The Center for High Impact Philanthropy is actively engaged in the philanthropic and nonprofit community through events including webinars, panel discussions, speaking engagements, and more.
CHIP welcomes requests for speaking engagements and event requests. To invite one of our associates to participate in your event, please submit a request form or call 215-573-7266 for more information.
Upcoming Events
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: 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: Online
SP2 Alumni Panel on Social Workers in Philanthropy
The School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2) at the University of Pennsylvania will host a conversation moderated by Kat Rosqueta, Founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, for alumni of the school. Speakers will include:
- Aldustus (A.J.) Jordan, Head of Community Stewardship & President, The Vanguard Group Foundation
- Carla D. Thompson Payton, Chief Strategist and Impact Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend, President, Hamilton Family Charitable Trust
- Kasia Malinowska, Director, Drugs Policy, Open Society Foundations
Location: Philadelphia
2025 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 2025.
Recent Events
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.
Location: Online
Direct Transfers for Direct Impact
Moderated by CHIP founding executive director Katherina Rosqueta, the conversation includes perspectives from funders who have used the tool of direct cash transfers to create social impacts in maternal health, educational outcomes, and child welfare, in addition to experts from academics and practice. Current confirmed panelists include Professor Amy Castro of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, Holly Fogle of The Bridge Project, Anneliese Barron of One Family Foundation, and Rashanda Perryman of Vanguard Group Foundation.
Location: Los Angeles (private event)
JFN West presents: Be the Difference
High Impact Philanthropy Academy co-directors Kat Rosqueta and Richard Marker will teach an introduction to high impact philanthropy at Jewish Funders Network West’s regional convening in Los Angeles.
Location: Lancaster (private event)
STEM Funders Network Biannual Meeting
Kat Rosqueta will give a keynote speech for STEM Funders Network (SFN), which was organized to create greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and access to STEM learning opportunities across the continuum for historically marginalized groups.
Location: Perry World House, Philadelphia and Zoom
Special event: How to create large-scale social change
What does it take to be a change-maker on a global scale? What do you have to put on the line to make a real difference? What happens if you fail? And what do you learn about yourself and the world around you along the way? Join Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and a Penn alum, for “Can a Penn alum change the world?,” a hybrid Perry World House event in person and on zoom. Shah addresses these questions and discusses his new book, Big Bets, with Katherina Rosqueta, Founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Location: Online
Pathways to Impact
Moderated by CHIP founding executive director Katherina Rosqueta, the conversation includes perspectives from alumni of our High Impact Philanthropy Academy: Dr. Ruth Shaber, founder of Tara Health Foundation; Kim Takeuchi, foundation director of Unite BVI; Frank Cumberbatch, VP of engagement for Bader Philanthropies, and Rob Longnecker, executive committee member of the Herman H. Fleishman Foundation.
Our panelists have addressed a range of issues, from funding women’s health care to hurricane response, and tackled challenges, including transforming grantmaking policies and building more diverse philanthropic organizations. Join us for a candid discussion and Q&A.
Location: Private Event
AAPIP 2023 Network Convening
Kat Rosqueta will present recent research on the role of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy at AAPIP’s annual meeting in San Francisco
Location: Private Event
Spring 2023 High Impact Philanthropy Academy
Penn’s High Impact Philanthropy Academy is designed for individual donors, professional grantmakers, and other philanthropic leaders seeking greater impact. Participants learn the principles of high impact philanthropy and how to apply them in real-world situations. Along with the program’s esteemed faculty, peer participants bring a wealth of experience and a valuable community of practice for long after the program ends.
Location: Private Event
Oxfam America 2023 Leadership Council Conference
Kat Rosqueta presented at Oxfam’s 2023 Leadership Council Annual Conference, an event that brings together members of Oxfam’s Leadership Council – a group of business, academic, and philanthropic leaders, including members of Oxfam’s Board of Directors, global staff, partners, and invited guests.
Location: Private Event
2023 Greater Giving Summit
Kat Rosqueta was invited to the Greater Giving Summit, an event hosted by the Gates Foundation to bring together leaders from around the world who work to improve charitable giving by everyday donors, to facilitate a Community Conversation with Stephanie Gilles on Defining impact in 2023.
Location: Private Event
Lipman Family Prize Award Ceremony
Kat Rosqueta will deliver the keynote address at the 12th Annual Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize Award Ceremony, where the Lipman Family Prize, an annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices, will be awarded.
Location: Online
CCS Philanthropy Pulse Report Webinar
In the ever-changing charitable landscape, it can feel challenging to make strategic decisions that favorably impact your nonprofit’s mission. In this informative and interactive webinar, CCS Fundraising’s Greg Hagin, and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s Kat Rosqueta, reveal the key insights you need to inform your fundraising strategy for the new year.
Covered topics include:
- Expectations for 2023 fundraising strategies
- Skills, services, and technology used by successful fundraising teams
- Sector-specific fundraising trends
Location: Online
January 27, 2023, 12:00 PM to 1 PM ET
High Impact Philanthropy Academy Information Session
Interested in our High Impact Philanthropy Academy and want to learn more? Join us for a virtual information session on Friday, January 27th at 1 pm EST.
The information session will be a chance for you to learn directly from our founding executive director and lead faculty member, Katherina ‘Kat’ Rosqueta, and program alumni. We’ll review the curriculum and share course details ranging from class size to the profile of an ideal candidate. Most importantly, there will be time for you to ask questions about how the program can help you further your philanthropic goals.
Whether you’re considering applying to our upcoming March 2023 session (March 6 – 10, 13 -17, 11 am – 2 pm EST on workdays via Zoom), or thinking about the program for some future date, we hope you’ll join us.
Location: Online
January 26, 2023, 12:00 PM to 1 PM ET
Free Webinar: 2023 High Impact Giving Toolkit: Supporting a More Secure Future for All
Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, some people have returned to a sense of stability. But many face tremendous uncertainty about the future. For individual donors and professional grantmakers alike, the question is, “How can I help?” In this webinar, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy presents answers and insights on:
• Issues critical for funders to address to ensure a secure future for all
• Evidence-based strategies and nonprofits making an impact
• Tips and best practices for practicing high impact philanthropy
This webinar is the first in a series focused on the strategies and tools for a more secure future cited in the 2023 High Impact Giving Toolkit.
Location: G06, Huntsman Hall
Lauren & Bobby Turner Executive Speaker Series featuring Gregg Renfrew, Founder & Executive Chair of Beautycounter
The Lauren & Bobby Turner Executive Speaker Series will return to Penn’s campus for the first time since the pandemic. Co-hosted by the ESG Initiative, Jay H. Baker Retailing Center, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, and Venture Lab, this year’s event will feature a fireside chat between social impact entrepreneurs Bobby Turner, W’84, CEO of Turner Impact Capital, and Gregg Renfrew, Founder and Executive Chair of Beautycounter. They will share insights, lessons learned, industry advice, and much more.
This event is open to Penn and Wharton students. Registration is required but does not guarantee admission; seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. We suggest arriving early to secure a seat.
Location: Cafe 58, Houston Hall
Unlocking higher returns and lower risk through gender-focused investing: A book talk with the authors of ‘The XX Edge,’ moderated by Kat Rosqueta
Join us for a fireside-chat-style conversation with the authors of “The XX Edge: Unlocking Higher Returns and Lower Risk,” moderated by The Center of High Impact Philanthropy co-founder Kat Rosqueta. In their brand-new book, authors Patience Marime-Ball and Ruth Shaber unpack the evidence that inherent gender differences between women and men make the former excellent financial decision makers and investment collaborators. If you are interested in investments or manage yours or those of others, The XX Edge provides exciting insights into a simple but often overlooked investment strategy to earning higher returns: including women as financial decision-makers.
Location: Private Event
2022 Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Forum
CHIP’s Founding Executive Director, Kat Rosqueta, will present at Goldman Sachs’ Philanthropy Forum, which will convene 300 clients and friends of the firm who have a significant philanthropic interest and capacity in giving.
Location: 2022 Annual Exponent Philanthropy Conference, Minneapolis
Exponent Philanthropy Forum Special Breakfast – Equitable Learning Recovery: Bright Spots, Silver Linings, More Work to Do
Accelerating equitable learning recovery for the children who need the most support is possible. Donors like you can make a real difference. Please join the Campaign for Grade Level Reading and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy for a special breakfast to discover how.
Be introduced to Early School Success: Recover learning and accelerate gains, a guide for individual donors and professional grantmakers developed by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy and informed by the Campaign for Grade Level Reading’s 46-state network, dozens of experts and the best available research. Learn about the Campaign’s Funder-to-Funder Conversations, a monthly series of webinars designed to provide space for shared learning about the latest developments, collaboration and coordinated investments.
Location:
Total Impact Summit 2022: Investing For New Economies
What solutions will your investments drive forward? Our local, national, and global economies face significant challenges and opportunities – from public health to racial equity, disruptive technology to climate action. As hundreds of billions of dollars in individual and institutional capital seek financial returns and positive impact, the collective values, best practices, and investment decisions enacted today will shape future generations to come.
From integrated investments in local communities across the U.S. to global ESG alignment, leaders and practitioners are deepening proven practices and paving new paths to design the economies of our future. The Total Impact Summit 2022: Investing for New Economies is a two-day, dynamic summit for individual and institutional investors, fund managers, and financial advisors to connect with aligned peers, learn about local and global innovations, discover investable solutions, deploy capital, and generate social impact.
CHIP Senior Fellow, Richard Henriques, will be a featured speaker.
Virtual Event:
Wednesday, May 25.
12 – 1 PM ET
Early School Success: Webinar on Helping Young Children Recover Learning and Accelerate Gains
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted learning for children of all ages. For children ages 0 – 8, brain development and social and emotional learning are especially critical. Early school success predicts later school success and a host of positive life outcomes. Unless we can recover learning lost during the pandemic and accelerate gains, we risk losing a generation of children. Here’s how to help.
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Campaign for Grade Level Reading present Early School Success, a primer and webinar to help donors and grantmakers support learning for young children during COVID-19 and in years beyond.
Register for our free webinar to:
- Learn how support the whole child at school and home
- Hear to expand learning opportunities so that learning happens everywhere
- Find strategies to ensure digital equity for all learning communities
- Hear from leaders at nonprofits and funders in early childhood and K-5 education
Virtual Event:
Monday, May 2.
2 PM – 3 PM ET
Choosing Change: Webinar on reducing structural inequality
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy and Lever for Change present Choosing Change: How to Assess Proposals for Their Potential to Reduce Structural Inequality, a toolkit to help donors and funders at all levels identify proposals and teams that have potential to advance more systemic change.
Individual donors and institutional grantmakers in all fields have sought to address the structural inequalities that prevent people from surviving, let alone thriving. We identified five dimensions funders can use to assess whether a proposal has potential to reduce structural inequality — or reinforce it.
Location: Kleinman Center Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library
Thursday, April 28
2 PM – 3 PM ET
Stuart Weitzman Speaker Series on High Impact Philanthropy
Designing a Life: Community, history, and why I give
Presented by the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, the Stuart Weitzman Speaker Series on High Impact Philanthropy celebrates and explores the personal paths of some of the world’s most committed philanthropists.
The inaugural event will feature philanthropist and award-winning footwear designer Stuart Weitzman, W’63, in conversation with the Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s founding executive director, Kat Rosqueta with an introduction by Chaz Howard, Vice President of Social Equity & Community, and a welcome from Sara Bachman, dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice.
Virtual Event:
Friday, January 28.
9 AM – 10 AM EST
The Association of Fundraising Professionals New York City (AFP-NYC) Keynote Address
CHIP’s Founding Executive Director, Kat Rosqueta, will be delivering a keynote address at AFP-NYC’s Annual Meeting, a gathering of 75-100 development professionals in the New York City area.
Webinar:
Wednesday, January 26.
12 PM – 1 PM EST
Inspiring Impact Faculty Series: Social Policy, the Workforce, & the COVID Economy
First came mass layoffs in some industries, and remote work and overburdened frontline workers in others. Next followed labor shortages and workplace disputes over vaccines and masks. COVID continues to disrupt labor markets in the U.S. and worldwide. Professor Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice will have a conversation with her “Just Economics” podcast partner Katherina ‘Kat’ Rosqueta to uncover how social policies can be responsive to real-world conditions and create alignment between unemployment and staffing shortages, and how philanthropy at a local level can effect change.
Webinar:
Tuesday, December 14th,
12 PM – 1 PM EST
SP2 Speaker Series: The Role of Black Philanthropy in Activism and Social Justice
The SP2 Speaker Series 2021-2022 presented by the School of Social Policy & Practice features conversations about race, equity, and justice with experts on social policy and social work. Hosted and moderated by Ben Jealous, this dialogue between Tyrone McKinley Freeman and Kat Rosqueta will take a look at the history and perception of Black philanthropy in the United States.
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Discussion topics will include:
- Who counts as a philanthropist?
- In what ways has Black philanthropy fueled activism and empowerment in African-American communities?
- How can we all practice philanthropy for social impact?
Please join the discussion with expert panelists:
- Katherina Rosqueta – Founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania
- Tyrone Mckinley Freeman – Author of Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy,
- Ben Jealous – Professor of Practice, Annenberg School for Communication, Penn Carey Law School, and School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, and President of People for the American Way.
Webinar:
Wednesday, November 24,
9 AM EST (2 PM GMT)
Grantmaking & Systemic Change Panel Discussion
Donors have been making substantial grants to local and international development program for decades and although some donors offer multiyear support, the majority of donors only offer up to 3 years of funding.
The webinar will look at the funding of systems change program, programs that seek to bridge the divides of race, ethnicity, gender and socio-economic class — and question how best to fund long term initiatives such as these for best effect.
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Is it time to challenge the 3-year funding cycle and ask, how can we share a common timeframe?
Please join the discussion, chaired by Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, President of Open Society Foundations and hosted by Philanthropy Company CEO, Caroline Underwood OBE, where this challenge will be explored by our expert panel;
- Katherina Rosqueta – Founding Executive Director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania.
- W Christopher Stewart – Chief Grants Officer the Templeton Religion Trust
- Jenny Oppenheimer – Lankelly Chase, co-founder of Future Foundations UK and European Steering Group for the Edge Funders Alliance.
- Garth Japhet – CEO of South African NGO Heartlines
The webinar will take place on November 24th at 2pm GMT (9 am EST).
Please register here, or contact events@philanthropycompany.com for further information.
Webinar:
Wed, October 20
12 PM – 1 PM ET
Talent for Giving: Building the Team to Help You Do Good
In this webinar, learn how high net worth donors can identify people and networks to help create more impact with their giving. After more than two years of applied research, members of CHIP’s team will present Talent for Giving: Building the Team to Help You Do Good, A guide for high net worth donors, with answers on finding the people, talent, and networks to help you do more good with your giving.
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Who should attend:
- Individual donors, foundation trustees, and philanthropic leaders
Join us online to learn:
- Four common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- The jobs you need done and who can fill them
- How to find talent for planning, implementation, and assessment
- How to build a more diverse and inclusive team for greater impact
Webinar:
Wed-Fri, October 6-8,
9 AM – 12 PM ET
SPARX Conference 2021
Join an online forum of individuals passionate about creating social good in a series of workshops that aims to provide attendees with the tools and vision to create change. The SPARX Conference is run by Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia.
Founding Executive Director of CHIP, Kat Rosqueta, will join Keith Wardrip of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in a discussion on Thursday, October 7, at 10 am about the role of community foundations before and during COVID-19. She’ll share findings from Charting Impact: Findings from the COVID Dashboard and Lessons for the Road Ahead.
Webinar:
Fri-Sun, October 1-3
Momentum 2021: The Power of Penn Women
The Power of Penn Women is a virtual conference celebrating the power of Penn women. Join alumni and Penn community members of all backgrounds and generations that come together to learn, connect, and share how we are making an impact locally and globally.
Founding Executive Director of CHIP, Kat Rosqueta, will join Cheryl Alston, Danisha Patel, and Lisa Green Hall for The Art of Philanthropy: Impact & Influence. Personal values and passion have long been associated with charitable giving. But it takes more than good intentions for philanthropy to create positive, social impact. From venture philanthropy to impact investing to giving circles, learn how Penn alumnae are leading the field in employing new and innovative approaches to philanthropy. Most importantly, gain insights into creating your own path for practicing high impact philanthropy.