A new report from Wharton Social Impact Initiative and Knowledge@Wharton examines the origins and different approaches of innovative finance for social impact. Ending poverty and fostering sustainable development — the aims of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — will require some $3.9 trillion annually for the next 15 years…Read More
The Wharton Business Plan Competition recently announced the winner of its newly-instituted Social Impact Prize: Dana Cita, a microlending firm founded by second year MBA candidate Susli Lie, WG’14, and co-managed by impact investor Tom Schmittzehe, WG ’03. The Social Impact Prize, a $10,000 award, is bestowed upon the strongest business plan…Read More
Wharton MBA student Julia Kurnik discusses her summer experience as a WSII intern placed with Opportunity Finance Network. As a dual degree student at Wharton and Harvard Kennedy School, I was eager to find a summer position that would reflect my passion for social impact and help me further develop…Read More
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
Lisa Hall grew up fighting for social justice, joining her father at sit-ins and wearing signs at civil rights demonstrations. Today, she sits in board rooms and wears a suit — but she hasn’t given up the fight. As President and CEO of the Calvert Foundation, Hall now seeks “economic justice”…Read More
