About Social Impact & Sustainability
We've been doing this a long time.
From social innovation to corporate responsibility, from nonprofit management to impact investing, Kellogg has always prepared the next generation of leaders with the skills to shape the future.
Kellogg’s focus on nonprofit leadership crystallized in 1978 with the launch of the Public and Nonprofit Management Program – the first such program at a top-tier graduate business school. This innovative application of management disciplines to the leadership of public, nonprofit, and healthcare institutions spanned both the classroom and research, leading to work like the first article written on marketing in nonprofits, authored by Professor Philip Kotler in 1979.
We have continuously built on this foundation over the years. Recognizing the financial challenges that come with pursuing impact-centered careers, Kellogg pioneered our loan forgiveness program for nonprofit and public sector professionals starting in 1995. Two years later, in 1998, Kellogg’s Center for Nonprofit Management was founded, expanding our instruction beyond students to include working nonprofit executives. In 2003, the establishment of The Kellogg Board Fellows Program (one of the first in the nation) inviting our students to be more than observers—they became active participants in nonprofit governance.
At Kellogg, it’s more than just acknowledging trends—it's about setting them, and ensuring our leaders don’t just follow but lead.