What Bill Would Do

Late in the fall of 2019, 10 talented second-year MBA students from 10 top-tier programs across the country tackled the notion of social identity. Working independently from their perches in Philadelphia (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania), Durham, North...

If This, Then What?

For those awash in uncertainty, scenario planning can help What if, with a vaccine for COVID, the economy returns to normal, but leaves us scrambling to reconnect with donors and constituents? What if the economy continues to suffer and landlords in the area—including...

Making Healthy Habits Accessible

David Vawdrey, then chief data informatics officer at Geisinger’s Steele Institute for Health Innovation, addresses the intersection between disease and the challenging world patients live and work in. Watch more videos on the McGowan Charitable Fund YouTube...

Look Who’s Talking

Jason Jay, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, offers insights into the power of conversation and ways to achieve open discussion in a divisive time. Watch more videos on the McGowan Charitable Fund YouTube...

Don’t Blame VUCA

Col. Charles D. Allen (retired) and Col. Joseph LeBoeuf (retired) address the enduring principles of leadership that operate in VUCA conditions. Watch more videos on the McGowan Charitable Fund YouTube...

What Philanthropy Can Do

Rhett Mabry, president of The Duke Endowment, one of the nation’s largest 501(c)(3) private foundations, discusses how philanthropic seed funding can lead to government systems change. Watch more videos on the McGowan Charitable Fund YouTube...