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SJF Institute News December 2010 |
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Greetings!
 For the past 10 years, SJF Institute has been working to accelerate the growth of entrepreneurs who are creating great green jobs. In this issue of the SJF Institute e-news bulletin we honor our inaugural Green Jobs Award winners, private companies that are contributing to environmental improvement while creating quality employment opportunities for individuals at all levels.
This year has been exciting for us -- we launched the SJF Institute and our first ever dedicated website, directly assisted more than 150 entrepreneurs, provided a platform for networking and building the green economy at our second SJF Summit on the New Green Economy, launched our Cleantech Mentorship Program in New York, honored ten companies creating green jobs across the country, and and drafted our soon-to-be-released Employees Matter: Maximizing Company Value Through Workforce Engagement report.
In 2011 SJF Institute will continue to enable positive impact entrepreneurs to go further, faster through direct technical assistance, workshops, mentoring programs and convenings. We provide unique support around employee engagement and broad-based ownership. We're ready to partner with your organization to grow green jobs, accelerate impact investing, and promote employee engagement and asset building. Help support SJF Institute, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, with a direct contribution by clicking here.
All of us at SJF Institute wish you a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to working with you in 2011.
Best,
Bonny Moellenbrock Executive Director, SJF Institute |
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2010 Green Jobs Award Winners Announced
SJF Institute and Green For All unveiled the 2010 Green Jobs Award
Winners on November 16 in New York. This national award recognizes privately held companies that are leaders in green job creation -
successful businesses that are contributing to environmental improvement as well as creating quality jobs. Each winner who received an award echoed the theme that both their unique environmental solutions and their high road employment practices have been drivers of their company's success. We
are honored to announce the following winners.

Southern Energy Managment
The program is supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Citi Foundation. Program Service Partners, who will be providing services for winners, include Green Retirement Plans, Social K, Beyond the Bottom Line, Springleaf Strategies, Singlebrook Technology, Inc., Green Jobs Network, Rimon Law, Relevance, and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Center for Sustainable Enterprise. Click here to read more. |
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SJF Expert Network
SJF has gathered a group of thought leaders to serve on the SJF Expert Network. These esteemed professionals will help inform SJF Institute's work and expansion. Click here to learn more about the SJF Expert Network.
- Corey Rosen, Co-Founder and Executive Director, National Center for Employee Ownership
- Wayne Silby, Founder, Calvert
- Melissa Bradley, CEO, Tides
- Catherine Clark, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business
- Bruce Usher, Former CEO of EcoSecurities
- Dan Hoversten, Former CEO of Salvage Direct
- Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates
- Jerry Yudelson, President, Yudelson Associates, former Chair of Greenbuild
- Eric Cody, President, Cody Energy Group
- Nicholas Parker, Executive Chairman and Founder, The Cleantech Group
- Mark Wilson, CEO, Ryla
- Jeff Stewart, Chairman, Urgent Career
- Darren Herman, Chief Digital Media Officer, Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners
- Steve Markowitz, Founder and Former CEO of MyPoints
- Jonathan Newcomb, Former CEO of Simon & Schuster
- Sam Silverstein, Director, Yahoo!
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About SJF Institute
SJF Institute is an independent nonprofit that connects, inspires, and accelerates sustainable entrepreneurs and the fields that support them. We empower companies that provide green solutions and build workplaces where employees can grow and thrive. We work with foundations, corporations, and investors who believe in the power of entrepreneurship to change the world for the better. SJF Ventures is an affiliated venture capital fund focused on investments in high-growth, positive impact companies. SJF Ventures, which has a eleven-year successful record of assisting visionary and talented management teams in building industry-leading firms, provides strong expertise and networks in the cleantech, sustainability, and technology-enhanced services sectors.
Email bulletin subscribers will now receive separate email newsletters from SJF Institute and SJF Ventures. Please click "Update Profile" at the bottom of this message to opt in or out of either monthly newsletter. www.sjfinstitute.org |
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