NEW YORK, NY - October 25, 2007 - StartingBloc, a non profit that educates undergraduates and young professionals on social responsibility, will hold an innovative career fair this weekend in New York City in partnership with CSRwire and The United Way of New York. The day-long CareerAccelerator event will include socially responsible businesses, innovative non profits, and like-minded young professionals. The CareerAccelerator will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at the NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development from 1.00pm to 5.00pm EST.

This groundbreaking event will include representatives from every sector, including leaders such as Google, Teach For America and MIT Sloan, offering jobs, internships, expertise, funding and academic programs that embrace corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship. Over 400 young professionals from as far as Montreal, North Carolina, California and Vermont have already confirmed attendance.

"Having supported StartingBloc's mission since its inception, CSRwire is proud to sponsor the CareerAccelerator," notes Greg Schneider, Director at CSRwire, "We have been impressed with the level of talent and commitment demonstrated by StartingBloc Fellows. The opportunity to connect highly talented emerging leaders with socially responsible organizations provides both parties with unique opportunities."

"We want to break the assumption held by many undergraduates and young professionals that they have to choose between their values and their career. Through the CareerAccelerator, we will expose them to professions in every sector that link positive social and environmental returns to economic growth" adds StartingBloc Executive Director, Joanna Opot. "StartingBloc is thrilled to offer this unprecedented opportunity to highly talented emerging leaders and organizations."

StartingBloc is supported by many of the world's leaders in corporate social responsibility and social innovation, including Goldman Sachs, Echoing Green, General Electric, ZipCar, Ashoka Foundation, Rabobank and The Rudolf Steiner Foundation among others.

Since inception in 2003, StartingBloc has held conferences on corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship and cross sector partnerships in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and London at leading academic institutions such as Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Fletcher School of Tufts University, Wagner School of Public Service at New York University and London Business School.

Limited spaces are available for additional exhibitors and attendees. To register for the CareerAccelerator, please contact Christine Renaud, Director of Programs, at crenaud@startingbloc.org or 212-223-4346.

For more information about StartingBloc or the CareerAccelerator, please visit:

www.startingbloc.org/careeraccelerator.html

About StartingBloc

StartingBloc is a New York-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization that educates, empowers and connects emerging leaders to drive positive social change across sectors. Through our renowned Institute for Social Innovation, CareerAccelerator, continuing education programs and networking opportunities, StartingBloc brings the latest innovations in corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship to these emerging leaders.www.startingbloc.org

StartingBloc NFP

StartingBloc NFP

StartingBloc is a New York City based 501 (c) 3 that educates, empowers and connects emerging leaders to drive positive social change across sectors. Through its programs in New York, Boston and London, StartingBloc brings the latest innovations in corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship to these emerging leaders. StartingBloc's curriculum is taught by executives at socially responsible businesses and innovative non profits, as well as MBA and graduate school professors. Past speakers include Barry Nalebuff, co-founder of Honest Tea; Krista Bauer, Director of General Electric's Global Programs; Judith Wicks founder of White Dog café©; Ami Dar, founder of Idealist; Jeffrey Hollender, founder of Seventh Generation; and David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World among others. The curriculum provides a global understanding on social and environmental issues, while equipping the Fellows to innovatively effect change at the local level.

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