Social Impact Pathway
Social Impact at Kellogg aims to inspire and equip business leaders to create positive, significant and sustainable impact in the world.
The Social Impact Pathway is designed for students who want to create positive social change throughout their careers. The conceptual basis of the pathway includes classes to: define social value; identify and implement strategies to effect change through partnerships between business, government and non-profits; and anticipate and manage inevitable value conflicts. The pathway recognizes that social change may come through different professional tracks: The Policy track examines the interface with and impact of the public sector, the Nonprofit Management track looks at leading non-profit organizations, and the Social Innovation track focuses on new and sustainable approaches to impact and scale. Beyond these in-depth courses, students should also consider engagement opportunities, like labs and experiential courses, as well as co-curricular opportunities including clubs, competitions, and speaker series.
Faculty sponsors: David A. Matsa (Finance) and Klaus Weber (Management & Organizations).
- Leadership and Crisis Management: PACT 440-5
- Strategy Beyond Markets: PACT 441
- Ethics and Leadership: PACT 460
- Public Economics for Business Leaders: Federal Policy: PACT 470
- Public Economics for Business Leaders: State and Local Policy: PACT 480
Policy
- Regulation of Competitive Strategies: BLAW 437
- Macroeconomic Policy and Global Capital Markets: FINC 473
- Managing Firms for Shareholders and Society: Thought Leadership Seminar: FINC 484-5
- The Education Industry: PACT 454-5
- Public Economics for Business Leaders: Federal Policy: PACT 470
- Public Economics for Business Leaders: State and Local Policy: PACT 480
- Strategic Challenges in Emerging Markets: STRT 466
- The Economics of Energy Markets and the Environment: STRT 458
- Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector: SSIM 950
- Board Governance of Nonprofit Organizations (Golub Capital Board Fellows only): SSIM 453-5
- Board Governance of Nonprofit Organizations: SSIM 455-5
- Humanitarian and Non-Profit Operations: OPNS-951
Social innovation
- ESG Investing and Sustainability Reporting: ACCT 459-0
- Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance: FINC 946
- Corporate Social Innovation: SSIM 917-5
- Early Stage Impact Investing: SSIM 940
- Decision-making for Sustainable Business: SSIM 947-5
- The Business of Social Change: SSIM 957-5
- Social Impact Analytics: SSIM 948
- Education Consulting Lab: PACT 618
- Health and Human Rights: SSIM 933
- Medical Technologies in Global Public Health: SSIM 673-5
- Venture Lab: FINC 615
- Global Initiatives in Management–Social Impact: INTL 473
- Advanced Board Governance: SSIM 471-5
- Social Innovation Practicum: SSIM 452
- Sustainability Lab: SSIM 636
- Venture Equity: SSIM 962
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