Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy Lists 10 Opportunities for Effective Holiday Charitable Giving

PHILADELPHIA -- Each holiday season, people are moved by the spirit of giving to make a difference in the lives of others. The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice has developed an online guide that lists high-impact, low-cost charitable-giving opportunities for donors interested in making a difference with " High Impact Holiday Giving."

Each opportunity described in the online guide is an evidence-based successful approach to philanthropic giving in the key areas that the Center has focused on for the last five years: global public health and international development , domestic education and vulnerable populations in the U.S.

For example, one model that aims to end hunger provides emergency food for a family of four for less than $50 a week. Another approach works with global health partners and prevents a child’s death for less than $1,200.

"High Impact Holiday Giving" addresses ways to give to provide emergency food for hungry families, give children a strong start in life with nurse home-visitation programs , keep families healthy , redesign schools for better learning, help new teachers succeed and support literacy. Others deliver life-saving interventions , help people move from poverty to self-sufficiency , fund sustainable agriculture and support community-based primary healthcare systems.

"No matter if you have $10 or a million dollars to donate, our guide is designed to help donors get more bang for their charitable bucks by highlighting models that have proven to be highly successful at a reasonable cost," Katherina Rosqueta , the Center’s executive director, said. " High-impact philanthropy is not about how much you give; it’s about how well you give to create a positive change."

The Center for High Impact Philanthropy , a non-profit resource that provides independent analysis and decision-making tools to ensure philanthropic funds have the greatest possible social impact, was created in 2006 by Richard J. Gelles , the dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice , along with alumni from Penn’s Wharton School who were frustrated by the difficulty of measuring and maximizing the impact of their charitable gifts.

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