Beyond Profit – New Cambridge Student Society

Today’s post is about an interesting new society of the University of Cambridge called Beyond Profit. Its main function is to be a platform for students and starting social entrepreneurs to meet, share experiences and insights, spread awareness about new developments and offer career opportunities at the intersection of private and social sector.

Just returning from the introductory event I have to say that my first impression is very positive.  With intriguing guests such as Pamela Hartigan (Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford), Howard Chase (Enval Ltd), Neil Prem and Martin Clark (Citylife) for the first workshop on the “Future of Entrepreneurship” organized together with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning of the Judge Business School.

On the opportunities side there is an event on “Climate Change and Business” organized by Beyond Profit, bringing together students in a workshop focusing on the relevance of sustainability in a CSR context, led by Nick Pennell, Head of the Sustainability Practice at Booz & Company.  Another upcoming event will have Tom Rippin (On Purpose leadership programme) a as guest speaker on “Business and Causes” and the next generation of leadership in business.

Apart from that they are hoping to soon provide regular informal meetings for students of all disciplines to gather and exchange experience, learn from each other as well as network in order to help spread the word of social enterprise and prepare a new generation of changemakers.

Definitely a promising society, worth to keep an eye out for and joining if you’re around in Cambridge!