Wharton Social Impact (WSI), Wharton's chapter of the national Net Impact organization, is a professional club committed to shaping business education and fostering career opportunities that aim to improve society as a whole.
Launched in 2005, this program aims to create an experiential learning environment for students, which also support local nonprofits. More specifically, the NPBLP seeks to provide second year MBAs with a greater sense of how their leadership skills can be used to make a significant contribution within the non-profit sector.
Wharton Community Consultants (WCC) provides consulting and advisory services to nonprofit and community organizations throughout the Philadelphia area. The organization is managed entirely by Wharton MBA and undergraduate students who volunteer their time on behalf of the club.
Wharton International Volunteer Program (WIVP) is a non-profit, student-run organization whose mission is to provide an organized platform for its members to apply their business skills to promote economic development and help those in need throughout the developing world.
The WHIVP program is designed to give students of the Wharton Business School's Healthcare Management Program the opportunity to apply their skills to service projects in healthcare systems with severely limited resources and gain experience in international health.
The International Development Club helps students learn more about international development through a tailored microfinance course and speaker series. Also provides opportunities for students to partner and consult with microfinance institutions, intermediaries and socially responsible institutions, and micro-entrepreneurs.
The Summer Public Interest Fund (SPIF) enables first-year Wharton MBA students to pursue summer internships in the public sector by supplementing basic salary needs. The fund is financed by first-year students who pledge 1-2% of their summer salaries in support of their fellow classmates.
BizWorld's mission is to organize Wharton students to help local grade school kids learn more about how businesses work and to get them exited about career opportunities in business.
The Wharton Energy Club is Wharton's home for Clean Technology and Renewable Energy. As one of the world's largest and most impactful industries, the Energy industry provides a platform to drive immense change in global climate, geopolitics, and society at large, while still having a profitable career.
GUIDE provides meaningful guidance and advice to undergraduates by matching Wharton graduate mentors with Wharton undergraduate mentees.
Works to prevent homelessness by rehabilitating houses and revitalizing communities. Most activities are focused on a five-week volunteer period in late March and April during which Wharton graduate volunteers repair homes in West Philadelphia with their cohorts.
Into the Streets organizes Wharton students to venture en masse into Philadelphia for a day in the fall to improve local communities by partnering with local organizations through a variety of service projects.
Say Yes to Education is a Wharton volunteer organization committed to working with local low income and first-generation-to-college students in order to help generate the skills and motivation necessary for success in education and in life.
The Wharton Tax Assistance Program works with the United Way to mobilize volunteers within the Wharton community to help bring thousands of dollars to low and moderate income working families through the Campaign for Working Families.