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Article: There’s a role that [Penn] can play in making philanthropy more effective.
Penn Current, Jan. 24, 2008
by Tim Hyland
Katherina Rosqueta calls it “The Million Dollar Question”: If you had $1 million to give to charity, and wanted to make sure your money had greatest social impact possible, where would you spend it?
Interview with Katherina Rosqueta, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, on the Center's creation and its mission.
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Article: Doing Due Diligence On Your Donations
As Charitable Giving Grows, So Do Services for Donors Who Want Evidence That Their Money Is Having an Impact
Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2007; Page D1
by Rachel Emma Silverman and Sally Beatty
It's getting easier to keep tabs on the dollars you donate to charity.
As charitable giving by Americans nears $300 billion annually, donors increasingly want to know how much impact their dollars are having.
Center for High Impact Philanthropy is highlighted among growing number of organizations aimed at charity effectiveness.
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Article: Fidelity promotes student philanthropy
Associated Press, Dow Jones Newswire (Boston Globe), December 13, 2007
by Jilian Mincer
NEW YORK—A number of colleges allow students to invest a piece of the endowment pie. Now, students at five schools will get to give money away.
Katherina Rosqueta, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, comments on Fidelity's Students4Giving program.
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Article: Donors Seek Better Charity Evaluations
The Chronicle of Philanthropy,
December 13, 2007
by Suzanne Perry
"We can too easily focus on what's easy to measure as opposed to what matters," says Ms. Rosqueta.
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Article: A smarter way to pick your charity
When you're choosing a cause to support, act as if you're making an investment - because you are.
CNNMoney.com, December 7, 2007
by Jean Chatzky, Money Magazine editor at large
NEW YORK (Money Magazine) -- Like most donors, you probably spread your charitable contributions among several groups that you know or that your friends ask you to support. But when the request for help goes beyond the routine $50 or $100 check or if you decide on your own that you'd like to do something a little more significant, how do you know your money is going to the right cause?
Katherina Rosqueta, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, addresses current problems in charity evaluation.
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Article: New Penn center will make philanthropy more scientific
Philadelphia Business Journal, August 3-9, 2007, Volume 26, Number 24
by Peter Key, Staff Writer
When philanthropists make big gifts, they want them to have a big effect. A new center at the University of Pennsylvania wants to help them make sure they do.
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Press Release: Penn Symposium Measures Philanthropic Impact
April 10, 2007
PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice is hosting the Benjamin Franklin Leadership Symposium to address "Effective Philanthropy: Measuring Impact" on Wednesday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Prince Theater in the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.
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Article: Generation Next: New Leaders in Philanthropy
March Workshop- DRG Conference
By Caitlin Tilton
A generational shift is sweeping over the world of philanthropy. Whether they are volunteering for boards, joining family foundations or using their IPO riches to kick-start their own charitable ventures, young, well-to-do and well-connected do-gooders are challenging the non-profit sector like never before in how they approach leading and giving. What does this generational shift mean for nonprofits?
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Article: School News , New Staff at CHIP (Center for High Impact Philanthropy)
Penn Matters Online- Feb 2007, Volume Two, Issue 5
Last summer, the School of Social Policy & Practice announced the creation of its newest center, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. In the months following, Executive Director Katherina Rosqueta began hiring the Center’s team. Today, CHIP’s staff includes Kathleen Noonan (Associate Director), Carol A. McLaughlin (Research Director, Global Public Health), Francis H. Barchi (Senior Fellow, Global Programs), Autumn Walden (Administrative Coordinator), Mickey Jou (Research Assistant), Swapna Putcha (CHIP Wharton Fellow), and Jelena Djordjevic (Research Intern).
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Autumn Walden, Jelena Djordjevic, Mickey Jou, Kathleen Noonan