The Financial Times featured Wharton and the Wharton Social Impact Initiative (WSII) in an October 20th article about business schools shaping the future of social impact. The article prominently featured the WISE Fellowship, Wharton Impact Ventures Associates (WIVA), and WSII research on what makes companies good employers for women and…Read More
“True or false: I have worked in at least two of the three major sectors in our society (business, government, non-profit).” This was the first in a series of questions posed to Wharton MBA students at a recent guest lecture that I attended by Nick Lovegrove. Mr Lovegrove, Senior Director…Read More
Penn undergrad Lena Backe shares her experience working with nonprofit B Lab as part of the PennSEM Internship Program during the summer of 2013. In partnership with Wharton Social Impact Initiative, the 8-10 week summer program sent students to one of six successful national and international social enterprises, with funding provided by the Levy Fund.…Read More
Wharton student Celia Lewis discusses her summer experience as a WSII intern. What resources, skills and leadership are necessary to take an idea in social impact, build a business model around it, and scale it? The short answer: a lot of time, whiteboard sketches, and plenty of dark chocolate. After…Read More
Wharton graduate Chris Balme, Co-Founder and CEO of Spark, discusses a shift in the nonprofit world. When I was starting out in the social innovation sector, there was a clear, defined line between the for-profit and nonprofit worlds. Back then, you chose sides; I went the nonprofit route. Recently, though,…Read More
