Social Impact

As CEO of Land O’Lakes, Beth Ford advocates for strengthening rural communities and supporting dairy farmers through agriculture technology and innovation.

Working for a nonprofit isn’t for everyone, but it can be a deeply rewarding experience. Nonprofit leaders from Ducks Unlimited, the Metropolitan Opera, United Farm Workers of America, and the Smithsonian Institution share what attracted them to the industry and keeps them inspired.

When it comes to recruiting new employees, retaining existing ones, and succession planning, nonprofits need to step up their game. Here’s how Boys Town, the Deborah Hospital Foundation, and the Association of the Miraculous Medal are doing just that.

Behind its longtime CEO Jonathan Reckford, Habitat for Humanity International is improving the wellbeing of families across the globe, one house at a time.

Since 2015, this pasture-raised eggs producer, founded on principles for the humane treatment of farm animals, has grown its partner network from roughly 50 small family farms to approximately 200.

To bolster the organization’s impact on cancer research, the V Foundation adopts a more aggressive approach to fundraising, one that emphasizes more rewarding and relevant experiences for donors.

Working to eliminate childhood hunger in America, No Kid Hungry launched a successful summer campaign to raise broad awareness of free meal programs for kids in need. Learn how the campaign came about, the challenges, the actions, and the results.

LEGO’s largest global campaign ever is meant to celebrate the natural creativity of children. Remi Marcelli, SVP and head of LEGO’s in-house creative agency, shares the thinking behind the inspiring campaign.

With the rapid adoption of sustainability claims in marketing efforts, marketers must have processes in place to back them up, or they could face brand-crippling backlash.

Led by Chief Sustainability Officer Virginie Helias, P&G has deployed an ambitious plan to protect the environment, cut waste, and better distinguish its brands.

Playing For Change co-founder Mark Johnson believes music brings the people together. His heralded Songs Around the World project is proof of that.

A strong commitment to making the world healthier has led to a successful partnership between SmartyPants Vitamins and the nonprofit Vitamin Angels.

An ethical yarn and clothing business, Darn Good Yarn has achieved a social-purpose trifecta: repurposing waste, improving the livelihoods of struggling families in developing nations, and making a profit.

Feeding America, the 2019 recipient of the ANA Nonprofit Federation’s Nonprofit Organization of the Year Award, relies heavily on data to increase awareness of the issue of hunger in the U.S.

In today’s highly charged arena that is higher education, Sallie Mae CMO finds true purpose in helping students create the lives they imagine.

One Tree Planted founder Matt Hill aims to reforest the planet to protect the environment.

For a quarter century, the American insurance provider Aflac has been working behind the scenes with members of the medical community to improve health care options for young cancer patients. The centerpiece of its latest initiative, "My Special Aflac Duck," is a comfort toy that kids instantly warm to.

Inspired by a young man with Down syndrome, John’s Crazy Socks empowers people with differing abilities and promotes inclusion via a vast portfolio of wildly designed socks.

New York-based MPOWERD is proof that the light that allows people to see, and provides the energy that enables plants to grow, can also be a force to change the world for the better.

Patagonia’s VP of global sportswear sees a bright future for recycled fabrics and fair trade practices.