This April, the GreenLight Fund selected its first two organizations to help expand to Philadelphia – Single Stop USA and Year Up. GreenLight’s model,…
See event detailsScaling Community Impact: Q&A with GreenLight Philadelphia
Event: Donor Education Seminar: Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Families
Our first seminar, The Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s Inaugural Seminar at Wharton, took place on Sunday, November 7th and Monday, November 8th, 2010.
See event detailsBeyond Grants: EITC and OSTC, Alternatives for Businesses to Fund Social Impact
In 2012, we made a commitment to explore alternatives to grants for donors focused on impact. Philanthropic grants have always been one way businesses…
See event detailsRethinking Social Entrepreneurship
For the past 3 years, I have been a juror for the Purpose Prize, a $100,000 cash prize awarded annually to each of five…
See event detailsBlack Philanthropy – Past and Present: Interview with Penn’s Marybeth Gasman
We’re following up with another installment in our focus on Black Philanthropy during Black History Month. This week, we’re featuring a short Q&A interview…
See event detailsBlack Philanthropy: An Important Yet Overlooked Part of Black History
If you search for the top philanthropists in the U.S., you might notice a limited representation of Black philanthropists. For example, a quick…
See event detailsAll in the Family…Office
As wealthy families become more sophisticated with their philanthropic giving, the role of the family foundation and family office also becomes more important. According…
See event detailsWorking Hard & Working Well: Q&A Interview with David Hunter of Hunter Consulting
In 2009, David Hunter published an article in the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal in which he revealed three unpleasant truths about the nonprofit sector:…
See event detailsCracking the Code on Scale: Lessons from the 2012 GEO Conference
In a world of declining resources, How can donors invest in scaling what works? This is a critical question for all of us concerned with…
See event detailsThe Importance of Reflective Philanthropy: Lessons for donors interested in innovation
As part of our Youth Perspectives in Philanthropy series, JYPI201 teen funder Eric Miller discussed his passion for an organization called PlayPumps International which sought to…
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