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match tradit ion with impact
All over the world, the end of the year marks a trad itional time of reflection and celebration — and an
opportunity to offer a helping hand to those who are less fortunate. Nothing beats the feeling of giving
confidently with the knowledge that your support can make a signif icant change in someone’s life.
That is what this guide is about. Because for us, high impact phi lanthropy isn’t about how much you
give. Whether you have ten dollars or a mill ion dollars, it’s about how well you give to produce positivechange.
We at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy have been investigating and analyzing philanthropic
options for more than five years. In this guide we share what we have learned, presenting ten of our
best opportunities for making a meaningful difference in people’s lives in the United States and abroad.
For each opportun ity, we describe a successful approach that is based on careful ly considered evidence.
Examples include:
• Transforming an at-risk student in the US into a reader — and a l ifelong learner
• Lifting a woman out of extreme poverty into increased economic security
• Preventing a ch ild’s death in the developing world
Not only do our examples have evidence of success, but they also achieve that success at a reasonable
cost. An approach for providing emergency food can feed a fami ly of four for a week for less than $40.
A program that works with local and international partners can prevent a child’s death for less than
$1,200.
Each example provides guidelines to help you take action as well as links to our in-depth ph ilanthropic
investment guides which house a wealth of research evidence, detailed information on our methodology,
and tools for donor decision-making.
Our hope is that by doing much of this legwork for you, we will inspire you to turn this year’s
traditional season of giving into a celebration of high impact philanth ropy.
10 h igh impact opportuni t ies
In the United States
1. Provide emergency food for hungry families
2. Give children a strong start in life
3. Keep famil ies healthy 4. Redesign schools for better learning
5. Help new teachers succeed
6. Create young readers and lifelong learners
Around the world
7. Deliver life-saving medical treatments to
children
8. Move the poorest out of poverty
9. Feed famil ies, increase income, and preserve
the environment
10. Improve health in the world’s poorest
communities
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Historically high rates of unemployment, home foreclosure, and lack of access to affordable
medical services have left famil ies increasingly unable to meet that most fundamental need: to
put food on the table. In 2010, 17.2 mil lion American households, approximately one in seven
famil ies, found it diff icult or impossible to provide enough food for all their members.
How yoU Can HelP: By financially supporting food banks, which distribute donated and
discounted emergency food, you can contribute to dramatically decreasing the number of
hungry families.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Conventional drives collect packaged food, producing a mix
of food that often does not match family needs or provide good nutrition. There is a better
and more cost-effective way. Regional food banks, like Feeding America West Michigan and
Philabundance , can feed a family of four for as little as $16 – $40 per week. The USDAestimatesthatbuyingthesameamountoffoodatretailpricescouldcost$160–$230or
more. How do they do it? By using cash donations to obtain deeply discounted and donated
food provided by national food and g rocery companies, food banks create balanced d iets at a
fraction of the cost.
take aCtIon: Make monetary donations, instead
of food contributions, to your regional food
bank. To locate a food bank in your area, visit
www.feedingamerica.org and enter your zip code
or state for a list of emergency food providers.
tIPS: To expand your impact, look for organ izat ions
that work to improve people’s access to food —
such as mobile pantries, telephone hotlines, and
multiple convenient locations. Seek out those which offer healthy food options, such as fresh
vegetables and fruits.
For more examples and tips, see our guide High
Impact Philanthropy in the Downturn, pages 29-31.
Photo provided by Philab
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Children who do not have enough healthy food, good healthcare, and opportunities to learn
face obstacles that put them at risk throughout their lives. Supporting these children and
their parents can have huge payoffs in preventing i llness, improving education outcomes, andaverting future costs to society.
giv e children a strong start in l ife
How yoU Can HelP: Help first-time parents succeed and give children a strong start in lifeby supporting nurse home visitation programs for low-income mothers pregnant with thei r
first child. Nurses provide in-home counseling about healthy pregnancy practices, childcare,
and plann ing for future pregnancies, education, and employment.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Operating in more than thirt y states, Nurse-Family Partnership
(NFP) matches a registered nurse with a low-income expectant mom starting from early
pregnancy through the chi ld’s second birthday. NFP has demonstrated a 48 percent decrease
in child abuse and neglect, a 67 percent reduction in children’s behavioral and intellectualproblems at age six, and an 83 percent increase in the mothers’ labor force participation. A
cost-benefit analysis found that the program returned $5.70 for each dollar invested to helpthe neediest families. This means that for every high-risk family served, society saw $34,148
of net benefits from increased tax revenues and reductions in the costs of crime, welfare, and
other such expenses.
take aCtIon: Use this online mapping tool
to locate current NFP programs and their localimplementing partners. To find other home
visitation and outreach programs in your area,contact your local community health center or
public health department, which can identify
good local nonprofits.
tIPS: Trust is essential in serving vulnerable
families in their homes. Communities often
view nurses as a particularly credible source of
information. Knowledge of the local culture
allows home visitors to communicate healthmessages effectively. The best programs often
train and employ members of the community as
part of their outreach teams.
For more information on this model and our
analysis of this philanthropic opportunity, see
pages 20-22 of High Impact Philanthropy in the
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How yoU Can HelP: The more than 7200 community health centers (CHCs) in the U.S.
provide a critical safety net in rural and urban areas where the need is greatest. More than just
clin ics, CHCs offer comprehensive primary and preventive care regardless of a patient’s ability
to pay or type of insurance. They also offer such services as t ranslation, home-based programs,and referrals to social services.
take aCtIon: You can play a strategic role in helping
CHCs meet heightened demand for healthcare, provide
services not covered by insurance, and reach the newly poor
and uninsured. Use the mapping tool: findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov , to find a center near you. Those listed are either
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) or centers
that have similar essential features needed to produce theimpacts we describe above. If there is no nearby CHC on
this site, your city, county, or state health departments can
direct you to the local health safety-net providers. Or youcan contact your local United Way chapter by phone or
by searching the 211 system: www.211.org under “health
center” or “medical care.”
tIPS: The most urgent unmet needs differ greatly depending on the particular community served and state funding
levels. Learn how your financia l contributions can support
local priorities by talking to a center’s executive director ormedical/nursing director.
For additional tips on how to assess CHCs and questions
to ask, see our guide High Impact Philanthropy in the
Downturn, pages 23-25.
Keep famil ies h ealthy
The current economic situation has forced more and more famil ies to postpone medical visits
or forgo them altogether. Many fami lies must make painful t radeoffs between health and other
basic needs, such as food and housing. Lack of healthcare can lead to more serious il lness andhigher costs in the future. Maintaining family health now reduces costs and suffering later.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: CHCs have shown impressive results at an average cost of $560
per person per year. They improve patient outcomes and save bill ions of dollars by averting more
costly hospital stays and emergency room visits. Studies have shown that communities served
by CHCs had fewer low-birth-weight infants and better blood pressure control, compared tonational averages, despite higher risk populat ions.
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redes ign schools for better lea rning
The U.S. Department of Education estimates that more than 5,000 schools, serving
approximately 2.5 mi ll ion students nationwide, are “chronically fai ling ,” which means that the
students are at risk of fail ing to master the skil ls required to progress through school, graduate,and go on to college or a job.
How yoU Can HelP: Support effective whole school reform designed to maximize learning
time for students and teachers, make the curricu lum more rigorous and engaging, and address
issues such as school leadership, teacher recruitment, professional development, and evaluation, which are crit ical for teacher effectiveness and student success.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Several whole school reform programs in charter and regu larpublic schools have had excellent results. Students at Green Dot, a California-based charter
organization serving high-need populations, showed greater growth in learning and a 12
percent improvement in graduation rates over students in comparable schools. 86 percent of
graduating students went on to attend two- or four-year colleges. In New York, Generation
Schools, a design for restructuring a regular public school, outperformed a comparison group
of schools on various student achievement measures and graduated 90 percent of seniors ontime even though only 20 percent started ninth grade at grade level. 90 percent of graduating
students were accepted to college, compared to the national average of about 68 percent.
take aCtIon: You can support Generation Schools or Green Dot,
both of which plan to expand to other communities. While not all
whole school designs are effective, you can identify other strong whole
school reform programs by checking out our short list on page 57 of High Impact Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality . You can also
take advantage of the due dil igence performed by venture philanthropy
firms such as the NewSchools Venture Fund and SeaChange Capital
Partners. Further information on high performing schools serving low
income students is available on the web sites of the Department of
Education’s Blue Ribbon Awards program and the Effective PracticeIncentive Community (EPIC).
tIPS: Costs vary with design and locality, but after the start-up phase
— when philanthropic capital is usually most needed — many whole
school reform designs have the same per-student costs as other schoolsin the dist rict or state.
For more tips and discussion of models, see pages 46-58 of HighImpact Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Qua lity and pages 40-47 of
Pathways to Student Success.
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help new teachers succeed
Too often, new teachers are placed in the toughest classrooms, left to sink or swim. Nearly a
thi rd leave the profession after th ree years, and those who stay do not reach peak effectiveness
until their fifth year. This pattern is damaging to children: students taught by new teacherstend to learn less than those who have the benefit of more experienced teachers. Moreover,
high teacher turnover is associated with lower levels of student achievement and is a hugefinancial burden for school districts.
How yoU Can HelP: Help new teachers become more effective faster and reta in effective
teachers longer by supporting comprehensive new teacher mentoring programs. Theseprograms pair new teachers with more experienced ones, who serve as instructional coaches
over several years.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: The New Teacher Center (NTC), which operates in multiple
locations, helped pioneer the comprehensive teacher mentoring model and has measured
teacher effectiveness through gains in student learning. NTC found that teacher effectiveness
improvedsignificantly,atamodestcostof$34–$40persecondarystudent.Thosementoredin NTC’s two-year program were as effective as fourth-year teachers who had not completed
the program. In California, the six-year teacher retention rates for program participants
represented a 16 percent increase over other California teachers and a 76 percent increase over
national averages. Mentoring programs can also help build a cadre of “master teachers” within
a district, keeping the most experienced teachers in classrooms and providing career pathsother than administration for outstanding teachers.
take aCtIon: Check out NTC’s web site for philanthropic
opportunities. Many districts and schools also have their own
mentoring programs, although these need to be carefully screened for quality. Contact your school and/or district
officials to find out if there is a mentoring program in place.
Many districts have an associated nonprofit education fundthat can accept private donations.
tIPS: To achieve the impact described above, mentoring
needs to focus on the actual work in the classroom — as
opposed to giving general socia l support — and it must occur
regularly over a sustained period of time (at least two years).
In selecting any program aimed at supporting new teachers,
look for instructors, mentors, or coaches who are selectively recruited for their ability to be effective teachers of both
students and adults.
For additional tips and information on this and other new-teacher support programs, see pages 19-25 of High Impact
Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Qua lity .
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create young readers and lifelong learners
Nearly half of low-income fourth graders cannot read at a basic level. Children who do not
reach reading proficiency by the end of third grade risk never catching up and are in danger of
dropping out later. Until third grade, students are mastering reading and writing; after third
grade, they depend on those skills to master everything else.
How yoU Can HelP: Support programs that strengthen early literacy, at the pre-school
and/or early elementary stage. Some programs focus on providing extra support directly to
at-risk students, while others concentrate on curriculum and on improving teachers’ skill andknowledge.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) is an example of an early literacy program focused on professional development of teachers. It trains pre-K through
third grade teachers in literacy techniques and provides books and coaching to help teachers
implement strategies in their classrooms. Several randomized control studies have verified
the effectiveness of CLI training in increasing the number of children achieving literacy benchmarks on time. In New York, an internal evaluation estimated that for every 100 students
in participating classrooms, an additional 32 made benchmarks. We estimated that for lessthan $600 per student, CLI enables an additional student to hit literacy benchmarks. Other
benefits include improved teacher satisfaction and retention.
take aCtIon: CLI currently operates in nine
states, plus the District of Columbia, and has
recently received a federal grant to expand the
program. Other models that have succeeded in
improving early literacy include the Success for All whole school reform model and the Reading Recovery program, a school-based tutoring
program focused on at-risk first g raders.
tIPS: Look for teacher train ing programs in which
mentors, coaches, and instructors are seasoned and
successful classroom teachers themselves; where
coaching is susta ined over time; and where teacherpreparation is supported by active strategies such
as modeling and group assessment of student work
rather than lecturing.
For more discussion of effective teacherdevelopment, see pages 26-28 of High Impact
Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality . For
more on CLI and other programs to support
preschool and early elementary school children,
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deliver life-saving medical treatments to children
Millions of children under age five worldwide live in remote areas where care from trained
health professionals is more than a day’s walk away. The severe shortages of health workers —
and the relatively inexpensive medications they provide — mean that chi ldren are dying from
malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and other treatable diseases.
How yoU Can HelP: Deliver life-saving interventions to children living in remote areas by
supporting a community case management (CCM) program. These programs use trained
and supervised community health workers to provide basic health education, preventioninformation, and diagnosis and treatment for the most common life-threatening childhood
illnesses.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: When the CCM approach was used in Africa and Asia to deliver
antibiotics for pneumonia, the biggest kil ler of children under f ive, studies showed a 24 percent
reduction in overall death rates for young children. In Mali, the nonprofit Save the Children
worked with the Ministry of Health to give trained local health workers community drug kits,thus offering famil ies access to oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea, antimalarial medications,
and other life-saving therapies. We estimate that when this model is implemented with local
and international partners in rura l Mal i, it saves a child’s life for approximately $1000.
take aCtIon: Organizations such as Save the
Children, UNICEF, and International Rescue
Committee have been supporting this effective
approach in communities throughout the world.
You can f ind other organizations through the CoreGroup, an umbrella organization of nonprofits
that work on community-based maternal and
child-health interventions.
tIPS: Look for organizations that have a track record of experience, trust working with the local
population, and a process for self-evaluation for
continuous improvement. Health workers should
have ongoing support and training through an
explicit system of supervision.
For more information on the CCM approach andour analysis of this philanthropic opportunity,
see our guide Lifting the Burden of Malaria,
pages 18-19.
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move the poorest out of poverty
More than half the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day. Sickness, natural disasters,
and economic crises keep families in a perpetual cycle of extreme poverty, unable to provide
basic food and shelter or to allow their ch ildren to attend school.
How yoU Can HelP: Help the poorest families take the first step toward self-sufficiency by supporting the graduation model. Unlike microfinance, which targets people who have
a source of income, the graduation model works with the poorest of the poor, by providing
assets, skil ls, and networks that help participants generate a source of revenue, readying themfor microfinance in the future.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: First pioneered by the Bangladeshi nonprofit BRAC, the
graduation model has been adapted to many different localities, where it advances the poorestto progressive levels of economic independence. In Haiti, Fonkoze’s Chemen Lavi Miyò (CLM )
— “Pathway to a Better Life” — is an eighteen-month asset transfer program that provides
ultra-poor women with productive physical assets (such as goats and chickens); helps buildtheir skills and confidence; connects them to social networks; and gives them shelter, a cash
stipend, and access to healthcare. Clients then “graduate” to income-earning activities that
enable them to sustain themselves without subsidies. Using Fonkoze’s 95 percent “graduation”success rate in their pilot, we estimate that in Haiti it costs approximately $1,600 to move a
participant out of extreme poverty to increased economic security.
take aCtIon: You can fund Fonkoze or BRAC
(both allow tax-deductible contributions by U.S.
donors). Or go to the Consultative Group to
Assist the Poor’s (CGAP)’s information-rich website, blog, and community of practice: graduation.
cgap.org to find other organizations that use this
model in countries around the world, including
Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Pakistan, Peru,Ghana, and Yemen.
tIPS: Look for organizations that go beyond
financial capital to help clients build their skills,
networks, and assets, which are as important as
income. Productive assets, like farm tools, goats,
or weaving looms, increase people’s ability togenerate an income. Non-productive assets like
housing help reduce risks and improve clients’
ability to recover from economic crises.
For more tips and in-depth information on this
model, see our guide Haiti: How Can I Help?
pages 15-22.
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feed families, increase income, andpreserve the environment
In many of the poorest regions of the world, farming provides the most immediate way for
families to feed themselves and earn a living. Yet many farmers cannot produce enough for
their own families, let alone a surplus to sell at market. Even worse, many farming practicesresult in deforestation, soil depletion, and other environmental harm that creates a negative
cycle in which subsistence farming becomes harder and harder.
How yoU Can HelP: Support sustainable agriculture programs that improve a farmer’s
income while preserving the environment. Programs that combine agro-forestry and farmer
associations enable farmers to grow enough food for their families, sell produce for income,
and contribute to regenerating land that is severely degraded by deforestation. Agro-forestry combines growing dual-purpose trees, which produce income-generating fruit and prevent
land degradation, with cultivating staple crops like corn, cassava, and other vegetables,
which provide short-term income and food. Farmer associations help members expand their
enterprises through business training, intra-group lending, and connections with suppliers,
traders, and exporters.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Sustainable agricu lture programs produce results. In Malawi , a
program led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) resulted in improved food security and adoption
of best farming practices by more than 85 percent of participants. With crop yields increased
by20–90percent,familieshadmorefoodtoeatandsell.Householdassets,suchaslivestock
and farm tools, increased by 110 percent. Improved farming practices and planting of dual-
purpose trees resulted in regenerated land and decreased risk of soil erosion. Costs for this
model vary by country, but in Haiti , for instance, we estimate a new program would cost about
$90 per beneficiary per year.
take aCtIon:Organizations such as CRS, CARE, and Oxfam are
implementing sustainable agriculture programs throughout
the developing world. To find others, see web sites of the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),
the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), or the International Center for Tropical
Agriculture (CIAT), which provide links to local partners and
research centers in Africa, Asia , and Latin America.
tIPS: When assessing sustainable agriculture programs, look
for organizations that make local economies grow (e.g., by
promoting sales of local rather than imported seeds at seedfairs), that support farmer participation by allowing them tomake decisions about what to grow, and that promote farming
practices that conserve water and soil.
For additional tips and information, see our guide
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improve health in the world’s poorest communities
Worldwide mil lions of people suffer and die annually from preventable and treatable diseases
because they lack access to health services. Fortunately, there are high impact solutions that
can ensure the health of communities by providing essential medical care and prevention.
How yoU Can HelP: Support community-based primary healthcare systems — a proven,cost-effective way of bringing health services to even the poorest, most remote communities.
These systems reach people where they l ive. They provide access to prevention and t reatment
services, health education, and advanced hospital care and essential surgery in emergencies.In addit ion, they address the root causes of poor health, such as the need for clean water and
nutrition.
HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Around the world, these comprehensive systems have decreased
sickness and death for the most vulnerable people, particularly children and pregnant women,
and at the same time increased the health of the overall population served. For example,
compared to the rest of Haiti, risk of death before age five was 58 percent lower in communitiesserved by the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) Health System. While costs vary by country,
results from Haiti’s HAS Health System translate into an estimated cost of less than $3000 to
avert a chi ld’s death.
take aCtIon:You can support effective community-based primary healthcare systems throughout the
world. The Comprehensive Rural Health Project
(CRHP), Jamkhed in the Maharashtra state
of India, BRAC in Bangladesh, and programs
linked to Partners In Health in countries that
include Rwanda, Haiti, and Malawi are among organizations that use this model.
tIPS: Look for programs in which community
health workers, mobile clinics, and health
educators reach people where they live; programs
that employ local people, which enhanceseffectiveness and sustainability; and those in
which there are linkages to programs in literacy,
improved agricultural and food security, clean water and sanitation, and income-generating
activities.
For detailed examples and additional tips, see our
guide Haiti: How Can I Help?, pages 5 -12.
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high impact opportunity EXampLE organization WhErE to LEarn morE
1. Provide emergency ood or
hungry amilies
Feeding America West Michigan
www.eedingamericawestmichigan.org
Philabundancewww.philabundance.org
Feeding America (National Search)
www.eedingamerica.org/oodbank-
results.aspx
2. Give children a strong start
in lie
Nurse-Family Partnership
www.nurseamilypartnership.org
Find a Local Community Health Center
fndahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.
aspx?byCounty=1
3. Keep amilies healthy See pgs. 23-25 o High Impact Philanthropy in
the Downturn
www.impact.upenn.edu/economic-downturn/
view-economicdownturn
Find a local Community Health Center
fndahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.
aspx?byCounty=1
Federally Qualifed Community Health
Centers (FQCHC)
www.raconline.org/ino_guides/clinics/
qhc.php
United Way Chapter
www.211.org
4. Redesign schools or better
learning
Green Dot
www.greendot.org
Generation Schools
www.generationschools.org
NewSchools Venture Fund
www.newschools.org
SeaChange Capital Partners
www.seachangecap.org
Eective Practice Incentive Community
(EPIC)epic.newleaders.org
Department o Education Blue Ribbon
Awards
www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.
html
5. Help new teachers succeed New Teacher Center
www.newteachercenter.org
See pgs. 19-25 o High Impact
Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality
www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-
issues/view-teachingquality
6. Create young readers andlielong learners
Children’s Literacy Initiativewww.ChildrensLiteracyInitiative.org
Reading Recovery
www.readingrecovery.org
Success or All
www.successorall.org
See pgs. 26-28 o High ImpactPhilanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality
www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-
issues/view-teachingquality
See pgs. 18-25 o Pathways to Student
Success
www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-
issues/view-educationpathways
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list of nonprofits, organizations, and resources mentioned
high impact opportunity EXampLE organization WhErE to LEarn morE
7. Deliver lie-saving medical
treatments to children
Save the Children
www.savethechildren.org
UNICEFwww.unice.org/health
International Rescue Committee
www.rescue.org/our-work/providing-health-
reugees
The Core Group
www.coregroup.org
U.S. Fund or UNICEFwww.uniceusa.org/work/health
8. Move the poorest out o
poverty
BRAC
www.brac.net/content/economic-
development-targeting-extreme-poverty
Fonkoze CLM
www.onkoze.org/aboutonkoze/whoweare/
howworks/119.html
The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
(CGAP)
www.cgap.org
9. Feed amilies, increase
income, preserve the
environment
Catholic Relie Services
crs.org/agriculture
CARE
www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/
agriculture
Oxam
www.oxam.org/en/campaigns/agriculture
Consultative Group on International
Agriculture Research (CGIAR)
www.cgiar.org/centers/index.html
International Center or Tropical Agriculture
(CIAT)
www.ciat.cgiar.org/AboutUs/Paginas/
partnersandcollaborators.aspx
The International Fund or Agricultural
Development (IFAD)
www.iad.org/ngo/partners/region.htm
10. Improve health in
the world’s poorest
communities
Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (Haiti)
www.hashaiti.org
Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP),
Jamkhed (India)
jamkhed.org
BRAC (Bangladesh and others)
www.brac.net/content/about-brac-health
Partners In Health (Haiti, Rwanda, and others)
www.pih.org
See pgs. 5-12 o Haiti: How Can I Help?
www.impact.upenn.edu/international-
issues/view-haiti
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High Impact Philanthropy to Improve Teaching
Quality
Focus on High-Need Secondary Students
Winter
Specia
High Impact Philanthropy
in the DownturnFocus on Housing, Health, and Hunger: A Guide for Donors
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy
School of Social Policy & Practice | University of Pennsylvania
November 2009
Haiti: How Can I Help?Models for Donors Seeking Long-Term Impact
The Center for High Impact Phi lanthropy
School of Social Pol icy & Practice | University of Pennsylvania
Health Livelihoods Education
June 2010
The Center for High Impact Phi lanthropy
School of Social Policy & Practice | University of Pennsylvania
Carol McLaughlin, Jennifer Levy, Kathleen Noonan, and Katherina Rosqueta
Lifting the Burden of MalariaAn Investment Guide for Impact-Driven Philanthropy
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Pathways to Student SuccessA Guide to Translating Good Intentions into Meaningful Impact
December 2008
“I’m Not Rockefeller”:33 High Net Worth Philanthropists Discuss
Their Approach to Giving
Kathleen Noonan | Katherin a Rosqueta
Overthepastyear,the Centerfor High Impact
Philanthropy conducted a seriesof structured
interviewsto determinehow high net worth
individual philanthropists (dened by the
Center as having thecapacity to give $1mil-
lion per year)make decisions about giving.
Wh at we fo un d were a set o f d iversean d
evolving practices, a predominant reliance
on peersfor information,a narrowand negative
viewof evaluation (despitea strong desireto
makea difference),and difculty with exit-
ing established relationships with nonprots,
p erh aps b ecau se th e transactio n co sts o f
“breaking up”see m too high.To oursurprise,
wealso found thatnearly a third ofthestudy
participants do not think of themselves as
“philanthropists,”despite giving an averageof
nearly $1million annually.
Intuitive solutions to addressing the infor-
mational gaps identied in the interviews
present unique problems for high net worth
philanthropists. Many expressed a reluctance
to investigate the effectiveness of potential
recip ien ts fo r fear o f in viting u n wan ted
solicitationsorappearing distrustfulor overly
demanding of the nonprots with which
they already had relationships. Most did
n ot k no w a bo ut o r r e fe r t o th e m yr i ad
academic and nonprotresourcesin their ar-
easof interest. Given the limited information
t he y u se d, p hi la nt hr op ic d ec i-
s io ns c a n t he r ef or e b e s ig ni ca nt
g am bl e s. E nt it i es l i ke t he C en te r t ha t
c r ea t e r es ou rc e s a nd t oo ls f or p hi -
lanth rop ists n eed n ew ways to sy n-
t he si z e, p ac ka ge a nd d is t ri bu te
“The word ‘philanthropist’ still cracks me up because it sounds so
hoity-toity . . . I ’m not Rockefeller”
–high net worth donor interviewed by Center
ExEcutivE Summary
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our story: providing actionable and evidence-based guidance
our focus: impact
Established in the spring of 2006 by the dean of the School of
Social Policy & Practice and a small group of anonymous Wharton
alumni, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy is a nonprofit
and university-based center focused on improving the social impactof philanthropic activities. Our work includes writing, teaching,
and programming for indiv idual donors, institutional funders, and
philanthropic intermediaries. This includes providing independent
analysis and other decision-making tools for donors concerned
with maximizing the social impact of their funds.
To meet our goal of providing smart, practical guidance to
donors who care about impact, we synthesize the best available
information from three domains: research, informed opinion, and
field experience. We believe the most promising opportunities
exist where the recommendations of these three domains overlap.
our target: individual donors and their advisors
In the U.S. alone, nearly $291 billion dollars comprise the U.S. philanthropic capital market.
Individual donors represent the vast majority of that sum — 73%, or $212 bill ion. Additionally,
71%, or $37.5 billion of a ll phi lanthropic giving from developed to developing countries comes
from American donors. High net worth individual donors are also more likely to give a larger
percentage of their incomes to nonprofits.
Although we target th is strategic group, our work has helped many others — fam ily foundations,
concerned individuals, institutional funders, and policymakers — understand how their fundscan make a greater difference in the lives of others.
f ield
experience
informed
opin ion
research
moSt PromISIng
While there is an increasing number of
organizations supplying information and advising
services to philanthropists, our approach is
uniquely guided by our focus on social impact and
the necessity to be both actionable and evidence-
based. We start by asking and answering a series
of questions:
• Is the change/impact meaningful?
• What do we know works? What doesn’t?
• How much does change/impact cost?
• What organizations are best positioned to
deliver this change/impact?
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