Impact Hub Baltimore Virtual Community Lunch

by | Apr 30, 2020

Community remains our greatest asset and provides a source of comfort, strength, and resilience.

COVID-19: Government Palliatives + Tax Incentives for Businesses in Nigeria

by | Apr 30, 2020

Impact Hub Lagos in collaboration with Taxaide invites all to a free session introducing the measures that Nigeria is providing during these times. This session will include

  • Central Bank of Nigeria’s 6 -points Policy Response
  • Federal Government of Nigeria’s 5 points Fiscal Stimulus Package
  • National Assembly’s Emergency Economic Stimulation Bill 2020
  • COVID-19 Corporate Income Tax Deductible Expenses
  • Securities and Exchange Commission and Nigeria Stock Exchange Initiatives
  • Extension of PIT Returns by LIRS and FCTIR

This session will be hosted by Oyeyemi Oke (Executive Director and Partner, Taxaide) to ensure agility of your business and the ability of your company to take advantage of tax savings opportunities during these peculiar times.

Reimagine Education in the Time of COVID-19

by | Apr 30, 2020

This virtual panel will bring young social innovators together to talk about digital divide from global perspectives and their actions addressing this issue, and to reimagine education in the post-COVID-19 world.

Digital education divide refers to inequalities in access to technology as well as the imbalances in resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen. It’s a problem in many regions for many years. COVID-19 is indeed exposing the digital education divide. The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools across the world to close, impacting more than 1.5 billion children and youth learners, according The United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). School had switched to online teaching, and a lack of digital devices left millions of poor children out of school.

Various immediate actions are being taken at different levels to address the digital education divide. This time, we will bring 4 young people from different countries together to share their thoughts about education in COVID-19 and their actions to bridge education divide. As Professor Klaus Schwab once said during a Global Shapers Town Hall Meeting “Young people and better use of technology are the two main drivers to help us reimagine, redesign and rebuild a new system”, this virtual roundtable will offer an oppotunity to help us reimagine education in a post-COVID-19 world.

Speakers:

  • Miguel Solera Martín (Global Sharper, Madrid Hub)
  • Sinmisola Nojimu-Yusuf (Global Sharper, LagosHub)
  • Liu HE (Co-Founder of Project Guangyuan)
  • Wan ZUO (Co-Founder of Project Guangyuan)

Moderater: Luona Cai (Global Shaper, Shanghai I Hub)

How Covid -19 affects International Supply Chains

by | Apr 30, 2020

Analysing supply chain developments and mitigation strategies, risks & responsible business conduct

With COVID-19 disrupting international production and trade, organisations with international supply chains are facing major challenges. These challenges grow in complexity when sustainable and responsible business conduct is top priority within the organisation.

In this online event on May 12, a group of peer professionals will unite to analyse current and expected supply chain developments and mitigation strategies building upon their own experiences. What challenges are these organisations facing and what ideas are out there to overcome these? How can we ensure responsible business in these challenging times? Together, we aim to identify and exchange strategies to strengthen our supply and value chains and thereby safeguard the continuity of business.

| CONTRIBUTORS

➜ Helena Posthumus | Senior Advisor at the Sustainable Economic Development & Gender unit at KIT

Helena’s current work focuses on sustainable and inclusive food systems, agri-food value chains, rural development and responsible business conduct. She obtained an MSc and PhD at Wageningen University, combining Development Economics and Sustainable Land Management with a particular focus on agriculture in developing countries. She worked in the United Kingdom for eight years as a research fellow at two universities before joining KIT in 2013. Her passion is to bridge the areas of academia, policy and practice on sustainable economic development and food systems.

➜ Jan-Marcel Schubert | Conservation Cacao Leader at Original Beans.

Jan-Marcel Schubert is leading Original Beans Sourcing work and is in charge of project development in Latin America. Starting with his own chocolate company in 2006, when he was only 16 years old he joined Original Beans as a volunteer in 2010 in Ecuador. After studying food technology and researching on origin analysis on cacao he moved to Ecuador, where he lives now for several years and set up Original Beans conservation & cacao projects in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. His strength is networking between conservation- , development- and farmers- organisations, always keeping the focus on his favourite subject: selection of native cacaos. Watch the video to learn more about Original Beans here.

➜ You! | The event will continue with an interactive process facilitated by Community Developer Impact Hub Amsterdam. In this part of the event, we will generate insights for overcoming challenges and accelerating solutions for supply chains during the coronacrisis.

Skillshare Breakfast Online: Lifelong Learning

by | Apr 30, 2020

Lifelong learning is the “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated” pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Lifelong learning is an extremely useful skill teaching agility, resilience, and helping people identify their goals. It’s a proactive way of discovering solutions and recognising our strengths and weaknesses

Especially now, when COVID-19 threw everyone into a completely unfamiliar territory, the ability to quickly learn and adapt can provide fuel for our resilience and direct our energy towards activities that benefit and strengthen us.

What will you get out of this Skillshare Breakfast?

Entrepreneurs, freelancers and startups will greatly benefit from discovering the tool of lifelong learning as the trampoline to developing an agile system for recognising where to focus our efforts.

As part of our #10SkillsFor2030 concept, celebrating the 10th birthday of Impact Hub Vienna and looking to continue with the same energy for the next 10 years, this Skillshare Breakfast offers you insights and practical tips on how to fall in love with learning, make it a fulfilling part of your life, and harness its benefits to improve your life and career.

Please note, that this is a proactive session – you will receive a workbook which you will fill out during the presentation and come out equipped with tools to start your very own lifelong learning journey.

  • ➡️ What learning strategies are out there
  • ➡️ How to commit to lifelong learning
  • ➡️ Advice on how to implement learning into your weekly routine and achieve your goals
  • ➡️ How to motivate yourself to learn and..how to keep the momentum going
  • ➡️ Useful tools you can readily use to craft your learning journey plan

About the presenter

This Skillshare Breakfast is presented by Aneta Pawlik, a Content Marketing And SEO Manager at Impact Hub Vienna, and a part-time content marketing freelancer. Aneta has been working in marketing for almost 10 years and uses a lifelong learning approach to continuously work on being a better marketer.

About #10SkillsFor2030:

2020 is a special year for Impact Hub Vienna: It has been 10 years since Impact Hub Vienna opened its doors (celebrate with us at #10YearsIHV!) and we have 10 years left to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

Based on the OECD Learning Compass 2030, we’ve identified 10 skills needed for changemakers to make the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 a reality. Each of our Skillshare Breakfasts this year will focus on one of these skills to help you create a world that works for all. Curious? Learn more here: https://www.oecd.org/education/2030-project/

Impact Hub Berlin: Meet the Changemakers 2020 #4

by | Apr 30, 2020

Hear about the latest social innovations being created within the Impact Hub Berlin network.

Join us for our online version of ‘Meet the Changemakers‘, at which three members of our social impact community will introduce themselves, their stories and current projects.

The format is a mash-up of the ‘pecha kucha’ style, where each person will present for just four minutes.

After that, stick around for questions and some virtual networking to see in the weekend.

This event is brought to you by Impact Hub Berlin – where change goes to work.

COVID-19 Impact on College Admissions Process

by | Apr 23, 2020

Are you a high school junior/rising senior and wondering how COVID-19 has impacted the college admission process? Join us for this LIVE Q&A!

About this Event

School has been moved online…

Standardized exams have been postponed…

Internship possibilities have been complicated…

But I’m suppose to be using this summer to build my resume for college applications!

What am I suppose to do now!?

Here’s an idea! Why don’t we ask the experts?

Impact Hub Houston has teamed up with Creative Vida to bring college admissions representatives from public, private and out of state universities straight to your phone or computer! We’re hosting a LIVE online Q&A for high school students in the greater Houston area to get all their questions answered regarding the impact of COVID-19 on college admissions.

Here are some of the questions our experts will answer during this virtual session:

  • How does this new education format and transition impact the evaluation of college applicants?
  • How do we deal with the setback in standardized testing?
  • How do we make up for activities lost such as summer internships?
  • Have application deadlines for Fall 2021 students changed?
  • How can we best prepare during this time?

And, you will also be able to submit questions before and during the event!

In our first session, we will be featuring representatives from Rice University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Trinity University!

Schedule:

6-6:10PM Introductions

6:10-6:30PM Panel Discussion

6:30-6:50PM Virtual Breakout Sessions

  • Select which of the 3 schools you want to speak to in more detail, then, we will separate you into virtual break out rooms in zoom so you can ask them even more questions!

6:50-7PM Recap of Key Takeaways + Industry Advice

About our Guest Speakers:

Brandon Mack, Associate Director of Admission at Rice University & Coordinator of Transfer Admission

Brandon Mack has worked in the field of college admissions for the past 11 years. He has coordinated the transfer admission process. He is the liaison to the School of Architecture. He develops domestic and international recruitment strategies for the University. He is also an activist and educator currently working on his Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Houston.

Veronica Peña, Assistant Director of Admissions at The University of Texas at Austin

Veronica Peña is a first generation college graduate and attended Texas State University – San Marcos. She has been working in higher education for over 8 years with a specialization within recruitment and event coordinating. She currently serves as the Director of the Houston Admissions Center for The University of Texas at Austin. During her time at UT Austin she has served in many roles such as an Admissions Counselor, Program Coordinator, and the Director of the Dallas Admissions Center. She is also the current Membership Coordinator for the Houston Area Recruiters Network (HARN) and is a Co-Chair for the Houston National College Fair for the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). She enjoys her career and helping students pursue a higher education. A fun fact about her is she was a professional Hawaiian Dancer for about six years.

Gail Roberson, Director of Admissions–Houston Recruitment at Trinity University

Gail Roberson is finishing her 19th year in college admissions and her 7th year as a Director of Admissions–Houston for Trinity University. Prior to joining Trinity, she served as Director of Admission at Centenary College and as an Associate Director of Admission at Southwestern University. When she isn’t participating in virtual panels, interviewing students or reading applications, you may find her spending time with her kids, gardening, tending chickens (yep–you read that correctly), or playing on her pottery wheel.

High School Student Liaison & Moderator: Sonia Nihalani

Event Facilitator: Michelle Avalos, Co-Founder of Creative Vida and Director of Operations at Impact Hub Houston

Supporting Organizations

Creative Vida is on a mission to educate and empower youth through creative experiences. One of our signature experiences is called 1STGEN, a program that awards first-generation (first-gen) college students with a scholarship consisting of a guided personality assessment, access to a professional development boot camp, brand-new business attire, headshots, business cards, and other professional accessories. 1STGEN combines experience-based learning with next day implementation knowledge to equip first-gen college students with the confidence and tools needed to navigate their higher education journey.

Impact Hub Houston is a locally rooted, globally connected, 501c3 nonprofit organization that inspires, connects and empowers people working to solve social problems in our city and beyond. A member of the Impact Hub global network—the world’s largest community recognized by the United Nations for accelerating entrepreneurial solutions towards measurable and scalable impact—Impact Hub Houston intentionally designs places, platforms and programs to build an inclusive innovation ecosystem and equitably empower diverse changemakers, social entrepreneurs, and impact supporters to create the change they wish to see in the world.

Global Responses to a Global Pandemic webinar series #3: Sharing African responses to COVID-19

by | Apr 21, 2020

As the global community for investors for impact, AVPA, AVPN, EVPA & IVPC (LatImpacto) are working together to share lessons and philanthropic responses from across the world.

These short virtual spotlights will share examples from differing regions to similar challenges:

• Exploring the diverse roles grant makers can have in responding to the pandemic

• Share examples of responses

• Hear from voices on the ground

An opportunity to start conversations and share peer learning with a global audience which can be continued over the coming months. Hear practitioner stories from 4 continents.

This webinar is part of a series, register for the webinars below:

Webinar #1: Asia‘s response, Tuesday, 7 April at 16:00 – 17:00 SGT. Watch the recording here.

Webinar #2: Latin America‘s response, Wednesday, 15 April at 16:00 – 17:00 CEST. Watch the recording here.

Webinar #3: Africa‘s response, Tuesday, 28 April at 12:00 -13:30 CEST. Register here.

Webinar #4: Europe‘s response, Tuesday, 5 May at 11:00 – 12:30 CEST. Register here.