The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize given to one organization that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices.
The Lipman Family Prize recognizes and supports these organizations — providing a service to the broader social sector by connecting organizations across service areas to the broader Penn community. The University of Pennsylvania is home to a dynamic, diverse community of faculty, staff, administration, students and alumni committed to drawing on their knowledge and expertise to partner across disciplines and geographies to improve the world.
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They value building relationships and are passionate about getting to know change-makers around the world. They champion innovative practices and people to accelerate smart solutions across places and problems. The more they can shed light on solutions that work, the more effective they’ll be at creating a better world.
Benefits
All three honorees for the Lipman Family Prize receive the same non-monetary benefits. Together with the University of Pennsylvania, each year’s honorees help to build new knowledge, resources, and solutions for the social sector. Announced each spring, the Lipman Family Prize honoree package includes:
- A $250,000 unrestricted cash award for the winning organization and $100,000 for each of the two other honorees.
- An ongoing partnership with the University dedicated to knowledge sharing and support of the organization. This includes promotion of their work and accomplishments in the Lipman Prize network of organizations, Penn faculty and alumni, and social impact funders.
- Access to tuition-free executive education programs at the Wharton Executive Education and the Center for Social Impact Strategy, valued at approximately $15,000.
- The exclusive Lipman Nonprofit Leadership Scholarship, given in partnership with the University’s School of Public Policy and Practice, valued at approximately $10,000.
Eligibilities
The Lipman Family Prize is targeted toward organizations addressing social and economic issues that are usually addressed by the Nonprofit/NGO/Civil Society sector. As a result, the majority of organizations that apply are considered “nonprofit” organizations. We expect that applicant organizations meet the following criteria in order to apply for the Prize:
- Registered as a nonprofit in the United States or hold an equivalent incorporation status in their home country.
- In operation for three years or more.
- Annual operating budget of $500,000 USD or more in the last and current fiscal year.
- No direct lobbying expenses to influence legislation or elections, programs with religious content, or programs that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age or disability.
Organizations may apply for the work of the entire organization, or for that of a specific program. If submitting a program application, the program must meet the same basic criteria as an organizational applicant:
- The program is part of an organization that is registered as a nonprofit in the United States or holds an equivalent incorporation status in their home country.
- The program has been in operation for three years or more.
- Annual program operating budget of $500,000 USD or more in the last and current fiscal year.
- No direct lobbying expenses to influence legislation or elections, programs with religious content, or programs that discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age or disability.
They request that organizations and their programs that do not meet these criteria refrain from applying. Any application not meeting these criteria will not be considered.
Eligible Regions: Open for AllApplication Process
They have deep respect for change-makers implementing cutting-edge solutions to poverty and inequality around the world and review each application to the Lipman Family Prize with thoughtfulness and care.
- Their application process consists of four main phases
- Phase 1 : Open application round
- Phase 2 : Top 24 applications round
- Phase 3 : Semi-Finalist Round
- Phase 4 : Winner selection and Honorees Partnership
- Applications are reviewed under the supervision of staff and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania.
- All applicants will be notified in September whether or not they will continue to be considered in that year’s selection process.
- The honorees and winning organization will be announced in April 2022.
- The winner and honoree organizations will attend a special award ceremony and related events held at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Application Deadline: August 1, 2021
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