Posted by Rebecca Hobble This blog is part of our 2016 High Impact Giving Guide preview series. Now in its sixth year, the guide is…
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How Can I Help? Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
Posted by Rebecca Hobble Hurricane Matthew has killed over 1,000 people in Haiti and left 1.4 million more in need of humanitarian assistance. As…
See event detailsBack-to-School: Closing the Achievement Gap through High-Quality Preschool
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Posted by Kate Hovde As the dust settles on this back to school season, many low-income families have struggled to access high-quality daycare and…
See event detailsGlobal Disaster Relief Summit 2016: CHIP Takeaways
Posted by Rebecca Hobble We were among the over 300 attendees convened in Washington, D.C. for the Aid & International Development Forum’s Global Disaster…
See event detailsQ&A with Neena S. Jain MD, emBOLDen Alliances
Posted by Rebecca Hobble Increasingly, funders are advised to give to smaller locally-based organizations that deeply understand the needs of the communities they serve,…
See event detailsCross-sector Philanthropic Leadership: A Roundtable Discussion
Posted by Amber Hu Since our founding as a collaborative effort between Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice and alumni of the Wharton…
See event detailsQ&A with Laura Wilson: Impact through Documentary Film, No Small Matter
Last year, our Center team spoke to an ultra-high-net-worth donor who expressed the need for creating “’An Inconvenient Truth’ for early childhood” to galvanize…
See event detailsHow Can I Help? Nepal, One Year Later
A little over a year after the April and May 2015 earthquakes that struck Nepal, the country is still struggling to rebuild. We spoke…
See event detailsNotes from the Field: Our Takeaways from “The Future of Community”
Last month, over 1,300 attendees gathered in Washington, D.C. for one of the largest convenings of philanthropic professionals in the world, hosted by the…
See event detailsAmerica’s Lead Crisis: How Funders Can Help
The recent crisis in Flint’s water supply has brought national attention to lead poisoning and its harmful effects, especially among children. Sadly, however, lead…
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