What happens when you fix up abandoned buildings in inner-city Philadelphia neighborhoods? Besides improving the look of the space, minor building remediation can cause…
See event detailsFixing Neighborhoods from the Outside In
“I have the report- now what?” 7 Questions to Ask When Reading Program Evaluations
Program evaluations provide answers to a key question: “Did this program work in a particular population and setting?” For funders who haven’t been trained…
See event detailsTips for Avoiding Fraud: Donors Lessons from the $187 Million Cancer Charity Scam
The “Best of” Sirius XM Business Radio Powered by Wharton includes guidance on something that all donors care about- avoiding scams. In a recent…
See event detailsWhy We’ve Failed: Lessons Learned from the US War on Drugs
America’s War on Drugs has been raging for decades, with specific implications for people with substance use disorders (SUDs). However, recent trends in marijuana…
See event detailsAmerican giving after the recession: Back on track, with room to grow
Has charitable giving in the U.S. recovered from the Great Recession? The answer seems to be yes—but that giving might not look the same…
See event detailsLifting the burden of addiction: Mythbuster edition
Substance use has been making headlines lately as heroin use skyrockets, but in the coverage of this “quiet epidemic,” there’s been little information about…
See event detailsOur Latest Guidance: Philanthropy & Substance Use Disorders
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy is excited to announce our upcoming guidance, Lifting the Burden of Addiction: Philanthropic opportunities to address substance use disorders…
See event detailsFeedback Loops: Cultivating Relationships for Better Outcomes
How ya doin? Here in the northeastern part of the United States that question (along with its variants, ‘What’s up?’, ‘How’s it going’) is…
See event detailsDick Henriques, retired CFO of Gates Foundation, joins the Center for High Impact Philanthropy
This week, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy is pleased to announce that Richard “Dick” Henriques will be joining our team as a Senior…
See event detailsUPDATE on Nepal Earthquakes: How Can I Help?
This post updates our original guidance posted 3 days after the April 25 earthquake, as well as an update issued last week. It synthesizes…
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