Location: Online
ImpactPHL: ‘Tis the Season for Impact
Join ImpactPHL in collaboration with Isabel McDevitt, who brings 25 years of nonprofit fundraising experience, for a virtual conversation with Kat Rosqueta from The Center for High Impact Philanthropy on trends in the philanthropic world today and how, with new thinking and practice, we can move the needle to greater impact by incorporating investing into the social and environmental impact equation.
Location: John M. Huntsman Hall F70
Giving Tuesday Q&A with David Rhode, author of Passion Isn’t Enough: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
Join us for a fireside chat with David Rhode, author of Passion Isn’t Enough: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Leaders, moderated by Katherina Rosqueta, Executive Director at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. David is a Wharton alum and current lecturer at the School of Social Policy and Practice, where he instructs graduate students in Nonprofit Branding. David also teaches Social Impact Consulting Practicum within The Wharton School MBA for Executives program. David is the Deputy Director of PennPAC, which mobilizes teams of University of Pennsylvania alumni to strengthen the nonprofit sector, and is the President of Dot Dot Org, which provides nonprofit consulting services.
Location: San Jose, CA, AiP Conference on Philanthropy
Towards Greater Impact: How the Intergenerational Wealth Transfer is Shaping the Future of Philanthropy
How will next-gen donors and the intergenerational wealth transfer shape the future of philanthropy? In a fireside chat format, Kat and Carra will explore what the current generational shift entails for philanthropy, the challenges individuals and organizations are navigating, and the unprecedented potential for social impact and positive social change when advisors’ clients are equipped and supported to navigate these challenges well.
Kat and Carra will share stories of next-gen philanthropists focusing on a range of social impact priorities. They’ll also share real-world examples that illustrate how advisors can and are helping these clients address these priorities.
Location: Private Event
Private Event for funders at the The Battery San Francisco
No matter what cause or community you care about, how can you be a more effective philanthropist?
Join us for a conversation with Katherina ‘Kat’ Rosqueta, founding executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) and faculty director of High Impact Philanthropy Academy. Kat will explore what it means to practice high impact philanthropy for whatever cause(s) you support. She will take us through the sources of evidence for decision-making, how to link impact and cost, and ways that effective donors navigate the tradeoffs of different philanthropic strategies.
Location: Online
Family Office Forum: Maximizing your family’s charitable impact
Philanthropy done well is more than transactional and, at its best, can be transformational for donor families. As we approach charitable giving season, we will discuss strategies that family offices can leverage to maximize their charitable impact.
Our discussion will focus on:
- How family offices are maximizing the impact of their
philanthropic dollars - Key strategic and technical considerations when
structuring major gifts - Measuring and sharing impact
- Applying the latest research into philanthropic
strategies
Location: Online
School of Social Policy and Practice Speaker Series: Democracy
Join Ben Jealous, Executive Director of the Sierra Club and former President and CEO of the NAACP, Kat Rosqueta, Founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, and Virginia Kase Solomon, CEO of Common Cause and former CEO of the League of Women Voters, for a conversation on how funders can support a vibrant, healthy democracy.
Discussion topics will include the elements of a strong democracy, how philanthropic activities can support these elements, and how funders can measure the impact of their efforts.
Location: Philadelphia
2024 High Impact Philanthropy Academy
Unlock the power of philanthropy with High Impact Philanthropy Academy, a certificate program for individual donors, professional grantmakers, and other philanthropic leaders seeking greater impact. Join our next cohort, beginning on the University of Pennsylvania campus May 2024.
Location: 3815 Walnut St, Room 218
Philanthropy’s current and future role in our communities: A conversation with Amy Schiller and Kat Rosqueta
Join the Nonprofit Leadership program and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy for lunch and a conversation with Amy Schiller, author of The Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong and How to Fix It, and Kat Rosqueta, Founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy.
Moderated by Doug Bauer, a lecturer in the Nonprofit Leadership program and Executive Director of the Clark, Scriven and Fernleigh Foundations, the conversation will explore the philanthropic sector’s roots, its relationship with inequality, and the sector’s role near- and long-term in public life.
A Q&A and lunch will follow the discussion
Location: Private Event
YPO Panel on Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations are businesses; however, they differ from for-profit businesses because they are mission focused and success is not measured on return to shareholders, but by how well they achieve their philanthropic goals.
The program will include some of the region’s leading CEOs and experts who will provide an overview of the philanthropic landscape, a discussion of impactful board leadership, and advice on how to best leverage your partnerships with non-profit organizations.
Location: Private Event
Private reception and screening of film “It’s Basic”
CHIP’s founding executive director, Kat Rosqueta, will close out a reception for the film “It’s Basic,” which highlights SP2’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research as well as a number of guaranteed income pilots.
Location: John M. Huntsman Hall
Lunchtime Panel with One for the World
A lunchtime panel with the Wharton chapter of the NGO One for the World, which encourages students to pledge 1% of their income to charity.
Discussion topics include:
What is effective altruism or high impact philanthropy?
What do Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried have in common?
Can you do well and do good at the same time?
Location: Houston Hall
Problem-Solver Symposium: Uniting Penn’s Social Impact Agents
Location: Online
2024 High Impact Giving Toolkit Launch
The 2024 High Impact Philanthropy Toolkit is a primer on the practice of intentionally using private, philanthropic resources to serve the public good. This launch webinar, sponsored by Fidelity Charitable, explores how to practice high impact philanthropy — philanthropy for social impact.
Moderated by Carra Cote-Ackah, CHIP senior fellow and Goldman Sachs head of philanthropy engagement and legacy planning, the conversation includes perspectives on high impact philanthropy from our founding executive director Katherina Rosqueta and alumni of our High Impact Philanthropy Academy: Rob Kaufold of Arlington Philanthropy, Sharlene Kemler of the Loveland Foundation, and Danisha Patel of the Long Arc Foundation. Join us for a candid discussion about sources of evidence, linking cost and impact, the four philanthropic plays, and nonprofits to support.
Introduction by Elaine Martyn, Fidelity Charitable senior vice president of the private donor group.