Social Impact and Business Stories “What we were finding was that we were onto something big and something different, something that wasn’t just confined to my community, Tarkwa Breman, alone.”How This Penn Alum Is Revitalizing Education and Healthcare Through Cocoa Farms in GhanaThe Wharton Impact Venture Associates (WIVA) program gives students hands-on experience in impact investing. Four students reflect on lessons learned from assessing real impact venture capital deals.What 4 WIVA Students Learned From Real-World Impact Investing ExperienceLearn about Wharton Social Impact Initiative’s student programs, with opportunities in impact investing, consulting, social entrepreneurship, research, community building, and more.Welcome Back to Campus: 7 Social Impact Programs for Student ChangemakersMark Spector, WG’15, uses knowledge and tools from Wharton to negotiate real estate deals and lead development projects for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.How Wharton’s EMBA Program Impacted this Graduate’s Career at the Intersection of Real Estate and GovernmentTurner Social Impact Society member Stephanie Wu, W’20, consulted for Asociacion CREAR, an educational nonprofit in Costa Rica. Working on the ground in Costa Rica, she learned four important lessons about small nonprofits.What I Learned About Small Nonprofits from an NGO in Costa RicaKathryn Gardner, L’20, WG’20 reflects on her WISE Fellowship with the Social Impact Accelerator, where she analyzed an innovative business model that helps a local staffing company tackle homelessness.How a Staffing Company Can Tackle Pressing Social IssuesLoad More Stories
