Philanthropy

The Kellogg School will make a difference in your world, so you can make a difference in the world.

Kellogg School students are generous with their time and talents, donating a remarkable amount of their energy to philanthropic ventures through student-organized activities and 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, community service days, and a safe trick-or-treat event for area children. In a typical year, BWAH raises as much as $150,000 for charity through student-led events such as the Charity Auction and Ball.

Putting your MBA to good work
Students also have founded nonprofit organizations during their Kellogg tenure, including a program that rewards children for reading, and a Chicago-based initiative to attract highly qualified young people to teach at inner-city schools.

And 2006 graduate Andrew Youn’s One Acre Fund, which he started during his second year at Kellogg following an inspirational summer internship in South Africa, has garnered numerous awards and grants for its work in reducing poverty and hunger in Africa.

Kellogg Corps
In 1996, a group of Kellogg students formed Kellogg Corps, a volunteer summer-service program that places teams of recent Kellogg graduates in developing countries, where their management skills are used to support nonprofit agencies. Recent graduates have worked with a women’s center in Ghana to develop and implement fundraising strategies, improved the operating efficiency of a Costa Rican agricultural cooperative’s processing plant, and helped provide education, healthcare and vocational training opportunities for children in Nicaragua.