Skills

The Ballard Center's framework helps organizations and individuals create positive social change in a systematic and effective way.

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.

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).