From AUC to NGO: How do you turn impact into a career?
Part of AUC Career Orientation Week 2026
You want your work to mean something, but how do you actually build a career around that? This session provides an honest overview of working in NGOs and other impact-driven organisations, with a focus on roles at the intersection of sustainability, technology, and climate/impact finance.
Event details of
From AUC to NGO: How do you turn impact into a career?
- Date
- 15 April 2026
- Time
- 15:30 -17:00
- Location
- Amsterdam University College (AUC)
- Room
- Common room
AUC alumna Anke de Boer, freelance consultant and currently Partnerships Manager at PYM (NL) and COO at Rooted Futures Lab (USA) – shares her career path from AUC into the impact sector, including key decisions, challenges, and lessons learned along the way. The session also highlights concrete CP/I opportunities within her current and past organisations for students looking to take their first steps. Closes with a student-led discussion.
