March 1, 2019
ACEV, The Global Foodbanking Network, and World Bicycle Relief announced as the 2019 Lipman Family Prize Honorees. More
February, 22, 2019
The first edition of the Lipman Letter is published. More
April 24, 2018
MyAgro named as the 2018 Lipman Family Prize winner. More
March 1, 2018
MyAgro, OperationASHA, and Ubuntu Pathways announced as the 2018 Lipman Family Prize Honorees. More
April 29, 2017
Women Against Abuse initiative wins the $250,000 grand prize. More
March 8, 2017
Seeding Labs, We Care Solar and Women Against Abuse announced as 2017 Lipman Family Prize Honorees. More
February 22, 2017
Announcement of the New Lipman Nonprofit Leadership Scholarship for all Lipman Prize honorees. More
October 22, 2016
Vivek Maru CEO of Namati, a 2016 Lipman Prize honoree, speaks to the Economist about the rise of paralegals in high-stress countries. More
May 1, 2016
Information on the Beacon Award and Surprise Announcement from the Award Ceremony More
April 28, 2016
2016 Lipman Family Prize Winner Announced More
March 3, 2016
2016 Honorees named – Hope Enterprise, Namati, and Soccer without Borders have been named Lipman Family Prize honorees More
October 13, 2015
Major Donors need to take risks – the Guardian points to the Lipman Family Prize as a good example of innovator in risk. More
August 3, 2015
Lipman Family Prize Doubles in Value to Spur Increased Social Impact. More
April 8, 2015
Riders for Health named the 2015 Lipman Family Prize award winner. More
March 11, 2015
The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School announce the three honorees for the 2015 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. More
December 19, 2014
The first edition of the Lipman Family Prize Newsletter – Winter 2014. More
Summer 2014
A World of Good in Three Years. Wharton Magazine Article. More
May 10, 2015
Watch a Day in the Life of a Lipman Family Prize Honoree (and Winner) Watch
April 7, 2014
Breakthrough named 2014 Lipman Family Prize award winner. More
February 7, 2014
The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School announce the three honorees for the 2014 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. More
July 19, 2013
The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School announce an additional $1.5 million from Barry R. Lipman to expand the Lipman Family Prize. More
April 24, 2013
READ Global named 2013 Lipman Family Prize award winner. More
April 9, 2013
2013 Lipman Honoree MCI’s CEO Daniel Zoughbie and COO Leila. Leila Makarechi co-author a chapter on cultivating community partnership in #1 Amazon best-seller, Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation. Read more
March 1, 2013
Identifying Three Sustainable Solutions to Global Causes. Read the Wharton Blog
February 8, 2013
The University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton School announce the three honorees for the 2013 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Read the email announcement
May 8, 2012
Winnipeg Free Press Announces iDE as the winner of Wharton’s first Inaugural Lipman Prize
April 29, 2012
The Denver Post mentions iDE’s recent $100,000 award in their article on Water’s demand-supply gap widening. More
April 24, 2012
Read about the challenges posed to Lipman Family Prize Un-Conference attendees.
MedShare’s Challenge of Expansion
Komaza’s Challenge of Horizontal Diversification
Winner iDE’s Last Mile Challenge
April 17, 2012
Clear Admit talks about Wharton’s Inaugural Prize for Social Enterprise
April 14, 2012
Watch the site visit videos from Komaza and MedShare
April 13, 2012
iDE becomes the first $100,000 Lipman Family Prize award winner. More
Watch the iDE site visit video
April 8, 2012
Hear Director Umi Howard on KYW News Radio talk about the three honorees for the Lipman Family Prize – winner to be announced Thursday, April 12, 2012. More
February 17, 2012
Penn Making History – Lipman Family Prize Honorees.
February 15, 2012
Trees as a Pathway out of Poverty – the story of Komaza, a Kenyan Honoree in a Wharton Competition. More
January – February 2012
Final Three Organizations Vying for $100,000 Cash and Ongoing Opportunities with Penn and Wharton.
Winter 2012
The Lipman Family prize mention in recent Stanford Social Innovation Review article, “The Rise of Social Capital Intermediaries” – how philanthropic prizes have become a powerful tool used to promote the strong performance of an organization to other donors. More
January 26, 2011
University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School Announce $6.5 Million Gift from Barry R. Lipman to Establish the Lipman Family Prize in Leadership and Innovation. More
June 24, 2011
Penn Unveils Lipman Family Prize for Positive Social Impact. More