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12/03/2018

Applications are still open for the Boston+Acumen Impact Circle, a community of like-minded donors interested in Acumen’s mission to change the way the world tackles poverty. Impact Circles around the world provide collaborative opportunities for professionals to partner with Acumen and engage with the social impact space.

Join a global community of passionate professionals looking to dive deep and expand their knowledge on social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and creating innovative approaches to solving the world’s toughest problems.

Apply here or send us questions at [email protected]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXP_k74t-A9v_WM4hprVKDH1y3ELZciKd-sLjCumG8B1lutg/viewform

Applications are open until December 21st 2018.

Thank you for expressing interest in becoming a Boston+Acumen Impact Circle member! We have a couple questions to get to know you better. Please fill in this application form, and we will contact qualified members within the coming weeks. Please only submit an application if you are able to pay the....

04/30/2018

Solstice Initiative, an organization providing community solar power, is looking to grow their team. See the link below for details!

https://solstice.us/career/

04/24/2018

Boston+Acumen is looking for volunteers for the remainder of 2018! We are looking for volunteers to support us in the following capacity:
- Marketing
- Partnerships Management
- Event Logistics
- Communications and Community Relations

For more information and to apply, please e-mail [email protected] with your contact information and (brief!) answers to the following questions:

What interests you about Boston+Acumen?
What skill-sets can you contribute to the B+A team?
What is your time commitment availability?

04/09/2018

Hi everyone!

Looking to learn more about the global development, social impact, entrepreneurship, and innovation sector? MIT D-Lab is looking for volunteers to help document and distill the conversations and takeaways at their annual meeting of social entrepreneurs, innovation ecosystem builders,
and private sector partners from Tuesday, April 17-Friday, April 20!

Volunteers are expected to attend and document at least one session (1.5-3 hours). Volunteers may document
just a single session or multiple sessions over the course of the gathering.

Volunteers are expected to:
- Sit in on workshop sessions and small group exchanges between entrepreneurs, innovation ecosystem builders, and private sector partners
- Document the key insights from those conversations for a post-event publication
- Live tweet the workshop sessions
- Blog about the major takeaways of the gathering
- Submit a polished set of notes within one week of the event and/or a blog within two weeks of the event
- Write clearly and concisely

If you are interested in participating, please contact Laura Budzyna at [email protected] with the subject line “MIT D-Lab Note Takers.” In the e-mail, please specify the days and times you will be available between April 17-20.

02/28/2018

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our Happy Hour tonight! As a reminder, we’ll be meeting at Scholar’s on 25 School Street in Boston at 6:30!

02/01/2018

Important Update: We've decided to postpone our Impact Circle Happy Hour this evening to a date later in February. We'll keep you updated - thanks for your interest and we look forward to seeing you soon!

10/10/2017

Reminder - join Boston+Acumen at Scholars tomorrow for our fall Happy Hour event! Meet the Boston leadership team, hear about upcoming events and learn more about how to get involved. We hope to see you there!

Join Boston+Acumen for our fall welcome Happy Hour to meet members of the Boston+Acumen team, learn about upcoming events and ways to get involved. We look forward to meeting you!

10/04/2017

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bostonacumen-fall-happy-hour-tickets-38511679470

Join Boston+Acumen for our fall welcome Happy Hour to meet members of the Boston+Acumen team, learn about upcoming events and ways to get involved. We look forward to meeting you!

08/07/2017

Join the Boston+Acumen team for a fun 5K race to help raise money for Acumen's mission to create a world beyond poverty!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ba-back-to-the-90s-5k-tickets-36531639116

Join the Boston+Acumen team for a fun 5K race to help raise money for Acumen's mission to create a world beyond poverty! The race course will be along the river with beautiful scenery and we will all celebrate together afterward with a BBQ and live 90s music from the Saved by the 90s band. Whether y...

05/12/2017

Last chance to reserve your tickets for tomorrow's event!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ba-flagship-event-innovations-in-scale-creating-lasting-social-impact-tickets-32874493495

How can different stakeholders in the ecosystem of social impact effecitvely build partnerships and navigate systems to scale impact and real change? Join us for a day of learning and networking with the social impact community in Boston. Breakfast and lunch are included. Click here for the Full Age...

04/25/2017

Our friends at MIT are hosting its Scaling Development Ventures Conference this Friday! More information here: http://sdvinfo.wixsite.com/mitsdv