Giving Back

At Net Impact we strive to create the business leaders of tomorrow. Leaders who believe in following the triple bottom line to make their business and the world a better place. The Net Impact Project Teams are a great way to give future business leaders real-world experience working with local companies. These experiences give members a leg up on the competition and set them on a path to success while also helping great organizations who are making the world a better place.

In the past, Net Impact Project Teams have worked with many different types of impact focused organizations from local Bloomington businesses like Pour House Café, to growing startups like Rent Rocket, to organizations inside IU like UTIS and the IU Office of Sustainability. While working on these projects, members have done all sorts of tasks ranging from data organization and analysis to various marketing related projects to financial modeling projects. Overall, Net Impact project teams touch a wide range of organizations and projects for all kind of majors. Regardless of one’s future career path, Net Impact has you covered. 

The application for Fall 2019 project teams is currently closed. To join a project team, check back again at the start of the Spring 2020 Semester.

Current Projects

Below are brief descriptions of the Fall 2019 projects our members are currently working on!

City of Bloomington
​Private Sector Emissions Reduction Program Roadmap 

A team of five is working to create a program to help private sector companies identify and adopt cost-effective, environmentally friendly ways to reduce their Greenhouse Gas Emissions. They also want to identify the roles that local government plays in encouraging and facilitating the adoption of such programs. 
  • Research successful government-sponsored emissions reduction incentive programs 
  • Identify key metrics and benchmarks that indicate success for the City 
  • Build a roadmap for establishing the best possible local-government sponsored sustainability incentive program for private sector businesses here in Bloomington ​

Indiana Recycling Coalition 
IRC 30-Year Anniversary Design Project ​

From 2019-2020, the Indiana Recycling Coalition is celebrating its 30-year anniversary. For the anniversary, the IRC will honor 30 “Recycling Rock Stars” who have shaped, influenced, or otherwise positively impacted the Indiana Recycling Coalition and/or the circular economy in Indiana over its 30 years. This project team will: 
  • Write and design a profile template for the “Recycling Rock Stars” to be published as part of the 30th Anniversary celebration 
  • Assist in creating up to 15 of the individual profiles for 30 Recycling Rock Stars 
  • Produce a timeline graphic to visualize the IRC’s 30-year history for interactive use at the June 2020 celebration event (printed at large scale) and on the IRC website 

Indiana University Libraries 
Project Management System Development

IU Libraries is looking to replace its current marketing project management system. As of now, the system is ineffective and costly considering the network’s needs. This project team will be responsible for designing a new project management system for the network. To accomplish this task, the team will: 
  • Develop a functional project management tool to be used for IU Libraries’ initiatives 
  • Communicate with IU Libraries staff to identify key features and simplify over-complicated aspects of the legacy system 
  • Generate high cost-savings for the IU Libraries system 

Selfless.ly
B2B Marketing Lead Generation & Research ​

Selfless.ly is an Indianapolis-based startup that makes workplace philanthropy easier to accomplish through affordable, B2B software. This ultimately allows companies to serve our communities by getting nonprofits the resources they need. That creates happier employees, more loyal customers, and better business results. It’s a smart move for management!​
Our project team will:  
  • Fill the Sales Funnel with qualified marketing leads. This means getting potential customers connected with the Selfless.ly team to help explain our software and ultimately make the sale
  • The key target within a potential organization is the SVP of Human Capital, understand their organizational needs
  • Understand costs to acquire a marketing lead. Is this cost only time, or are you also using paid software to create ads and advertising dollars to post the ads? 

Kelley Undergraduate Career Services 
UCS Sustainability Marketing   

The project team working with Undergraduate Career Services will be aiding them in promoting their green initiatives and improve its environmental impact. They will do this by: 
  • Track the environmental impact of UCS daily operations  
  • Create promotional materials for the UCS, highlighting the environmental impact of the green initiative 
  • Identify areas to maximize the impact of green initiatives in a cost-effective way 
  • Develop materials consistent with IU’s branding policies 
  • Design an educational campaign about sustainability for UCS staff ​