Full-time MBA

Net Impact

Mission

The mission of Net Impact at Tippie is to raise awareness of and participation in socially, economically, and environmentally responsible activities that inspire and challenge Tippie MBAs to incorporate sustainable values into business decisions and practice.

Vision Statement

Net Impact is the next generation of business leaders, using our talents to contribute to social, economic and environmental good in every sector.  We are an example of smart sustainability, creating a positive Net Impact for the bottom line as well as for people and our planet.

Core Values

We observe that sustainable business creates:

  • Significant improvement to bottom lines
  • Business innovation for the environment and social benefit
  • Social entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility

 

Officers
Andrew Cannon

Andrew Cannon - President

Academy: Marketing
Undergraduate: University of Utah, English and Political Science
Graduate institution: University of Utah, 2009, Master of Public Policy
Prior career: As a public policy researcher at the Iowa Policy Project - a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization - Andrew used quantitative methods to evaluate the effectiveness of a number of public policy tools, delivering findings via written reports, guest editorials, appearances on TV and radio news programs, and public presentations. Andrew also worked in project management at 3form, a decorative plastic panel manufacturer.

Why this organization and this role?
Net Impact's focus on using the skills and talents of its members to shape the world for good aligns with Andrew's core values. Andrew ran for president of Net Impact because he wanted to help sustainability and social entrepreneurship become fully integrated into the Tippie experience.

Interests
Andrew enjoys playing the guitar, reading fiction and non-fiction, working out, and most of all, spending time with his wife and children.
Jamie Schumacher

Jamie Schumacher - Vice President

Academy/track: Finance / Investment Management
Undergraduate institution: Iowa State University, Chemical Engineering
Nabil De Andrade

Nabil De Andrade - Sustainability Coordinator

Academy/track: Strategic Innovation / Strategic Management and Innovation
Undergraduate institution: University of Iowa, Marketing and Management
Prior career: Prior to pursuing his MBA at Tippie, Nabil managed the gymnastics department for one of the largest athletic clubs in Latin America -- Minas Tênis Clube. Nabil was responsible for raising funds for the club and managed and helped implement ISO 9001-2008. Nabil is also a business owner, supplying plastic products for the Brazilian stationary industry.

Why this organization and this role? Nabil has always been motivated about Net Impact’s goal of working for a better world. The Sustainability Coordinator position was a good opportunity to be part of the many projects that are aimed at stimulating students to look at their careers with the sustainability lenses.

Interests/Something interesting about Nabil: As an undergraduate, Nabil competed for the University of Iowa's Gymnastics team. Following his collegiate career, Nabil was a member of the Brazilian national gymnastics team. His involvement with gymnastics continued after his competing career, promoting the sport as a manager at Minas Tênis Clube.


    Non-Profit Consulting

    The Net Impact Consulting Group is a collection of Tippie students providing consulting services to organizations making a positive impact on society. The projects give Tippie students the opportunity to apply some of what they've learned in the classroom to the real world, helping great organizations improve their effectiveness and efficiency in fulfilling their mission. (Estimated 1-2 hours per week)

    Valerie Bustle, first-year student in Finance, explained how consulting with Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa was valuable to her business education: "By working with a local non-profit organization through Net Impact, I have applied skills learned in our courses. Moreover, the consulting experience itself has provided me with a hands-on experience working with a client, an experience upon which I can draw when I start the next part of my career."

    Current non-profits participating:
    Hospice Home of Iowa City
    Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa

Board Fellows

The Board Fellows program places Net Impact Tippie members on non-profit boards for one-year fellowships. Board Fellows are active participants on non-profit boards, attending board sessions and getting involved with committees and relevant projects under the mentorship of a current board member.  (Estimated 10 hours per month)

Of his board fellowship with Table to Table, 1st year marketing student Jeff Curran said, "My experience with Table To Table, and with Net Impact as a whole, has allowed me to learn skills one day and apply it the next to a totally new organization, solving a completely different local problem."

Current non-profits participating:
Shelter House
United Way of Johnson County
Iowa City Children's Museum
Table to Table
Johnson County Heritage Trust
Community Mental Health
Iowa Women's Foundation
Riverside Theater
Elder Services

    Speakers

    To expose our members to professionals in the fields of non-profit, sustainability, and corporate responsibility we actively pursue companies and individuals to speak with our members about their current roles. These activities take place during our group meetings.

    Sustainability Summit

    For three years now, we have hosted a Sustainability Summit on a Friday in early spring. The summit draws in over 150 students, business leaders, and community members with the goal of discussing sustainability in business. The theme of our 2013 summit was Food for Thought, and featured speakers with years of experience improving the sustainability of the food industry. Our 2013 Summit speakers included Mark Weldon, the senior engineer in resource conservation at Quaker Oats' Cedar Rapids plant; Jesse Singerman, president of Prairie Ventures and former CEO of Blooming Prairie; and Tony Bedard, CEO of Frontier Natural Products Co-op, a global company that sources spices and other foods from around the globe.

    Past participants include representatives from:
    Kum and Go
    UPS
    Coca-Cola
    Deere & Co
    Mission Measurement

    Xpedx Greening Campus Challenge

    A team of Net Impact members participated in the Xpedx Campus Greening Challenge by developing a business case for a green roof on the University of Iowa campus. See the video below, which was one of the deliverables of the project. The team was selected as a finalist out of 27 other MBA programs. Read more about the team's experience on our blog.

    Results: The team was given a Special Recognition Award for Marketing and $500.