Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership

Cal Strategic Philanthropy: Real Money, Real Impact

Based on an award-winning curriculum developed by UC Berkeley undergraduates (Bears Breaking Boundaries Innovation Award 2009), the course teaches participants how to be effective philanthropists.

Pedagogy

The class contributes $10,000 to nonprofit(s) selected by the class. To prepare for the contribution, students engage in interactive exercises and discussions to determine how to best expend the funds for maximum impact, guided by the instructors and renowned guests offering a variety of perspectives and frameworks. Students form teams to research and indentify, perform due diligence, and recommend nonprofit organizations. The $10,000 contribution is a generous gift of the Learning by Giving Foundation.

Instructors:
Colin Lacon, President, Northern California Grantmakers

Kim Wright-Violich, President Emeritus, Schwab Charitable

Spring 2011 Class

Enrollment: 24 students
Issues: Education and Poverty (sub-issues: Healthcare, Job Creation, Homelessness)
Total investment: $12,000
Organizations affected: 6

Operation Access - $5000
First Graduate - $5000
Innovations for Learning - $500
Attitudinal Healing Connection - $500
New Door Ventures - $500
ASUC Suitcase Clinic - $500

Click here to view the Spring 2011 grantmaking criteria.

Spring 2010

25 students
Issues: Education, Environment
Investment: $10,000

Organizations recognized by the class:

SPARK - $5000

providing life-changing apprenticeships to youth in underserved communities across the United States

Swords to Plowshares - $5000

healing the wounds, restoring dignity, hope, and self-sufficiency to all veterans in need, and significantly reducing homelessness and poverty among veterans

If you would like to contact the class, please send an e-mail to socialimpact@haas.berkeley.edu.

For more information, contact Nora Silver.