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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 supporting communities in need. 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 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 committed to advancing social good.
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Ways to Give
Whether supporting students through our SP2 Scholars Program or driving innovation at one of our many research centers, SP2 students, alumni, and faculty are focused on designing solutions to complex social problems.
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Faculty & Research
12/19
Centering joy in AI development and implementation
PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.
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Faculty & Research
12/18
SP2 faculty, students, and alumni recognized at ARNOVA 2025 Annual Conference
SP2 celebrates the achievements of its faculty, students, and alumni recognized at the 2025 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Annual Conference, held November 20 – 23 in Indianapolis, IN.
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Faculty & Research
12/11
SP2’s Dr. Desmond Patton named to AASWSW Class of 2026
Dr. Desmond Upton Patton has been selected to join the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare’s Class of 2026 Fellows.
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