NetIP radio talks to Joel Stein TODAY at 4pm!

Joel Stein is desperate for attention.

He grew up in Edison, N.J., went to Stanford and then worked for Martha Stewart for a year. After a year of fact-checking at various important publications (okay, Readers Digest Books and TV Guide), he got hired as a sports editor at Time Out New York, where they paid him to write sentences. He felt like the luckiest boy in the world.
 
Two years later he lucked into a job as a staff writer for Time magazine, where over seven and a half years he wrote a dozen cover stories on subjects such as Michael Jordan, Las Vegas, the Internet bubble and — it being Time and he being a warm body in the office — low-carb diets.

And then he wrote “My Own Private India” in TIME magazine and all hell broke loose. Now, 1.5 years later, Joel Stein talks to NetIP Radio about the article, the aftermath the lessons and why he wrote it.

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NetSAP Boston – Year in Review!

NetSAP Boston is one of the largest South Asian Groups in New England, and we definitely showcased our strength in 2011!

We kick started the year by organizing a workshop in January to plan our events by the four defined pillars – Professional Development, Cultural Awareness, Community Service and Political Awareness.

Our goal was to build a strong membership base in the beginning of the year and we chose to achieve this by highlighting our flag ship events early on. We had 11 board members who enthusiastically laid out our plan and worked hard to execute against it.

 We held a number of successful events in 2011. The event were varied enough to bring together a new and diverse group of people. Some highlights from our events this year

• Bone Marrow Drive In order to raise awareness for this cause and increase registration amongst South Asians. Our team was able to register ~40 people, spread more interest, and garner exposure in the community. More importantly, this event was to support our dear friend and an ex NetSAP board member Sonia.
• Community Partnerships We partnered with many community organizations throughout the year such as Bicycles Battling Cancer, Be The Change Day of Service, Gifford Cat Shelter Clean-Up, Southwest Corridor Park Conservancy just to name a few.  NetSAP Boston was able to get involved in the New England causes and support our local greater Boston community.
• Professional Seminar Series  As a part of the professional seminar in Q1, NetSAP Boston was able to use talent from within the board to host a Tax Planning seminar, Home Buying seminar and also work with PSG group in Boston to host a Resume and Interview workshop
• Career and Networking Fair NetSAP Boston for the second year in a row exclusively organized a career and networking fair. This flagship event featured dozens of employers (such as Blue Cross and State Street), as well as valuable sessions on visa work authorization, job search tips, and more.  This event epitomized the professional development pillar and provided impressive value to over 100 attendees. The event won a Boscar for Best Professional Development.
• Alliance Partnerships  As one of the largest New England organizations we partnered with other groups to build alliances and support one another’s initiatives. We partnered  with the United India Association of New England for Holi, the Peabody Essex Museum for an India exhibition weekend, Asia Foundation to host the Indian Foreign service delegates, and TIE Boston on a seminar about creating and funding a start-up businesses
• Member Exclusive Events For members we held a number of exclusive events such as Holi, Boston Members Dinner Event, Bollywood Dance Party, and Diwali Gala

 We are pleased with our accomplishments this year and look forward to another exciting year in 2012!!

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NRI Power Podium – Can you lead the change?

NRI Matters is proud to present its second edition of NRI Power Podium, which begins from the 7^th of December and ends on the 25^th of December.

Power Podium 2011 offers a golden opportunity to aspiring NRIs, to voice their issues on a worldwide platform and win an all-expenses paid trip to Jaipur, where they shall be a part of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2012. This year, the participating global Indians will present their views on ‘Cohesive Growth benefiting NRIs and Indians’ – a theme that complements Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’, ‘Inclusive Growth’.

3 winners then get to fly to Jaipur and socialize with the likes of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, President Shrimati Pratibhasinh Patil, Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri Vayalar Ravi, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar and other dignified personalities.

 “Conversing one-on-one with Mr. Sam Pitroda helped me understand better the issues concerning information for global Indians.”

-          Karan Ratti, one of the 3 champions of Power Podium 2010 at PBD, New Delhi.

A follow up to Power Podium 2010, this year’s edition aims at bettering last year’s record-breaking effort. Power Podium 2010 was NRI Matters’ first campaign which received a total of 13,215+ signups and over 600 applications – all in a period of 1 month; this feat was archived in the Limca Book of Records. Last year’s jury, comprising of Mr. P.K. Aggarwal, CEO, TIE Global; Mr. KVS Manian, Group Head, Retail banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank had an arduous time going through all the applications and short-listing 25 final candidates. These 25 candidates were further evaluated and finally, 3 of them were chosen as winners who represented the Indian Diaspora at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2011, New Delhi. It was more than an exhilarating experience to share a few words with luminaries, such as Meera Nair, Shashi Tharoor, Sam Pitroda and others.

“Each citizen should feel that his or her voice is heard and have a sense of participation in national development. This is the only way we know to accommodate the enormous diversity of opinions and interests in our country.”

-          Dr. Manmohan Singh.

So this year, Power Podium awaits its 2 proud victors who shall represent the Indian Diaspora at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur from January 7^th to 9^th, 2012.

Apply now for the NRI Power Podium to win an all expenses paid trip to Jaipur to attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2012 at http://www.nrimatters.com/nripowerpodium-2

NetIP Chicago – 2011 Year in Review!

NetIP Chicago has had an extremely successful 2011.  NetIP Chicago won three awards, Best President, Best Initiative for our new Technology Platform, and Best Community Service Event across all 23 NetIP Chapters.  Additionally, NetIP Chicago was chosen as the “host city” for the 2012 Annual Think Change conference. 
 
Over the past few years, NetIP Chicago has become the “catalyst” that is leading a revolution throughout the NetIP community by re-branding and re-focusing its mission towards community and impact. 
 For three continuous years, we have been hosting a large-scale charitable campaign to support the needs of our Chicago community, where we live and work.  Collectively over the years, NetIP Chicago will have donated over $200,000 to various local programs here in Chicago.  In 2009, we selected Apna Ghar, a domestic Violence Shelter. In 2010, we launched Cancer is Colorblind and further expanded our impact by hosting a year long campaign that included grassroots fundraising, awareness and volunteer events to make a difference in the lives of those that have been affected by Cancer.
 
Across our four pillars, NetIP Chicago has been introducing new programming and new initiatives. In 2010, we launched NetIP 2.0.  A newly, re-branded organization brought to Chicago a professional development speaker series, a cultural show and much much more.  We also started to build relationships within our community across our pillars.  2011 has taken the “concept” from 2010 and turned it into a culture for NetIP Chicago!
 
Our mission this year was focused on expansion and sustainability of our new brand.  We not only sustained our Cancer is Colorblind campaign but introduced a new program, the Chicago City Challenge.  We further expanded our community outreach efforts by hosting a “weekend of service” where we brought in CNN Top 10 Hero, Mr Narayanan Krishnan, founder of Akshaya Trust all the way from India! Mr Krishnan supported our service initiatives and spoke at a luncheon where we raised over $2500 and inspired the community to make an impact by sharing his passion to cook and feed the homeless and poor in India. 
 
In our Political Awareness pillar, we introduced new programming to include political coffee chats and a “meet your elected officials” mixer.  Our focus was to educate and create an awareness within our community of key issues on the local, national and global level and its impact on us.
 
We took Professional Development to a new level this year.  We hosted a series of self-development sessions such as “How to Network?” “How to Market One self and climb the corporate ladder?” and “How to pursue your passion – whether it be entrepreneurship, politics, non-profit or something else!”
 
At NetIP we definitely believe in working hard and playing hard! We partnered with Eye on India, an Indian cultural festival hosted this past summer and set-up a “culinary workshop!”
 
If this isn’t enough, NetIP Chicago also focused on sustainability within the organization. We understand that everyone that works with NetIP does it on a purely voluntary basis.  And they are all superstars in their careers and personal lives as well!  So we took on an initiative to overhaul our membership, technology and operational platform and reduce time spent on event planning and marketing. The initiative was so well received that NetIP across the country will be adopting the idea and applying it to its local chapters next year!
 
All in all it has been an amazing 2011.  The NetIP Chicago team has worked very hard to make this year a huge success.  Our executive team consisted of Rishi Seth VP of Charitable Campaigns, Amit Shah, VP of Finance and Technology, Nirav Amin, VP of Operations and Strategic Development and Sri Devi Mudragada, VP of Marketing, Membership and Admin.  
Our board and volunteer team included Rubina Singh, Kavita Singh, Priti Trivedi, Surabhi Saraswat, Pardip Nayyer, Anand Mathew, Shantel Bridges, Radha Patel, Ren Cuevo, Smita Kamath, Steve James, Trusha Bhatt, Taral Patel, Anita Oak, Suzy Singh, Ronak Joshi, Manish Kumar, Marina Isaac, Natasha Kapoor, Morlie Patel, Smita Chand, and Kelly Christensen Mims.   Without the hard work the dedication of this team, NetIP would not have had such as wonderful year!

NetIP Chapters Celebrate a Record 2011!

2011 marked a groundbreaking and impactful year for NetIP chapters throughout North America.

 This year, NetIP chapters held 750+ events and made unprecedented achievements in the areas of Professional Development, Community Service, Political Awareness, and Cultural Awareness.

 Notable chapter accomplishments include:

·      Launched the Charity is Colorblind campaign, an initiative of unprecedented magnitude in which all 23 chapters participated.  Through CiC, chapters raised $95,000+, contributed 6,000+ service hours, participated in 140+ service events in support of various causes ranging from cancer research, child rights, education, and community restoration.  Beneficiaries include Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Asha for Education, Hospital for Hope, CRYIndia, SAALT, Lend a Hand India, Red Cross, Baal Daan, and Habitat for Humanity.

·      Provided unparalleled networking opportunities across the country including one of the largest leadership conferences inAtlanta and a much-acclaimed regional event inLas Vegas!

·      Organized cultural galas attracting 1200+ attendees across North America, featuring renowned speakers and esteemed community leaders  

·      Partnered with Kaplan, Princeton Review, and other professional development organizations to hold graduate school admission workshops, career counseling sessions, and entrepreneurship coaching events

·      Led a South Asian Arts & Literary Festival and supported three South Asian film festivals across theUnited States andCanada

·      Recognized through 4 regional awards, including the DC Mayor’s Community Service Award, the New England Regional Community Choice Award and an appearance on NBC News

·      Launched a chapter grant program to support robust programming and a national internship program to provide collegiate students with nonprofit experience for the first time in NetIP history

 NetIP-North America would like to congratulate all 23 chapters and the constituency on this year’s success.

**We made a difference this year – and so can you.  Interested in an unparalleled opportunity to develop leadership skills, gain access to a vast professional network, and make a community impact?  Contact internalteam@netip.org for more information on how to become involved with the Internal Affairs team or your local NetIP chapter board.