Dan Pallotta, founder of Palotta TeamWorks (left) with Eileen Heisman, President & CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust (right), last night at The Wharton…
See event detailsHarvard’s Dan Pallotta visits Penn/Wharton to talk about social entrepreneurship and nonprofits
Students Speaking Up and Taking Action: Penn’s Year of Water
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy is contributing to Penn’s 2010-2011 Year of Water by highlighting the ideas and actions of students and social…
See event detailsCory Booker Kicks Off Ivy League Education in High Impact Philanthropy
What can donors learn from the mayor who engaged $250 million in private donations to fund high impact solutions for vulnerable families in his…
See event detailsFrom Information to Impact
Nonprofits have a lot of information. The trick is making that information useful. When it comes to information on donors, my Penn colleague Pete…
See event detailsCan the Cans, Romney (Slate)
Food drives are a terrible idea if you want to help people after a disaster. By Matthew Yglesias | Posted Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012,…
See event detailsSocial Impact Bonds: Can a Market Prescription Cure Social Ills? (Knowledge@Wharton)
Social impact bonds (SIBs) — a promising new financial instrument designed to address social problems — face a number of obstacles, even as government…
See event detailsMother’s Day: Finding the perfect gift
Gift giving can be tricky. Do I give her something she needs? Or something she wants, but won’t—or can’t—ask for? At a recent TEDxChange event,…
See event detailsFood Drives Are A Bad Idea? (The Daily Beast)
On The Dish, Andrew Sullivan links to the Slate.com article by Matthew Iglesias.
See event detailsHigh-impact holiday giving can make a big difference (Newsworks-WHYY)
December 27, 2011 By Elizabeth Fiedler Trying to decide what to do before year’s end to help those less fortunate? The executive director of…
See event detailsTo help the most people, give cash instead of cans (Philly Inquirer)
Read the full op-ed (reposted from the LA Times) on the Philly.com website.
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