ABOUT US

Our Mission

Net Impact's mission is to improve the world by growing and strengthening a network of new leaders who are using the power of business to make a positive net social, environmental and economic impact.

Net Impact at UMass-Amherst enables and encourages members to use business for social good in their graduate education, communities, and future careers.

Our Vision

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst chapter brings together like-minded students seeking to build their personal networks and take concrete action to make a significant impact while simultaneously developing a new generation of leaders who use the power of business to create a better world.

Our Focus

Social & Professional Networking

  • We plan and sponsor events that provide our members with formal and informal opportunities to meet peers that share common interests and goals related to socially and enviornmentally responsible business.

Education

  • We schedule speakers, organize activities, and pursue initiatives that permit our members to acquire valuable skills and knowledge for use during (and after) their graduate studies.
  • We promote the study of issues related to socially responsible business within the Isenberg School of Management, and across the entire University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus. 

Community Impact

  • We build working relationships with local community organizations--private corporations, non-profits, and government agencies--to promote socially responsible business and environmental sustainability at UMass-Amherst, in the Pioneer Valley, the State of Massachusetts, and the global community.

Professional Development

  • We provide career resources that enable our members to find jobs in fields geared toward or incorporating attention to social impact and sustainability, and connect students with a worldwide network of Net Impact members. 

Our Membership

Net Impact UMass Amherst is uniquely designed to bridge disparate UMass departments and schools. Membership is open to any UMass-Amherst graduate student--full time or part time--interested in addressing social, environmental, and economic development issues with business solutions.

Our current membership includes public policy, engineering, and business graduate students. Net Impact UMass-Amherst aims to provide interdisciplinary collaboration fostering relationships and interaction among students and faculty.

View our original Chapter constitution here.