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At Business for Impact, we believe in harnessing the power of business to help all people prosper and the planet thrive. We’re on a mission to inspire future generations of leaders to advance the common good.
Do Well. Do Good. Globally & Locally.
Business for Impact is a center of excellence on corporate purpose and societal impact at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. We operate as a teach, think, and do tank. We educate and empower Georgetown students to lead purposeful careers and lives. We partner with businesses to advance corporate purpose thinking and practice through multi-sector collaborations and research. And we help nonprofits, small businesses and the communities they serve to prosper. Our mission is to harness the power of business to help all people prosper and the planet thrive.
We want to be the best in the world and best for the world. Business for Impact brings together our university and its students, business, and civil society to benefit the common good.
Paul Almeida, Dean, McDonough School of Business
Our Impact
1,200Student Impact Experiences
2,500+Nonprofit Executives Educated
9,000Hours of Small Business Corps Consulting
100+Corporate + Foundation partners
A Message from Our Leaders
Leslie Crutchfield, executive director, and Bill Novelli, founder, discuss the growing efforts of Georgetown McDonough’s Business for Impact initiative.
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A new report from Georgetown’s Portion Balance Coalition and Earth Commons Institute addresses the broader issue of restaurant food waste, which is estimated to shrink profits by $162 billion annual…
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March 21st, 2026
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