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See where Baumhart Center faculty and staff, as well as Baumhart Scholars and their mentors, have been featured in the media.
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Consulting in the Clean Energy Economy
Baker Tilly consultants discussed how clean energy projects foster equity and sustainability, showcasing strategies that help clients make a positive impact beyond basic requirements.
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Growing an Inclusive Clean Economy
Chicago's business leaders shared how clean energy projects are fueling job creation and investment, as Bob Keefe highlighted in his book Clean Economy NOW.
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Everyone to Their Fullest Potential
Leaders from the legal, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors discussed the critical importance of DEI in sustaining organizations, sharing insights on leadership buy-in, legal impacts, and practical implementation.
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Fashion and compassion: Nonprofit, thrift store benefit underserved communities
Baumhart Scholar, Mireya Fouché is Co-founder of Monarch Thrift Shop and One Heart One Soul. She's empowering homeless youth and incarcerated women through art and job training. Learn about her inspiring story of resilience and impact.
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Leading for Good 2024: A Day of Content and Community
This year's event explored the 'New Business of Impact' through inspiring talks, panels, and actionable insights to drive innovation and positive change."
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Scholars Venture Inside Meliora Headquarters
Meliora Cleaning Products, a certified B-Corporation, women-owned social enterprise in Chicago, showcased their dedication to corporate transparency, sustainability, and ethical practices.
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Global Conversation on Climate Change
Prime Minister Philip E. Davis of the Bahamas visits the Baumhart Center for a critical discussion on climate change.
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Small business is a big deal for climate action
While much of the focus is on big companies for climate action, small and family-owned businesses have a pivotal part to play. By Leadership Council member John Edelman.
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Announcing the 2023 Abrams Sustainable Business Challenge Winners
Congratulations to this year's winning teams who won a total of $45,000 in cash and other prizes to help grow their sustainable business ideas into fully realized projects.
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Leading for Good 2023 - Closing Synthesis
Max Ebacher, Senior Manager of Partnerships at UtmostU and Baumhart Scholar provides brief remarks that touch on some of the great ideas and profound insights shared at Leading for Good 2023.
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Broadband Leaders Convene at Baumhart Center to Address Digital Equity Divide
Over 40 leaders from internet service providers, telecommunications companies, and nonprofits gathered to discuss these issues and build pathways to solutions.
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Innovative purpose-driven leaders connect and inspire at Leading for Good
Over the course of nine days, more than 60 exceptional speakers and hundreds of incredible participants from across the country joined Leading for Good.
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Congratulations Abrams Challenge Winners
The Abrams Sustainable Business Challenge came to a close on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022. Meet the 2021-22 winners!
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Announcing Abrams Challenge Finalists
Meet our 2021-2022 finalists who will be pitching their ideas on Earth Day 2022.
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Introducing the Baumhart Center director
Karen Weigert is a transformational leader with an unwavering commitment to driving social change.
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International Recognition for Innovative Course
Associate Professor Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee developed one of eight courses worldwide to receive the Aspen Institute’s 2021 Ideas Worth Teaching Award.
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Executive women share insights about the future of work.
A panel conversation about the current work environment for women and what the future may hold.
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The Corporate Gamechangers
Loyola's Baumhart Scholars are transforming business to be a driver of social change.
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The Job Creators
Loyolans use social enterprises to curb unemployment among vulnerable populations.
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Helene Gayle and John Palfrey on Philanthropy
Helene Gayle of The Chicago Community Trust and MacArthur Foundation’s John Palfrey Talk Equity and the Evolution of Philanthropy during Leading for Good 2021.
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Learning from the 2021 Innovator Awardees
Recognizing companies who are at the forefront of social innovation in business.
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The Gray Matter Experience and Baumhart Scholars come together to drive impact
The Gray Matter Experience is empowering Black youth by preparing them to be successful entrepreneurs.
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Leading for Good 2021 engages executives in rethinking business and philanthropy
Helene Gayle of Chicago Community Trust (CCT) and John Palfrey of the MacArthur Foundation shared valuable insights on how to think about philanthropy in a more equitable way.
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Seth Green to step down on June 30, 2021
Emily Nordquist will manage day-to-day operations of the Baumhart Center until a new director is named.
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Author Diane Primo discusses the future of DEI
Diane Primo, CEO of Purpose Brand, talks about her new book and the future of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Impact Leaders Series
Rising leaders discuss achieving professional joy
Nicole Johnson-Scales, Senior VP and Head of Community Development at Fifth Third Bank and Executive Career Strategist at Design Your Professional Joy, shares her three-part strategy on how to design a more fulfilling and high-impact career.
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Baumhart Scholar named a 2020 Game Changer
Jennifer Hodges (MBA '21) was one of only 40 leaders in the Chicago region to be recognized by Ariel Investments and WVON Radio for shaping the region's future.
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Baumhart Scholar plays key role in Chicago development
Baumhart Scholar Kemena Brooks took a big step forward with the groundbreaking of 508 Pershing, a new development in Chicago's Douglas neighborhood which houses a mixture of affordable and market rate apartment units.
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Preparing young leaders to drive impact
The Baumhart Center hosted the final session of the Young Nonprofit Leaders Series (YNLS), a six-week, online learning experience designed to equip early and emerging nonprofit professionals with the knowledge to develop their careers and accelerate their impact.
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DEI must be owned by the entire company
Takeaways from the first session of the DEI Leadership Institute featuring Lyndon Taylor, Partner-in-Charge at Heidrick & Struggles, and Connie Lindsey, EVP and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Diversity and Inclusion at Northern Trust.
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Executives explore the intersection of business and purpose
Changemakers and innovators from Chicago and beyond joined the Baumhart Center's third annual Leading for Good conference in February 2020.
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Center presents Innovator in Social Business Awards
Chobani, Bain Capital Double Impact, and Indigo Ag were honored at the inaugural awards, which recognize the rise of purpose in business and build on Loyola’s role as global leader in social business education.
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Impact leaders gather for DEI workshop
The Baumhart Center hosted its final Impact Leaders Series gathering for the inaugural cohort. During the gathering, Impact Leaders tackled difficult questions about how to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion across sectors.
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Malkin encourages students to be bold
The Baumhart Center hosted a Fisher Family Conversation with Jessica Malkin, the Founding CEO of Chicago Ideas. During the gathering with Loyola students and young professionals, Malkin shared her leadership journey in social innovation.
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Executives gather to discuss "Good Business"
The room was filled to capacity at the Baumhart Center’s Good Business Breakfast on November 4, as executives learned about the social impact being pioneered by Chicago businesses.
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Center welcomes inaugural cohort of impact leaders
Baumhart Center welcomed its inaugural class of 80 Impact Leaders to the first gathering of the Impact Leaders Series.
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McCanns trailblazing journey inspires students
On October 28, the Baumhart Center community had the honor of engaging in discussion with diversity and inclusion champion Renetta McCann. McCann began the conversation by sharing her number one career strategy: “When at a fork in the road, pick the most interesting one.” For McCann, those interesting forks have created a remarkable career.
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Schreiber gift supports Baumhart Scholars
Thanks in part to a gift from John (’68) and Kathy Schreiber, nonprofit leaders addressing urgent areas of social need will now be eligible for up to $40,000 in total scholarship support toward the Baumhart Scholars MBA program.
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Scholars share their passion for social business
On Saturday, October 19, three Baumhart Scholars shared their thoughts on how young people can pursue career paths in social business with attendees at the College & Young Professionals Diversity Summit held by the Illinois Diversity Council. Each candidly shared stories about their passions for social business, sources of inspiration, and advice for young professionals as they build professional networks.
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Leaders share strategies for social responsibility
The Loyola Business Leadership Hub’s Solutions Summit brought together more than 150 leaders to explore a wide range of business topics. Speakers included leaders of multinational companies, a professional sports team, corporate foundations, and nonprofit organizations. Topics ranged from business transformation to block chain to developing leaders.
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Kohler visit energizes Loyola students
On September 23, the Baumhart Center hosted Rachel Kohler, CEO and co-owner of NowPow. After greeting each student and community member individually, Kohler shared her impressive cross-sectoral journey from investment banking to the family business to a Hyde Park-based social enterprise
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Social work leaders gather to accelerate impact
Over 300 faculty and practitioners of social work management came together at Loyola University Chicago this summer for the Network of Social Work Management’s Annual Conference.
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Executives explore strategies for collective impact
Should your zip code determine your destiny? This was the question posed by the United Way of Metro Chicago at their “Collective Impact Breakfast.”
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Loyola recognized for commitment to social impact
Loyola is one of 67 institutions and individuals globally committing to the #MillionsofChangemakers campaign for social impact.
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Students attend cleantech summit
Loyola students joined hundreds of leaders, innovators, and investors from Colorado to the United Kingdom to celebrate the latest advances made in the world of cleantech.
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Fundraising leaders sharpen their skills, together
The 2019 cohort of the Baumhart Center’s Fundraising for Good program launched on January 9th with eighteen chief development officers from many of Chicago’s highest performing nonprofit organizations.
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Loyola students learn shareholder engagement strategies
Loyola students participate in a summit at Yale University on socially responsible investing.
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Students reimagine markets with morals in mind
Loyola Students and Baumhart Professor Jennifer J. Griffin attend Georgetown’s Symposium on Markets and Catholic Social Thought
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Leaders explore how to accelerate impact
Private, public, and social sector executives attended the sold-out 2019 Leading for Good conference to gain the skills, knowledge, and network needed to accelerate social value creation in their companies and organizations.
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Vetter shares cross-sectoral career journey
Leaders and students crowded into the Schreiber Center on January 28th to enjoy a dinner and discussion with Johanna Vetter, the chief marketing executive of the Ounce of Prevention Fund, who engaged audience members in dialogue around how to do good in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors.
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Loyola community debates responsibilities of corporations
Students, faculty, and practitioners gathered to discuss professor Abraham Singer’s book, The Form of the Firm.
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Donor accelerates student learning and social impact
Students in Loyola’s course on Managing Nonprofit Organizations are asked to serve as fundraising consultants to nonprofit clients. This year’s class became all the more rewarding thanks to generous gifts from the donor-advised fund of Ruthellyn and Ron Musil.
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1871 CEO advises future entrepreneurs
Betsy Ziegler, CEO of 1871, told a packed room of Loyola students and faculty that she believes influencing skills are one of the most important things to learn and practice at every stage in a career.
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Chicago leaders make case for inclusivity
Rahm Emmanuel and leaders from across Chicago came together on October 2nd at the Inclusion + Innovation Summit, co-hosted by Comcast NBCUniversal and the Baumhart Center. Over the daylong summit, leaders explored how inclusivity can drive Chicago’s ongoing evolution as a global city.
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Johnson-Scales encourages students to be resilient
Corporate social impact leader Nicole Johnson-Scales offered three pieces of advice to students and mentors: pay attention to your personal brand, build strong relationships and be resilient through detours.
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Impact investing blurs boundaries
Three key trends in impact investing emerged at a standing-room-only breakfast hosted by the Baumhart Center.
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