Every year, hundreds of alumni volunteers support the life-enriching work of nonprofits via their work with PennPAC – a network of pro bono alumni consulting, staffed by graduates from every school of the University of Pennsylvania. Wharton grads Austin Chang W’12 and Andrea Gural WG ’94 shared their experience for the Wharton Social…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
“One percent of the developed world’s income could eliminate the leading causes of preventable death in the developing world,” contended Josh McCann during a Wharton persuasive speaking class. My classmate, a Wharton MBA student, was trying to convince professionals to donate 1% of their income to fight extreme poverty and…Read More
Chris Marvin, WG’11, was serving as an aviation platoon leader and Blackhawk pilot, deployed to combat operations in Afghanistan, when his helicopter crashed. During his recuperation stateside—which involved 10 surgeries and thousands of physical therapy hours—he received a letter from an organization, thanking him for his service with a $5oo…Read More
Barry Mattson, WG’08, is a recipient of the Bendheim Loan Forgiveness Fund – a program designed to ease the burden of student loans for selected Wharton MBA graduates who are pursuing careers in the nonprofit and public sectors. Below, Mattson describes his work fighting poverty in Ethiopia. As an MBA student, I had…Read More
Barry Mattson, WG’08, is a recipient of the Bendheim Loan Forgiveness Fund – a program designed to ease the burden of student loans for selected Wharton MBA graduates who are pursuing careers in the nonprofit and public sectors. Below, Mattson describes his work fighting poverty in Ethiopia. As an MBA student,…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 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
