, and limited video creation. We are seeking candidates with skills in one or more of these areas - skills related to all of these potential responsibilities is not a pre-requisite. See here for more details.
Runaway- Seeking Marketing Intern
Interested in fashion, art, urban life, and business? An internship with RUNAWAY could be for you. RUNAWAY is North Carolina’s premier lifestyle company and creators of the popular DURM™ brand. We are looking for ambitious, free-thinking, independent students to join our team as we embark on new adventures and continue to move the brand into the national spotlight. Interns would have the opportunity to work at American Underground the “Startup Capital of the South” in the heart of downtown Durham where over 250 companies thrive in the ever-expanding startup community. Learn more here.
Quantified Ventures is Hiring
Quantified Ventures supports the progress of the social enterprise community through impact investing. They are hiring a Healthcare Associate and Healthcare Manager. At least one of these will be an immediate hire (so ideally looking at alumni), while the other could wait for 2017 graduates. Questions? Contact Brendan O’Connor (oconnor@quantifiedventures.com)