… It’s two weeks before our finance module launches, and I’m working my way through YouTube videos trying to … I’ve used Excel as a donor management database and a way to keep track of who’s attending what webinar next month, but that when it comes to plugging in numbers and excel functions, … FDCE orientation and through the online community platform hosted by Yale. It is amazing how the FDCE program has built a cohort both tight-knit and diverse at a time of physical …
… while assessing different technologies and renewable energy options, and figuring out how to pay for it all. The orientation week came and, after a week of engaging with other members of my cohort as well as the FDCE delivery team, I understood this was a special program and a wonderful group of professionals. … defining policy, attracting investment, and developing partnerships. Fortunately, a lot of what we covered in the Policy Module was not only useful, but also instrumental in the …
… this: "Patent lawyers, huh? I’ve met a lot of them over the years, and I can tell you this: what they lack in personality they more than make up for in intelligence. " Maybe IP … members of the cohort as I would from the formal course materials. At the first of the live sessions in the Clean Energy Policy course, the rat-a-tat comments and questions in the … of the cohort) have been fantastic resources. On both platforms, students give tips on how to approach assignments (a great help for a novice Excel user like me), and share …
… may be in the position today I was in last year. So I dug up that list of questions to see what answers I have for my younger self. Question 1: Will the program be helpful to someone already working in … modeling on my own), it is great at coloring in the narrative and helping me understand how all these disparate pieces plug into one another. Also, while I have access to a world …
… Social and Environmental Sustainability , conducted in partnership with the Global Network for Advanced Management, and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, spoke with … issues—but they perceive the most serious issues to be elsewhere, no matter where they live in the world. Students strongly believe global warming to be a business issue … more than a health issue (66%), a moral issue (53%), or a social justice issue (44%). However, students are consistently more likely to see global warming as a distant problem …
… this: Patent lawyers, huh? I’ve met a lot of them over the years, and I can tell you this: what they lack in personality they more than make up for in intelligence. Maybe IP attorneys … members of the cohort as I would from the formal course materials. At the first of the live sessions in the Clean Energy Policy course (which all students are required to attend), … of the cohort) have been fantastic resources. On both platforms, students give tips on how to approach assignments (a great help for a novice Excel user like me), and share …
… in my career I had spent most of my time in the field in support of EPC projects. I was comfortable with my responsibilities as a Construction Manager and loved all the great people I … in a breathing exercise and reminded us all “to be in the moment”. That was my first cue at how much thought was put into the program and throughout Orientation my concerns about my … back through lectures and models as they pertain to my new world. I can’t wait to see what else I will learn from the last half of the program as well as from the rest of the …
… program alone worth the time and expense of the entire curriculum? Will I actually learn how to finance and deploy clean energy, as the program title affirms? TLDR: yes and yes. It … markets. I have been pleasantly overwhelmed with the depth and breadth of content in what is a fascinating new topic for me! And we haven’t even touched on innovation yet! This … It's natural to feel some skepticism when considering what a program like this can deliver on. I can confirm that my skepticism has been appeased. I’m grateful for the FDCE …
… Peter Boyd posed the seemingly simple question “Why are you here?” This got me to thinking, what had gotten me to this program, to this place? As a lifelong city kid, I grew up knowing … my community and sanctuary for over half my life. I started as a junior camp counselor, eventually working my way up to lead my own beekeeping classes for high schoolers. When my … program...but then... Answers to the Questions of My Younger Self Leaning into Change - How I Came to the FDCE program Working, Studying and Trying to Make a Difference Building …
… to inspire and empower people to go places, while leaving a positive impact on people's lives and the planet. They create thoughtfully and sustainably designed travel products sold … manufacturing and supply chain landscape and other staff and faculty at Yale to understand what barriers exist to scaling up this idea, its environmental impact and how to tackle them. Deliverable: Devise a plan to establish a supply chain for scaling up Lo …