Philanthropy

Kellogg School students are generous with their time and talents, donating a remarkable amount of their energy to philanthropic ventures both through the school, as well as on their own. Business With a Heart (BWAH), the umbrella group for Kellogg student charitable work, coordinates more than 17 philanthropic activities including food, clothing and toy drives, tutoring, and a safe trick-or-treat event for area children. Just last year, Connections for the Homeless recognized the group as Community Partner of the Year for the volunteer service and fund-raising efforts of Kellogg School students and faculty. In a typical year, BWAH raises as much as $150,000 for charity through events such as the Charity Auction and Ball.

Students also have founded nonprofit organizations, including Score with Schools, a program designed to reward children for reading, and the Inner City Teaching Corps, with its goal of attracting highly qualified young people to teach at inner-city schools. In 1996, Kellogg students founded Kellogg Corps, a month-long program in which small teams of recent Kellogg School graduates use their management skills to support nonprofit agencies in developing countries. In 2004, recent graduates traveled to Ghana to provide personalized, hands-on assistance to women business owners, and to Colombia to develop a feasibility plan for an island habitat threatened by an influx of tourists. Students also established an annual volunteer event called Kellogg Cares Day, in which teams of students, faculty and staff volunteer at local nonprofit agencies.

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