Annual Fund contributions are unrestricted funds that meet a variety of the School’s needs including but not limited to tuition assistance support, faculty recruitment and retention, facilities, technology and other School resources.

All donors to the Annual Fund are listed in the Honor Roll in our “SP2 Review”. Also, all gifts of $400 or more, made payable by June 2010 will be listed in perpetuity on the Centennial Wall.

Yes, you have the option of not having your name/gift listed in any way. Simply make that request known in writing when you send in your gift. We will have a record that you contributed, but that information will remain private.

There are three ways to make a gift to the Annual Fund:

By Mail
Send a check in either a business reply envelope provided in one of our mailings to you, or send a stamped envelope to:
School of Social Policy & Practice
The Annual Fund
3701 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Online
Make a gift through our online giving site using your credit card.

By Phone
Make a gift with your credit card over the phone by calling Tim Wortham at 215-898-5526 or Kathy Cipriani at 215-573-2648.

Contact Tim Wortham at 215-898-5526 or worthamt@sp2.upenn for information on gifts you have made to the Annual Fund.

There will be a regularly updated events calendar on the school’s website. Please check it regularly for school events and well as Centennial events.

Any gift or pledge of $400 or more will be recognized on the Centennial Wall unless the donor requests not to have his/her name appear. All gifts must be paid in full by June 2010 in order to be recognized on the wall.

Absolutely! As the donor, you dictate to us whose name you would like to appear and how you would like it to appear. If you would like to list someone other than yourself, simply specify at the time the gift is made.

Graduate tuition assistance in the form of named term and endowed scholarships/fellowships* is a major Campaign priority for the School. These may be designated for students of merit in any of the School’s three masters degree programs: the Master of Social Work, Master of Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Leadership and/or Master of Science in Social Policy. Donors may name scholarships/fellowships in perpetuity for a minimum investment of $150,000. Term scholarships may be established with a minimum investment of $25,000.

* “scholarship/fellowship” may be used interchangeably

As the School of Social Policy & Practice evolves and grows, there is a need to recruit additional professors for current and new programs.  One way to retain current star faculty and to recruit others is to establish a number of term and/or endowed professorships in specific areas of expertise, such as gerontology, domestic violence, racism, and substance abuse.

The School is seeking Chairs that will support its deeply-held and broad-based efforts to advance human welfare, promote resiliency among disadvantaged populations, and provide a model for other schools, centers and programs that share its core values and goals. These areas include, but may not be limited to, substance abuse, gerontology, mental illness and family violence.

A minimum $3M investment is required to name a chair.

Each of the School’s research centers need additional general operating support to maintain and expand their program areas. Gift opportunities are available in existing programs of excellence: child welfare, domestic violence, faith-based social services, substance abuse, mental health, and gerontology.

Gifts of any size are appreciated. Programs may also be named and/or receive endowment gifts for a minimum investment of $1M.

The School of Social Policy & Practice’s research building is located at 3815 Walnut Street, directly across from the President’s House. The building houses SP2’s research entities, including the Field Center for Children’s Policy Practice & Research, the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research, the Evelyn Jacobs Ortner Center on Family Violence, and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP). This newly renovated building is a James Furness architecture and an excellent naming opportunity for a donor, who desires high profile recognition at a modest price. Naming the SP2 Research Building requires a minimum $3M investment.

Some donors create special projects of interest to give back to the School, such as establishing an endowed lectureship to honor a distinguished professor.

Planned gifts are especially helpful to the School and enable those interested to make substantial gifts to a SP2 in ways that complement their personal financial planning. These gifts generate lifelong income, convert low-yielding assets into higher income streams at a reduced capital gain cost, obtain significant income tax deduction, and reduce or eliminate estate taxes.

Penn’s Office of Gift Planning can help you to find the right asset, at the right time, structured in the right way to maximize the tax benefits of your support of the University’s educational mission.

or more information:
Visit www.upenn.planyourlegacy.org
E-mail giftplanning@dev.upenn.edu.