It’s mid afternoon, and in a quiet university office an unlikely pair is hard at work. In the background, classical music plays over a stereo – for concentration. “What’s next? Let’s look over this worksheet…what are your top three subjects?” Whitney Alves is a coordinator at Riepe College House at…Read More
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
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
