Duke Impact Investing Group

01/08/2022

UPDATE: THE INFO SESSION HAS BEEN MOVED TO THURSDAY 1/13 AT 8PM ET

Duke Impact Investing Group is now accepting applications for Analyst positions for Spring 2022!

DIIG is a student-led organization that serves as an outlet for Duke undergraduates to engage in the field of impact investing. DIIG manages a $100,000 fund dedicated to investing in socially impactful startups worldwide, provides consulting for regional and national social enterprises, incorporates machine learning and big data to build algorithms and models for clients, and leads impact investing education programs (notably through a 0.5-credit Duke House Course).

Joining DIIG is a great way to gain hands-on experience across business and social sectors regardless of your major or intended career after graduation. Our members come from backgrounds ranging from Environmental Policy to Computer Science and enter fields across the public and private sector.

We will be hosting a virtual info session on Thursday, January 13th, at 8pm ET. You can log on using the link below.

Info Session: https://bit.ly/diiginfo
Apply here: https://bit.ly/diigspring2022

04/22/2021

This past March we had our 3rd annual DIIG x BOW x DCC Impact Case Competition. This year’s case asked the 25 teams to prepare a strategy for Hometeam Ventures, a venture capital firm that drives innovation in the construction sector to end global homelessness. We had 5 teams make it to the finalist round, making a case for a company that Hometeam should invest in, conducting a double bottom line analysis, and presenting their strategy to an elite judging panel.

Watch this short clip of the final round participants presenting to the judges, showcasing the amazing work they did!

04/08/2021

Duke Impact Investing Group is excited to announce the newest edition of our newsletter DIIG In! This edition features an interview with one of DIIG’s Co-Founders Michael Tan. In the interview Michael reflects on his time at Duke as well as his experience founding DIIG.

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q5L9i3OyNpg84JVvgMZC1qT1czoM15vy/view

03/02/2021

DIIG is proud to be organizing our annual Impact Investing Case Competition in partnership with BOW and DCC on Mar 27! This year, we are excited to have sponsors including the Federal Reserve, EY-Parthenon, Accenture, and Gartner. Apart from Duke students, we are also inviting the nation’s top 25 schools to participate in this annual competition. Competing teams will be tasked with providing financial and consulting analysis for Hometeam Ventures, a Y-Combinator backed startup and one of DIIG’s clients. Hometeam Ventures is a venture capital that invests in startups that improve the construction life cycle with a goal of providing more adequate housing globally.

Interested individuals can form teams of 3 to 4 to apply for one of the ~25 finalist spots in the competition via the link below! The deadline for the application is Mar 8, 11:59pm ET, and shortlisted teams will be contacted with further details. We hope to see you there!

bit.ly/ImpactCase21

02/22/2021

“We ourselves, I think, built unsustainable companies by maximizing profit.” - Jeff Ubben T’83

Duke Impact Investing Group (DIIG) is incredibly excited to host an Exclusive Live Event with Duke Trustee Jeff Ubben (T’83), in a fireside Q&A conversation with Duke Student Government President Tommy Hessel (T’21). After founding a $16 billion hedge fund, Mr. Ubben left his prestigious position at Value Act Capital to pursue high-impact social and environmental investing. He has served on the Board of Directors of over 15 public companies, including Twenty-First Century Fox, AES Corporation, and Gartner Group, is a contributing member of the World Economic Forum, and now leads the Duke’s Climate Change and Sustainability Task Force.

He will join us on Tuesday, February 23rd from 5-6PM ET. Spots are filling up quickly -- register to reserve yours at bit.ly/JeffUbben. This conversation will not be recorded.

In this chat, Jeff will talk about whether there is a tradeoff between a successful career and impact as well as the reason he left the prestigious hedge fund he started.

02/19/2021

Duke Impact Investing Group (DIIG) is incredibly excited to host an Exclusive Live Event with Duke Trustee Jeff Ubben (T’83), in a fireside Q&A conversation with Duke Student Government President Tommy Hessel (T’21). After founding a $16 billion hedge fund, Mr. Ubben left his prestigious position at Value Act Capital to pursue high-impact social and environmental investing. He has served on the Board of Directors of over 15 public companies, including Twenty-First Century Fox, AES Corporation, and Gartner Group, is a contributing member of the World Economic Forum, and now leads the Duke’s Climate Change and Sustainability Task Force.

He will join us on Tuesday, February 23rd from 5-6PM ET. Spots are filling up quickly -- register to reserve yours at bit.ly/JeffUbben. This conversation will not be recorded.

In this chat, Jeff will talk about whether there is a tradeoff between a successful career and impact as well as the reason he left the prestigious hedge fund he started.

For more of Mr. Ubben’s thoughts on capitalism, click here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-17/a-capitalist-repents-jeff-ubben-is-out-to-make-things-right

10/29/2020

With the 2020 US Presidential Elections coming up, join Duke Impact Investing Group tonight 8–9pm EST (Thursday, 10/29) to discuss Social Media & AI, specifically how it affects our political dispositions in both positive & negative ways. Zoom Link: https://duke.zoom.us/j/92812627448. We are joined by:

Dr. Alex Hanna, Research Scientist at Google AI whose past work focused on how social media mobilized sociopolitical participation. She now specialises in algorithmic fairness and is an Ethical AI expert at Google

Dr. Alex Volfovsky, Duke Statistical Science professor & Co-Director at Duke Polarization Lab researching how to deradicalize social media (they do absolutely amazing work so do check them out)

08/18/2020

We are back to share our recruitment calendar for the next two weeks, featuring exciting events ranging from a day in the life of a DIIG Investment Analyst to consulting mock case interviews! Be sure to attend these online events that feature information sessions, technical workshops and Q&A sessions to have a better understanding of DIIG as well as the specific job scopes of each division, before you apply (bit.ly/F20DIIG).

You could learn more about each event and RSVP here (bit.ly/DIIGworkshops), and we will send you the corresponding link!

If you haven't already done so, follow us on Instagram () and visit https://www.dukeimpact.org/ to learn more about the organization. Keep an eye out for more updates on this page!

08/11/2020

Applications are now open for Fall 2020!

Since its founding, Duke Impact Investing Group has come to manage a $100K fund, has worked with Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs, and has represented Duke at international conferences.

For those interested in investment, consulting, business development and education teams, visit bit.ly/F20DIIG to apply! The application is due September 5th at 11:59 PM.

The data team recruits on a separate timeline. If you are interested in being part of our amazing data team, please apply here: tinyurl.com/diigdata

To learn more about DIIG and its divisions, visit dukeimpact.org and follow our Instagram (). DIIG will also be hosting online workshops to introduce each division, more info on these workshops coming soon!

11/11/2019

We are so excited about this feature in Karma! Check out the article to see what DIIG is up to, and what we have planned for the future.

This piece is brought to you in partnership with Duke Impact Investing Group. In 2017,