Skills

In this employee spotlight, Eva Witesman, director of the Ballard Center for Social Impact, shares insights on her career path and goals as a professor in the BYU Marriott MPA program.

BYU Engineering capstone students, in collaboration with the Ballard Center for Social Impact and collaborators like Gram Vikas, develop engineering projects such as scalable water treatment systems that address real-world challenges through cross-disciplinary teamwork.

BYU Public Relations student Alyssa Minor did not know early on that she would write a detailed research paper on child abuse in Ghana's orphanages. But in the Ballard Center Do Good. Better. class, Minor discovered the problem and chose to investigate.

Melissa Sevy, CEO of Ethik Collective and former student with the BYU Ballard Center for Social Impact, underwent a transformative journey leveraging her education and experiences to effect positive change in the world.

Morgan Wellman had big dreams for a future career focused on solving global problems but was unsure which path would lead her there. It wasn't until a BYU professor advised her to take the Social Impact Projects (SIP) internship class that she understood her passion for social impact initiatives.

Ballard Center faculty fellows Chad Carlos and Shad Morris were recently published in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal for their research, which focuses on how to help Tanzanian entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business strategy that refers to the intersection of profit and providing social value. This positive way of doing business is becoming more and more used by customers, investors, employees, and CEOs alike.

Here at the Ballard Social Impact Center, we use specific terminology when referring to the results produced by a Social Problem Solving Organization (SPSO).

The Ballard Center for Social Impact connects students with social problem-solving organizations across the world. Throughout the years, these partnerships have benefited both students and organizations, providing meaningful opportunities for gaining experience and insight,building a valuable network, and delivering value.