The Urban Philanthropic Fund fosters collaboration between the finance and nonprofit sectors by training the next generation of investment managers, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropists.
The Problem
1
Finance and community development are too often viewed as opposing forces
2
Small nonprofits lack the capacity to assess the outcomes of their initiatives.
3
Few opportunities for students to explore the intersection of
for-profit and nonprofit worlds
Our Solution
The UP Fund bridges investment and community service unlike any other student organization using a two-pronged approach:
Investment
Managing an investment portfolio and using our returns to provide grants to nonprofits
Non-Profits & Grants
Helping nonprofits analyze efficacy of their efforts to better position them for large grants
Our Goals
Manage a portfolio
Use returns to
provide grants
Use metrics to evaluate and help non-profits
Learn by doing