What Approaches Work During a Recession?




Center for High Impact Philanthropy show

Summary: What efforts should philanthropists be focusing on to help nonprofit groups deliver relief to those who have been hurt by the recession? The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High-Impact Philanthropy in April set out to answer that question. By June, the center’s organizers plan to create a guide that will help philanthropists identify some of the best ways they can use their money to help those who are being affected by the economy. Katherina Rosquetta, the center’s executive director, discussed this effort with the Chronicle, and offered some ideas on how nonprofit groups can use the report to do a better job of delivering services in response to the recession. What approaches are working best to help combat the recession? Are there organizations and strategies that you think are effective models for others to follow? Hear Interview Excerpts on Podcast. Full Article on The Chronicle of Philanthropy's Website: http://philanthropy.com/giveandtake/article/1027/what-approaches-work-during-a-recessio