Dear NetIP Family,

For more than a week now you have all seen the devastating images from Haiti and read heartbreaking accounts of surviors from the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck one week ago today. While there has not been an official estimate of the tragic loss of life that has occurred, the figures appear to be in the tens of thousands.

According to the CIA World Factbook, roughly 80% of Haiti’s population lives below the poverty line, which further underscores the urgency of this crisis.

Our non-profit partner the Grameen Foundation has setup a fund to collect donations to support not only immediate disaster relief and much-needed humanitarian aid for Haiti, but also long term relief through micro-finance loans that will create jobs and help rebuild the city of Port-au-Prince. NetIP North America has pledged to assist in these fundraising efforts and we urge you to donate today. If every single one of our members donates just $15, we can raise over $150,000!

If you have already donated to this important cause, then Thank You! However, Haiti’s path to recovery can be further accelerated with your additional support and generosity. When the news cameras are gone and Haiti is no longer the cause of the moment, The Grameen Foundation will still be there providing long term sustainable development through micro-credit and micro-finance loans.
An important mission of the Network of Indian Professionals is to bring the South Asian community together in a common movement to support those in need during such catastrophic times. Again, please CLICK HERE to donate now .

To read about the work Grameen is doing in Haiti please visit their Blog

Thank you for making a difference,

The 2010 NetIP North America Team

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Behind the Scenes with NetIP North America’s External Affairs Team

The External Affairs (EA) Team of NetIP North America is responsible for creating a buzz around the organization, consistent branding, increasing visibility, securing and maintaining relationships with partners and sponsors, various strategic marketing initiatives, and much more!  The EA Team (from left to right) is proudly overseen by Sundip Arora, V.P. of External Affairs and consists of three Chairs: Anita Ramakrishna, Marketing Communications Chair, Deb Das, Sponsorship & Corporate Relations Chair and Pooja Dhawan, Brand Strategy Chair.

Behind the scenes, Sundip spends his NetIP life managing activities related to executing on EA’s lofty vision for 2009 with the help of a tireless team. Anita is the creative mind behind the monthly ‘bUZZ’ newsletter which is a new edition to NetIP in 2009. Additionally, Anita and team work with the 24 chapters, the Internal Affairs team and the NetIP Executive Board to gather, tabulate and refine stories for the NetIP Blog. As Sponsorship Chair for NetIP, Deb is involved with driving revenue from various corporate sponsors. His driven attitude and unique perspective with potential sponsors has resulted in numerous new sponsors in 2009! The radio show, Prime Time with NetIP is the brain-child of Brand Strategy Chair, Pooja Dhawan. Along with the intensive management of the show, Pooja is NetIP’s unofficial spokesperson, manages publication of all NetIP Press Releases and gently enforces NetIP’s marketing strategy through its chapters.

To learn more about Who’s Who in NetIP NA, please click here.