| University | Semester | Year | Course | Department | Instructor(s) | Students Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2025 | Philanthropy and the City | Urban Studies / Social Policy and Practice | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 30 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2024 | Philanthropy and the City | Urban Studies / Social Policy and Practice | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 20 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2023 | Philanthropy and the City | Urban Studies / Social Policy and Practice | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 18 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2022 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies / Social Policy and Practice | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 22 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2020 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies / Social Policy and Practice | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 27 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2019 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies / Social Policy and Practice | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 30 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2018 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies / Social Policy and Practice | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 26 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2017 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 27 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2016 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 27 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2015 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 28 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Spring | 2014 | Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 27 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Fall | 2012 | The Third Sector and the City: Philanthropy and Nonprofits and Their Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 23 students |
| University of Pennsylvania | Fall | 2011 | The Third Sector and the City: Philanthropy and Nonprofits and Their Role in Urban Communities | Urban Studies | Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman | 25 students |
Philanthropy and the City: Charitable Giving and Its Role in Urban Communities
Taught by Douglas Bauer, Greg Goldman
Department of Urban Studies, Social Policy & Practice
Doug Bauer is the Executive Director of the Clark Foundation in New York City. The Clark Foundation focuses on helping individuals lead independent and productive lives through its support of nonprofits in New York City and Cooperstown, NY. Doug is also executive director of The Scriven and Fernleigh Foundations and Senior Vice President with The Clark Estates, Inc. Prior to Clark, Doug was a Senior Vice President with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) from 2002 to 2009. Before joining RPA, Doug held management positions at Goldman, Sachs and Co., SmithKlineBeecham (now GlaxoSmithKline), and The Pew Charitable Trusts. Doug’s opinions and ideas on philanthropy have been featured in the Associated Press, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Financial Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Wall Street Journal and on CNBC, NPR and PBS. Doug co-authored, with Steven Godeke, Philanthropy’s New Passing Gear: Mission Related Investing, A Policy and Implementation Guide for Foundation Trustees. Doug serves on boards of The Leatherstocking Corporation, Melalucca Foundation, The National Council on Nonprofits, Partners for Health Foundation, The Rockefeller Institute of Government, and is a past chair of Philanthropy New York. He also is a member of the Leap of Reason Ambassadors Community and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia Business School where he teaches about philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.
Series of three “real-life case studies” where whole class goes to local organizations to learn about issue area and what the organization does, hear from org leaders
- Prevention Point; Topic – the Opioid Crisis
- Fleisher Art Memorial; Topic – Culture
- The Discovery Center/Audubon Society; Topic – Environment
Guest Speakers:
- Phil Buchanan, Founder and President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy
- Board Member from the Spruce Foundation;
- Senior managers from Project H.O.M.E;
- Mitchell Little, City of Philadelphia Office of Community Empowerment & Opportunity (former student);
- Two students from the 2022 class: Maria Giraldo, Ben Reiter and Kristian Menes
Profs use songs as part of the pedagogy (EX: Fitz and the Tantrums, “Dear Mr. President”; Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, “Wake Up Everybody”; and Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers,” etc.)
Class partially funded by Urban Studies department ($15k) and School of Social Policy and Practice ($15k)