WPSI News Archive
Past News & Events
Penn's Netter Center, Wharton School announce JPMorgan Chase Grant that extends partnership. See here for more information.
Read about the Youth Grower's Market organized by the Urban Nutrition Initiative, part of Penn's Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
Faculty and staff increasingly are choosing to bike to work over all other modes of transportation. Read the article here in The Daily Pennsylvanian.
The Pre-Term NonProfit Challenge is underway! Each cluster of 200+ incoming MBAs are raising money for one of four local nonprofits: Career Wardrobe, The Enterprise Center, Summer Search and Sayre Health.
The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at Penn is a $100,000 annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation among organizations creating positive social impact. See the Lipman Family Prize website for more information.
An exciting opportunity for first-hand involvement with philanthropy and social impact: join the student selection committee for the Lipman Family Prize. See here for more information.
Philadelphia's Common Market wins $1.1 million grant. Read about it here.
Read about a new Philly-based pedal-powered laundry service, Wash Cycle Laundry, in Philly.com.
Two Philly firms named to global water industry honor roll. Read about it here.
You write a check to charity, but does it really make a difference? Read about what kind of giving works best in Philadelphia magazine article.
Building a new ethical code for a fast-changing world. Read about Ethics Beyond Borders in the Wharton Magazine.
Wharton alum Raymond and Ruth Perelman provide momentous gift to Penn's School of Medicine. Read more here.
Check the Wharton Magazine Blog post by Peter Fader, Co-Director of the Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative, on "Learning from Non-Profits: Being Data Driven." See here.
Housing Director, Gerald Blessey, outlined Mississippi's Katrina Recovery Model to Wharton students in the course "Management of Crisis Relief Preparedness and Response." See here for more information.
Wharton Freshman launches student microfinance startup, PoverUP - a grassroots movement to raise awareness about microfinance in high schools and universities. Read more here.
Lipman Family Prize established to recognize an organization devoted to positive social impact and the creation of sustainable solutions.
Wharton MBA Reunion Weekend was May 13-15, 2011. See www.wharton.upenn.edu/reunion for more information.
Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) Conference at Wharton was May 9-11, 2011. See website for more information.
Wharton Spring Welcome Weekend was April 15-16, 2011 for incoming MBAs. Representatives from Program for Social Impact participated. For more information, see here.
National Conference on Corporate Community Investment took place on April 12-14, 2011. See website for more information.
4th Annual IGEL Conference/Workshop, Valuing Water - Business Challenges & Opportunities for Innovation took place on March 22. Download the special report from Knowledge@Wharton.
WPSI and IGEL hosted regional competition for the Wal-Mart Better Living Business Plan Challenge on March 4, 2011.
Penn Freshman founds a socially responsible venture that seeks to create a microfinance platform with the potential to reach - and educate - thousands of students. Read about it here.
MBA Career Trek to NYC hosted by Wharton Social Impact Club visits five social impact-oriented organizations. Read about the trek here.
Givology and Management 100 team up for competition and are awarded $10,000 donation. Read more here.
View list of Social Impact related courses for Spring 2011 here.