Welcome to the Foster Net Impact Club!
Net Impact is a leading non-profit that empowers a new generation to use their careers to drive transformational changing in the workplace and the world. At the heart of this community are over 130,000 student and professional leaders from over 300 volunteer-led chapters across the globe working for a sustainable future.
Foster Net Impact offers students unique access to Seattle’s change leaders in top organizations like Starbucks, Microsoft, Virginia Mason and Amazon, while also helping connect with local non-profits like PATH, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Social Venture Partners. Net Impact Foster also works internally with the University of Washington administration and partners in the Evans School of Public Affairs, the College of the Environment, and the College of Engineering to create opportunities on campus for our members to grow and learn.
Mission:
To serve Foster students by connecting them to careers in social and environmental sustainability and by providing the resources to build the skills and knowledge to address related business.
Objectives:
Inspire every Foster student to find his or her own connection to the Net Impact mission through club collaborations.
Create opportunities for club members to make meaningful connections to thought and business leaders in Seattle.
Host events that highlight impact-focused opportunities, skills, or networks in collaboration with other Foster clubs
Open borders with the Office of Sustainability, College of Environment, Evans School and more to increase Foster’s visibility and club member’s learning opportunities.
Gabriel Yeung
VP of Finance
Full-time Class of 2025
Tong Yuan Douville
VP
Full-time Class of 2025
Aaron Altabet
VP
Full-time Class of 2025
Purvi Mahajan
VP
Full-time Class of 2025
Looking to make a social impact while polishing your consulting skills? The Net Impact Service Corps program is the right choice for you!
Every year, teams of first year Foster MBA students work on consulting projects for local companies and non-profits. In the past we’ve worked with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Special Olympics Washington, Sail Sand Point, YMCA, Children’s Therapy Center, and University of Washington Athletics, among other organizations. You will get the chance to take on real-world challenges with guidance from second-year MBA mentors, professors, and external consultants from firms such as McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, and Deloitte.
Benefits:
Work on your consulting and other business skills
Meet local professionals at companies and non-profits who are doing fantastic work
Work on projects supported by Net Impact, Consulting Society, Social Venture Partners, and the Career Management office
Have fun!
Foster Net Impact’s Annual Mini-Conference, where guests from industry-leading companies, start-ups, and government highlight how they are influenced by climate change and how they endeavor to use business to have a positive impact on the climate.
This year, IdeaLab was dedicated to exploring the Pacific Northwest's unique competitive advantages in climate and business. “Discover how our region leads the way in sustainability initiatives, technology development, and innovative solutions to environmental challenges.”
Past Foster Idea Labs:
Envisioning 2050: Action Today for a Sustainable Future.
So You Made a Climate Commitment, Now What?
Future of Food Series
Impact Everywhere
Gambling on Good Business
Less Carbon, More Profit
Big Data, Big Carbon
A Sustainable Big Mac, Really?