When you think of a company’s “ethics,” what comes to mind? Sustainability? Fair trade? While these are important, let’s talk about an ethical issue that everyone has a stake in: gender equity.. In the US, women earn more than 50% of the graduate degrees, and yet they only hold a small percentage of the highest paying positions. …
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Doing Good, Doing Well: Making Good!
On Friday, April 20th, 2012, Billy Parish spoke at UVM regarding his book Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money and Community in a Changing World. His book covers six steps to take in order to “make good”: Reflect, Adapt, Connect, Design, Launch and Organize During his talk, Billy provided some ways to get started: Identify the …
Doing Good, Doing Well: Make Money Doing What You Love
Meaning making & making money? Are they mutually exclusive or is it possible to do both? Yes! Here are the steps: Define what matters to you Explore opportunities Learn from others Take a stand, take a step – get involved! Find out what is possible: Considering a Non-Profit Career Learn from the experts: Idealist.org Get …
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World of Work: Allie Tompkins '10, National Prison Project Intern for the ACLU Foundation
Allie Tompkins ’10 National Prison Project Intern for the ACLU Foundation Washington, DC Major: Political Science/Global Studies How would you describe what you do on a typical day? As an intern, I come into the office 5 days a week for a half day. I answer letters from inmates writing the prison project for assistance, …
Guest Post: Networking and Partnerships
We’re glad to be able to open up this space to a guest blogger, Kailee Brickner-McDonald, a former practicum intern with Non-Profit Programs here at Career Services, for this Doing Good, Doing Well post. We are glad she was able to share this story of networking with us! UVM’s Alternative Winter Break and Vermont Institute …