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The ISB believes that business leaders and their organisations are full partners in the community and society, and a management programme would be incomplete without an awareness of social issues.
The student-run Net Impact Club supports a school for underprivileged children, providing stationery and study material to students and paying the salaries of two teachers. Funds are raised through various innovative on-campus drives.
The Spouses and Families Association (SFA) conducts an adult education programme for garden workers on campus. Teachers are drawn from among the students and staff ,and funds are raised for buying teaching materials by selling old newspapers to recyclers.
The Experiential Learning Programme (ELP) projects for non-profit and government agencies are provided at highly subsidised rates. Some of the organisations that students have worked closely with are:- Moolchand Hospital, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, SHARE Microfinance, Dept of Economic Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Institute for Rural Health Studies, Centre for Good Governance, Ankuram Sangamam Poram, AP First, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Basix (Microfinance).
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Bandhan 2009
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Bandhan is a student led tradition at the ISB that brings together local underprivileged children to spend a day on campus, taking part in various cultural events and fun activities, and share myriad of experiences with the students.
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Sach Olympiad
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The Olympiad, which was a fund-raising initiative, was designed as a sports program for people to have fun, relax and de-stress. The ISB staff and students took this as an opportunity to break away from their busy schedules and also contribute to the society in the process.
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Blood Donation Camp
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A record 269 units of blood was collected at the event, organised by enthusiastic Net Impact volunteers from the Class of 2009. Last year 204 units were collected at a similar camp held at the ISB. Clearly the essence of giving has had a quantum leap this year!
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Visit to Pochampally
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As part of a social sensitisation drive, enthusiastic members of the Net Impact Club at the Indian School of Business made a full-day village visit to Pochampally on July 20, 2008. Pochampally, has now been renamed to Bhoodan Pochampally in recognition of its prominence in the history of the Bhoodan Movement (Land Donation), started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
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