Lipman Blog Lipman Fellows' Site Visit To Philadelphia Youth Basketball's Sixth Man Center Lipman Fellows reflect on their experience visiting Philadelphia Youth Basketball (PYB) "Sixth Man" Center November 8, 2024 - A local Philadelphia nonprofit, Philadelphia Youth Basketball (PYB), hosted Wharton’s McNulty Leadership Program (MLP) Nonprofit Board Fellows and the…Read More
Stories
Pedal Empowerment
For kids in America, a bicycle represents freedom and fun. But for girls like Belita in rural Africa, a bicycle brings empowerment.…Read More
Feeding Families, Fueling Innovation
When a dreamer and a doer team up to tackle a problem, there’s almost nothing that can stop them. That’s what happened when Bill Rudnick, a man of vision, and Bob Forney, a man of action, set out to start a global foodbanking organization.…Read More
Research Done Right Can Change the World
There’s a reason it’s called “re”search. Good science requires searching and re-searching and searching again for often elusive answers. It requires replication and peer review. And when research is done right, it can change the world.…Read More
2016 Lipman Family Prize Winner Announced
Soccer Without Borders Wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize Namati and Hope Enterprise Corporation Win $50,000 Each Philadelphia, PA – April 29, 2016 Soccer Without Borders was named today as the winner of the 2016 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from more than 170 applicants around the globe, this small-but-mighty social…Read More
2015 Lipman Finalist Announcement
The University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton School announce the three finalists for the 2015 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Now in its fourth year, the Lipman Family Prize received applications from 75+ organizations dedicated to a range of global causes including economic development, education, environmental sustainability, gender equality, healthcare,…Read More