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BYU Students Support Free Access to Orem’s Bingham Family Clinic
Through collaboration with the Bingham Family Clinic in Orem, Utah, BYU students with the Ballard Center for Social Impact develop outreach strategies and community partnerships aimed at expanding access to free healthcare for uninsured individuals.
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Seeds of Change: The 2025 Do Good. Better. Conference
From insightful interviews with social impact experts to bold startup pitches by BYU students, the 2025 Do Good. Better. Conference exceeded expectations.
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Using Data to Improve Homelessness Support Services in Utah
From the Director: Dr. Eva Witesman makes a case for embracing data-based learning and improvement for support providers serving people experiencing homelessness in Utah.
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The Lisa Show Breaks Down What It Means To "Do Good. Better."
Our motto at the Ballard Center is a call to action: "Do Good. Better." But what does that really mean?
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Turning a Social Need Into a Startup Opportunity
Ryan Smith grew up with a passion for recycling. As a BYU student, he began finding new ways to help his apartment complex recycle materials, as there wasn’t an existing program.
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Bridging The Gap Between Data And Policy
Professor Darren Hawkins is leveraging his connection with the Ballard Center to bridge the gap between high-quality evidence and effective public policy.
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Championing Social Impact In Word and In Deed
For many students, college learning looks like an hour-and-a-half stay in a lecture hall. For the students of Pamela Brubaker, Ph.D., learning is making marketing strategies for a real-world startup.
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From the Director: Change is Possible
Every day I get to interact with passionate students who often ask me how I maintain hope in the face of significant global challenges. My answer: I can believe change is possible because I have actually seen it happen.
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Ballard Startup Success Story: Neonatal Rescue Works to Bring Lifesaving Care to Infants
What started in response to a Ballard Center challenge has now grown into an impactful organization providing lifesaving solutions for infants around the world.
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Nu Skin VP Shares Her Story of Social Impact
In her distinct journey to a social impact role at Nu Skin, Heather Hammond Cruz credits the Ballard Center for giving her the tools and the spark to transform her passion into a career.
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Stopping Poverty
A chance meeting between four powerhouse social innovators helped change the trajectory of preexisting poverty solutions and is continuing to make waves across the world for reducing poverty.
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Changemakers: From Blindness to Sight: Seeing Social Problems with 20/20 Clarity
I’ve been to a lot of parties, but I’ve only been to one where I found out I was virtually blind in one eye. When I was about five years old, my brother had a pirate-themed birthday party, and when my mom came to put on my pirate eye patch, I told her to put it over my left eye, because if she put it over my right one, I wouldn’t be able to see.
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Justin King's Journey From Fish Farm Incubator To Agricultural Investor
Justin King says he had it all in Silicon Valley. But after working with the Ballard Center, King tells The Deseret News that his desire for a more fulfilling role led him to found a fish farm startup in East Africa.
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