The pandemic has required organizations to adapt quickly to serve their respective communities effectively. However, with the ever-evolving realities of COVID-19, how can leaders find the capital necessary to sustain their social enterprises and support both internal and external stakeholders? To answer this question, the Center for Social Impact Strategy (CSIS) and CCS Fundraising launched “Raising Philanthropic Capital in Uncertain Times,” a three-part interactive webinar series. The kick-off webinar, featured the first installment in the series: Timeless Principles for Fundraising.
In light of the new realities we are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us find ourselves needing a space for reflection and re-centering. With that in mind, on Thursday, April 9th, CSIS hosted a routine reset virtual gathering to provide an opportunity for social impact practitioners to begin the process of crafting a positive routine that takes into account the current context.
Congratulations to former doctoral fellows Peter Schubert (2019), Dr. Diarmuid McDonnell (2016), and Dr. ChiaKo Hung (2017), for having made the Editor’s Choice Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Quarterly’s (NVSQ) top articles from 2018-2019 list. Out of the 14 articles highlighted, NVSQ selected three from Peter Frumkin's summer Doctoral Fellows alumni.
The University of Pennsylvania’s Nonprofit Leadership Program and Center for Social Impact Strategy invite doctoral student researchers to apply for the 2020 Penn Summer Doctoral Fellows Program.
Take a look at the Global Social Impact House 2020 cohort. This cohort of 23 Fellows join us from all around the world.
Earlier this month, CSIS hosted its first Innovation Summit, a residential program designed to be both a conference and retreat, held at Sycamore Springs Mineral Resort in San Luis Obispo, California. From December 2-4, attendees worked collaboratively in sessions, and reflected in the great outdoors.
Congratulations to Dr. Maoz Brown, a former doctoral fellow (2015) at the Center for Social Impact Strategy (CSIS). Dr. Brown has recently published a new piece in the Nonprofit Quarterly titled: The Hidden Costs of Social Impact Bonds.
Have you ever heard a story that moved you to act? Your heart races, goosebumps rise on your neck, and before you know it you’re googling “How to…” and almost intuitively Google auto fills in the rest “make this world a better place''. The power of story comes to life through film and film is the medium through which Leah Warshawski is creating social impact globally. Leah demonstrates through her work that, “stories have the power to change the world if the world chooses to listen”. Gain insight on Leah’s journey as a social impact leader at her production company Inflatable Film and learn how the Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy provided support on her journey as a change agent.
Two of our independent learning resources come under examination in a post on empathy and connection.
Gain insight about Stephanie’s social impact journey through a CSIS interview and learn how you can grow as a social innovator, entrepreneur, community alchemist, and/or intrapreneur! A Dallas, TX native Stephanie Fenniri brings her endearing spirit to Philadelphia’s social sector. Before creating positive change in the Philadelphia community, a fateful google search brought Stephanie to The Center for Social Impact Strategy (CSIS) where she was accepted into the Executive Program in Social Impact Strategy and eventually became a graduate of the Nonprofit Leadership Program at The School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2) here at Penn.
