School of Social Policy & Practice
For more than a century, Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has been a driving force for positive impact in the world. Thanks to The Power of Penn Campaign, the School has been able to increase financial aid for students and advance timely, groundbreaking new research related to some of society’s most prominent current challenges. New endowed professorships, support for centers, and renovated physical spaces are also bolstering SP2’s social change leaders in their teaching, research, and practice, ensuring the School’s continued leadership in the pursuit of social innovation, impact, and justice.
2,751
Donors
$48.4
Million Raised
Highlighted Accomplishments
Reduced financial barriers for extraordinary students from diverse backgrounds by launching the SP2 Social Justice Scholars Program, which offers full-tuition scholarships and uniquely focused curricula on racial justice, anti-colonialism, and abolitionist futures.
Advanced the work of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, which has been crucial in directing donor support to initiatives relating to mental health and addiction, strengthening democracy, and increasing community-based health initiatives during the pandemic.
Created a contemporary and collaborative hub of interdisciplinary engagement in SP2’s main building lobby. The new and improved space was funded exclusively through the generosity of SP2 board members, past and present.
Launched the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, where groundbreaking thought-leaders can conduct research that will advance our understanding of cash transfer programs, add to economic mobility scholarship, and further our efforts to create modern policies around income inequality.
Nurtured the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy program, which uses data to help government agencies and researchers better understand the complex needs of the people and communities they serve.
“In no uncertain terms, strategic philanthropy is crucial in making our School’s vision a reality. Every day, impactful giving directly enables SP2 to deliver a preeminent education, remove financial barriers for our remarkable students, and discover tangible solutions to the most demanding social inequities of our time.”