Business+Impact provides leaders with practical experiences, skills, and insight to tackle complex social challenges.
Learn how to harness the power of business to pursue social change at Michigan Ross, a renowned leader in social innovation and impact.
Social impact takes many forms at Michigan Ross — nonprofit management, social innovation, impact investing, poverty alleviation, and community development to name a few.
You’ll discover ways to approach social impact both inside an organization and in a broader global context. Through Business+Impact, Michigan Ross makes it easy to connect with the many ways you can use your knowledge and experience to solve complex social issues, and pursue a career in social impact.

Social Impact at Michigan Ross
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Ross Thought in Action
SANGER LEADERSHIP CENTER
The Sanger Leadership Center accelerates leader development through bold ideas, transformative experiences, and inclusive communities.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON INSTITUTE
The William Davidson Institute develops and disseminates research and expertise on issues affecting firms in emerging-market economies.
SOCIAL VENTURE FUND
The student-run Social Venture Fund invests in sustainable, innovative for-profit companies that focus on social impact.
ROSS NET IMPACT
Business meets impact here! Whether passionate about CSR, sustainability, or simply how business can affect more than a bottom line, join RNI.
DETROIT REVITALIZATION AND BUSINESS INITIATIVE
Are you a passionate Detroit local or a new arrival curious about the Motor City? R&B engages students with important issues shaping the Detroit's future, and provides them with an opportunity to explore the city's unique cultural offerings.
C.K. PRAHALAD INITIATIVE
The C.K. Prahalad Initiative carries on the work of the late Ross professor.