PHILADELPHIA, September 23, 2020 — The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a $2.5 million commitment from undergraduate alumni Bobby Turner, W’84 and Lauren Golub Turner, W’85 to sustain and strengthen the MIINT (MBA Impact Investing Network & Training) program, a collaboration between the Wharton…Read More
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Student Perspective: Testing a Scale-up Strategy in Sierra Leone
Freetown surprised me. Freetown mesmerized me. Even having previously lived and worked in Africa, I arrived for the summer colored by media portrayals of disease and suffering in Sierra Leone. What I found was a city of poverty, inequalities and inconsistencies yes, but also of beauty, serenity and hope. High…Read More
What To Do When the Money Runs Out: Leveraging Data as a Means to Sustainability
Eliza Rothstein, C’16, is passionate about exploring the intersection of philosophy and education in order to make education engaging and empowering for students of all backgrounds. As a recipient of funding from Bendheim Fellows Social Impact Fund, she spent her summer at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement. Every…Read More
Alumni Perspective: Empowering Children through Music and Entrepreneurship
After earning his bachelor’s degree in business at The Wharton School Jarred Geller, W’13, went on to Teach for America (TFA). Now he’s combining his business background with creative teaching methods — and a little bit of punk rock attitude — to help his Pre-K class learn about entrepreneurship. Now in his…Read More
Alumni Impact Story: Matthew Stephenson, WG’11
Matthew Stephenson, WG’11, was on the precipice of a lucrative career on Wall Street when he realized his job in risk management – protecting an investment bank from credit losses – wasn’t personally fulfilling. “As exciting as my job was, my skills weren’t actually helping people,” he says. Public service was…Read More
Sparking Student Success
The following article excerpt was originally published in Issue 1 of Impact Magazine, Penn’s first student-run publication dedicated to social impact. Wharton Social Impact Initiative contributes a column for each issue, highlighting ways the broader Penn community demonstrates the commitment to social impact. Wednesdays are special. If you look around, you may see…Read More
Blurred Lines between Nonprofit and For-Profit
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
Second Year Success for Lipman Family Prize
By Matthew Brodsky Sure, the Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize is a joint initiative between the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School. But in two fast years, the program has become a showpiece for the Wharton Social Impact Initiative (WSII). “We like to say social impact is in…Read More