Wharton MBA-led Campaigns
Fight Night: Each year, Wharton donates $60K to the Boys and Girls Club – and even if we weren’t able to celebrate in person, we still have an opportunity to make this a banner Fight Night year by donating your ticket refund here.
Support University City Small Businesses: On Monday, March 30, a new University City District Small Business Relief Fund was created in a partnership between Penn and University City District (UCD). This Fund will provide monetary assistance in the form of $1,000 to $5,000 grants to independently owned University City-located businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic. As a Penn community, we rely heavily on these small businesses to keep us going throughout the year and today, we are hoping to build on this initial Fund with a t-shirt fundraiser – buy t-shirts here!
This t-shirt was designed in collaboration with the University City District and 100% of the net proceeds will go towards the Fund. We will also be selling DIY tie-dye kits in tandem with the shirts and are planning a school-wide virtual tie-dye party tentatively scheduled for April 30th. Support your local Philly community and add a bit of color to your quarantine life!
penn-focused Campaigns
Penn COVID-19 relief fund: The University of Pennsylvania has launched a website with donation opportunities, specifically to combat COVID-19 ramifications within our community. Click here to donate for Penn Medicine supplies, support displaced students, push forward COVID-19 research and more.
philadelphia-focused Campaigns
PHL COVID-19 Fund: Philadelphia’s COVID-19 relief fund here intends to rapidly and equitably deploy solutions and resources to nonprofit organizations navigating COVID-19.
Philabundance: Philabundance is building and distributing emergency food boxes across the Philadelphia area; donate and learn more here.
Philly Restaurant Server Relief Fund: Donate here to support Philadelphia restaurant workers make it through this tough time; this community-built fund gives directly to full-time servers in Philadelphia.
Help our specific restaurants!
Philadelphia Virtual Tip Jar: This spreadsheet allows you to give directly to workers at your favorite restaurants and bars.
Rittenhouse Row Takeout & Delivery: For those still in Philly, many of our favorites are still offering take-out and delivery. Check out this website to see who is operating.
Irish Pub: A Wharton favorite, you can still help support Irish Pub employees in this time here.
Many restaurants and cafes have set up venmo accounts to support their workers virtually: Green Line Café, Elixir, Ultimo Coffee, Res Ipsa, Starbucks, and more.
National Domestic Workers Alliance: This organization supports domestic workers such as nannies and house cleaners across the country, including in Philadelphia. Donate here.