Events

2012

"Women's Health and the World's Cities" Book Event

Join our executive director, Kat Rosqueta, co-author of Ch. 14: "Philanthropy and Its Impact on Urban Women's Health" along with speakers such as Afaf I. Meleis, Dean of the School of Nursing; Jeane Ann Grisso, Professor of Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine; Lynn Somers, Director, Penn's School of Nursing Center for Global Women's Health, and Eugenie Birch, Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research.

Date & Time: Tuesday, January 24, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Location: Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall

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2011

Documentary Screening: 'Saving Philanthropy'

The Center for High Impact Philanthropy, the Wharton Program for Social Impact, and the Wharton Leadership Program hosted a preview screening of the documentary film "Saving Philanthropy" followed by an interactive panel discussion moderated by the film’s director. The film and panel focus on the role and struggle of modern philanthropy to address our most pressing global challenges. See below for a film preview.

Resources to Results preview from NE Productions, Inc. on Vimeo.

Donor Educational Workshop on Community Health & Education

An invitation-only, purely educational effort to inform participants about the latest research, biggest ideas and best efforts underway in our key topic areas.

Watch Katherina Rosqueta discuss how we answer the million dollar question at our recent Educational Workshop on High Impact Philanthropy: Focus on Education and Health.

Featured Speakers

  • Katherina Rosqueta, Executive Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
  • Carol McLaughlin, Research Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
  • Kate Barrett, Project Manager, Teaching Quality, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
  • Katherine Hovde, Independent Consultant, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
  • Richard Ingersoll, Professor of Education and Sociology, Penn Graduate School of Education
  • Kelly Hunter, Director of Professional Development, Children’s Literacy Initiative
  • Adele Tay Fabrikant, Managing Director, Northeast Region, Generation Schools
  • Charles Harris, Co‐Founder and Executive Partner, SeaChange Capital
  • Tamar Bauer, Chief Policy and Government Affairs Officer, Nurse‐Family Partnership
  • David Marsh, Senior Child Survivor Advisor, SAVE the Children
  • Elizabeth Wallace Ellers, Founder and Managing Partner, globalislocal

Program Agenda

10am - 10:15am: Welcome and Introduction to High Impact Philanthropy

  • Katherina Rosqueta, Executive Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy

10:15am - 12pm: FOCUS ON EDUCATION

Presentation: High Impact Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality

  1. Kate Barrett, Project Manager, Teaching Quality, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
  2. Katherine Hovde, Consultant, Center for High Impact Philanthropy

Discussants:

  1. Richard Ingersoll, Professor of Education and Sociology, Penn’s Graduate School of Education
  2. Kelly Hunter, Director of Professional Development, Children’s Literacy Initiative
  3. Adele Tay Fabrikant, Managing Director, Northeast Region, Generation Schools
  4. Charles Harris, Co-Founder and Executive Partner of SeaChange Capital

12:15pm - 1:45pm: FOCUS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH

Presentation: High Impact Models for Addressing the Health Needs of Vulnerable Populations

  1. Carol McLaughlin, Research Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy

Discussants:

  1. Carol McLaughlin, Research Director, Center for High Impact Philanthropy
  2. Tamar Bauer, Chief Policy and Government Affairs Officer, Nurse-Family Partnership
  3. David Marsh, Senior Child Survival Advisor, SAVE the Children
  4. Elizabeth Wallace Ellers, Founder and Managing Partner, globalislocal

1:45pm - 2pm: Wrap-up

2010

Donor Education Seminar: Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Families

Our 1st seminar, The Center for High Impact Philanthropy's Inaugural Seminar at Wharton, took place on Sunday, November 7th and Monday, November 8th, 2010.

   

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