Princeton Social Innovation

03/26/2016

Taking place @ Princeton University --

03/26/2016

Woah! VR Storytelling!

03/25/2016

TEDxPrincetonU, a PSI event, is happening tomorrow!

Check out their page and make sure to like and follow the event, which features amazing speakers, like Dr Andrew Appel. You can find a sneak peak of Dr Appel's talk below

Princeton Computer Science professor, Andrew Appel, will be speaking on “Internet Voting? Really?”.

In this heated election year, Dr. Appel explores the history of voting and voting fraud as we have transitioned from paper ballots to mechanical voting machines. What does the future of voting and voting security look like in the United States?

Make sure to listen to Dr Appel's talk for the answer to these questions and more!

ANDREW W. APPEL ’81, is Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University, where he has been on the faculty since 1986. He served as Department Chair from 2009-2015. His research is in software verification, computer security, programming languages and compilers, and technology policy. He received his A.B. summa cm laude in physics from Princeton in 1981, and his PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985. He has been Editor in Chief of ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems and is a Fellow of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). He has worked on fast N-body algorithms (1980s), Standard ML of New Jersey (1990s), Foundational Proof-Carrying Code (2000s), and the Verified Software Toolchain (2010s).

01/05/2016

Congratulations to Tim Hwang, CEO of FiscalNote, Princeton '14 Alum, and previous PSICON speaker on being named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Law and Policy. Read more at: http://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/law-policy/

Championing your rights and their political movements.

12/13/2015

Sarah Lidgus, formerly of IDEO, is giving a talk on Design Thinking at the Princeton Entrepreneurial Hub (34 Chambers Street) and THERE ARE STILL OPEN SPOTS!

Come out for a great talk at any time from now until 5pm from a fantastic speaker and innovator!

12/10/2015

We're excited to present the Women in Social Entrepreneurship Panel with our friends at the Princeton Women's Mentorship Program! The event is TOMORROW at 4:30pm in Betts Auditorium (Architecture Building) and we'll be moderating a dinner discussion afterward at 5:45pm in the Campus Club Living Room!

11/17/2015

"Five days out, there is perhaps no better starting point for discussions about how Princeton students can pursue socially responsible careers than to begin with someone who was himself a Princeton student only a few short years ago, Tim Hwang."
Read the first of our countdown blog posts at http://princetonsi.com/news/view/1. Only 5 days until PSICON!

It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year – PSICON is only five days away, which means in five short days Princeton Social Innovation will play host to some of the most exciting names in social entrepreneurship today. Beyond having the opportunity to hear from some of these leaders themsel…

05/05/2015

Hey everyone! If you're interested in interning for a social enterprise this summer, here's a great opportunity to check out! I found an internship opportunity in the fall on our PSI page, and now I'm going to Stockholm for software engineering this summer, so make sure to take a look at this post!

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Here's an opportunity to be part of something new.

Millennial TechCorps -- a selective internship program is launching this summer with a pilot program.

Apply on our website: http://www.MillennialTechCorps.org

Job Description:

Please forward to interested parties! Thank you!

INVITATION TO APPLY TO MILLENNIAL TECHCORPS

Be part of our inaugural summer pilot program! We are placing 10-20 tech-savvy college students in 6-10 week summer internships at non-profits and for-profits with purpose. If you are interested in social good and social innovation, we want to know you. Apply to be part of a cohort of students who will each have a technology project around one or more of the following: social media, web design, Google Analytics, Google Apps, Google Adwords for Non-Profits, Kickstarter, Database building, mobile apps, online surveys, IRC, email outreach, Prezi/Powerpoint. You may be asked to develop a technology implementation plan for a non-profit. We have lots of opportunities with many different types of organizations -- here in Princeton and in the Bay area.

We will have a Training Bootcamp so that you can learn what you need to know for the job and also meet your fellow summer interns in the program. And, we will meet up intermittently to exchange stories and learn from each other's experiences. With Millennial TechCorps, you can gain work experience with an organization where you might have more autonomy than a usual summer internship. And you will be involved with a civic-minded group of people with a shared goal.

Check out our website: www.MillennialTechCorps.org for more information and to apply.

Range of Skills Needed (Will vary by fellowship offering.)
- Ability to collaborate
- Experienced with Excel, Word, Powerpoint
- Experience with SalesForce a plus, but not necessary
- App development experience a plus, but not necessary
- Social Media familiarity -- Updating Facebook and Twitter pages. Familiarity with Hootsuite a plus.
- Assist in the creation and ex*****on of message plans that communicate across multiple platforms
- Provide monthly statistics including, but not limited to: Likes, Impressions, Feedback, Followers, Tweet reach.
- Familiarity with making videos for YouTube a plus, may not be necessary
- Can school up on new technology easily (Vine, Line, Meerkat, Periscope)
- Some roles are about community building
- Some roles are about coding
- Detail-oriented
- Professional Appearance
- Ability to be proactive and work independently
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Interest in mission-driven work, and/or interest in social innovation efforts
- Sense of humor a plus!
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Jeanne Muller-Johngren

Parallax
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03/28/2015

We're opening up day two of PSICON 15 to all students for free, regardless of registration.

Breakout Session 1 includes panels with Andrew Hewitt, Founder and CEO of GameChangers 500, Meg Partridge, Founder and CEO of Deia, Seth Fuchs, Program Manager of iXperience, and Princeton's Premedical Society!

Breakout Session 2 includes panels with Marty Johnson, CEO of IslesNJ, and Joe Benun, Co-Founder of Good St.!

See more information at our website at http://psicon15.com/conference. The schedule is on the provided agenda, we hope to see you all tomorrow!

03/27/2015

Shawn Wehan's talk is underway! Come to PSICON 15 at the Friend Center now to catch the tail end of his talk and the rest of the dynamic speakers we have prepared for you!

03/27/2015

PSICON 15 registration is underway! Come find us in the Friend Center Atrium, cookies and goodies await you!

03/27/2015

PSICON 15 is officially today! Registration starts at 3:30 PM, hope you're as excited as we are! Goodies, coupons, food, and an amazing experience await you!