When you partner with the Kelley Institute for Social Impact (KISI), you join our mission—to build a community of courageous business leaders actively engaged in making a positive, sustainable, and global impact on social and economic justice.
We’re eager to work with organizations that use business for good, and we offer a variety of collaborative opportunities. To talk more about partnering with KISI, contact us at kisi@iu.edu or 812-855-0324.
Interested in partnering with KISI? Get things started by selecting from options that excite you—and we'll be in touch.
Find solutions for real problems.
Engage Kelley students to apply their strategic planning skills to benefit your organization—through consulting, roundtables, or a case competition.
Host student volunteers.
KISI student groups volunteer their time—with organizations like yours—to make a difference and meet your needs.
Share your expertise.
As a business leader, your experience offers students a valuable real-world perspective. Visit one of Kelley’s student organizations as a guest and connect with the next generation of change makers at Kelley.
Provide professional internships.
Build relationships with Kelley students and discover the business expertise they offer your organization. Empower students with a professional opportunity that yields mutual benefit. Contribute to IU student life and learning.
Interested in funding students who have a passion for social impact? The Kelley Institute for Social Impact has scholarship opportunities for students who are involved in activities that support positive social change:
The Thomasson Scholars Program is a prestigious, renewable scholarship opportunity for direct admit, resident students with a demonstrated commitment to volunteer and service activities in the Kelley Institute for Social Impact.
The Kelley Changemaker Internship Scholarship supports students who are participating in unpaid or underpaid social-impact focused internships at a public, private, or nonprofit organizations.
The Alternative Break Program Scholarship was established in 2014 to support undergraduate students who are participating in an Alternative Break Program service trip.
There are six KISI student organizations, each with its own focus on social change. We encourage your organization to get involved with a group that matches its interests and goals.
KISI Student Ambassadors: Connecting students with communities, resources, and opportunities to make social impact through awareness, collaboration, and growth
Hosting a KISI intern can support your organization in solving specific business challenges. Students majoring or minoring in business apply for KISI internships to put their business skills to use for organizations making social impact.
KISI internships are unpaid and non-credit bearing. They are experiential learning opportunities that allow students to take what they’re learning in the classroom and apply it to solve real-world business problems.
Students pursuing a major or minor at the Kelley School of Business who have completed two semesters of college may apply. KISI interns are student leaders seeking to make a difference for local and global communities through education, service, career development, and leadership opportunities.
KISI internships consist of 120 hours. Hours may be completed on two timeframes:
Yes. Internships may be in person, virtual, or hybrid.
The responsibilities of hosting a KISI intern are to:
Hosting an intern for the summer is available to organizations interested in a commitment beginning in May and ending in August.
January:
February:
March through April:
May:
May through August:
Hosting an intern through for the academic year is available to organizations interested in a commitment beginning in September and ending in April. Please note, KISI does not facilitate fall- and/or spring-only internships.
July:
August:
September:
September through April:
Please reach out to KISI Assistant Director Stacie Ballard at staballa@iu.edu for more information. We’re eager to talk with you about how a KISI intern can support your organization.
We’re excited to talk with you about a partnership. Please reach out to us at kisi@iu.edu or 812-855-0324 to ask questions and explore partnership opportunities.