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Hurricane Irma: “How Can I Help?”

Date: September 15, 2017
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September 15, 2017 Hurricane Irma has caused at least 68 deaths, left millions without power, and cost billions of dollars in damage in the…

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Hurricane Harvey Floods: How Can I Help?

Date: August 30, 2017
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  • Disasters & Downturns

August 30, 2017 On August 25, Category 4 Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas. In the days since, an astounding…

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Sierra Leone Mudslide: How Can I Help?

Date: August 18, 2017
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  • Disasters & Downturns

August 18, 2017 Over the weekend, three days of torrential rain caused massive flooding in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. On Monday, August…

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Snowflakes, Plumbing and Other Takeaways from 2017 Social Impact Exchange Conference

Date: July 13, 2017
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  • Blogs
  • Philanthropy & Social Impact

By Rebecca Hobble, Analyst “Which snowflake breaks the branch?” “It’s neither the first nor the last,” said Leslie Crutchfield, author and Executive Director of the Georgetown…

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Graduating Impact 2017

Date: May 18, 2017
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Monday, May 15, 2017 marked the University of Pennsylvania’s 261st Commencement. While the team at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy must say farewell…

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Investing for Impact: Using a Gender Lens in Public Equity

Date: February 23, 2017
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Updated 2/24/2017 Impact investments are investments made with the goal of both a financial and a social return. In this series, we will be…

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Four things you can do to support refugees

Date: February 10, 2017
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  • Disasters & Downturns

by Kate Hovde On January 27th, 2017, the president of the United States issued an Executive Order restricting access to the United States for…

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Reducing Gun Violence: An Unusual New Partnership

Date: January 27, 2017
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By Kate Hovde Gun-related violence is a significant public health issue in the U.S.: in 2014, the latest year for which data are available,…

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Top 10 Social Issues for the President’s First 100 Days

Date: January 19, 2017
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As the only university-based center focused on how philanthropy can attain greater social impact, CHIP is deeply invested in education, for both Penn students…

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Coming in 2017: Updated guidance on student success

Date: January 12, 2017
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In our annual High Impact Giving Guide, we talked about what’s in store for CHIP in 2017. First up is Molly Sinderbrand, our postdoc…

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