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Give a gift with the power to make lasting social change.
Financial support enables the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) to offer a unique, world-class education that brings together rigorous academics, meaningful field experiences, and a deep commitment to exploring and addressing axes of inequality. With your gift, we can provide our students and faculty with all the resources and support they need to learn, teach, practice – and dedicate their careers to fighting for change and positive impact.
Support the SP2 Annual Fund
A gift to the SP2 Annual Fund gives us the flexibility to provide financial aid to our students, attract and retain the world’s best faculty, and invest in important campus and technology improvements that are vital to ensuring our students’ success.
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Your Impact
Thanks to donor support, thousands of our students, alumni, and faculty working alongside vulnerable populations to design solutions to complex social problems. Here are stories from just some of the SP2 changemakers who are fighting to create a more just and equitable world.
Giving
Ways to Give
Whether supporting students through our Social Justice Scholars Program or driving innovation at one of our many research centers, SP2 students, alumni, and faculty are working alongside vulnerable populations to design solutions to complex social problems.
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Faculty & Research
02/26
Report: Guaranteed income improved financial well-being and quality of life in Paterson, NJ
In a report authored by SP2’s Center for Guaranteed Income Research, findings from the Paterson Guaranteed Income Pilot Program reveal connections between unconditional cash and recipients’ quality of life, financial well-being, ability to balance their time, and feelings of belonging.
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Student Life
02/19
SP2 and National Education Equity Lab launch high school course in social work and social policy
This spring, underserved high school students engaged in the National Education Equity Lab will have the opportunity to learn about career paths in social work and social policy from experts at SP2.
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Faculty & Research
02/08
First-of-its-kind study analyzes digital mourning practices of gang-affiliated youth
A new paper co-written by SP2’s Dr. Desmond Patton explores the role of images in the online grieving practices of gang-affiliated Black youth. Due to his groundbreaking body of research, Dr. Patton was one of 13 participants invited to the White House last week.
Contact Us
To give by mail:
University of Pennsylvania
Office of the Treasurer
PO Box 71332
Philadelphia, PA 19176-9913
To give by overnight mail:
Trustees of University of Pennsylvania
Attn: Lockbox 824949
525 Fellowship Road, Suite 330
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054