About Us
Tangible Change was formed in 1999 to allow student leaders to come together
and create events that enliven the Penn community. The committee aims to
foster community-building within the University’s
undergraduate population by funding collaborative events that promote
interaction among disparate audiences.
Unlike other campus funding sources, Tangible Change receives its funding
directly from the Vice Provost for University Life. Because of
our direct affiliation with VPUL, we have both more discretion in our funding
decisions and freedom from the political mandates imposed by student
government groups. In the 2011-2012 academic year,
Tangible Change awarded over $40,000 to more than 33 events.
The Fall 2013 Co-Chairs are Natalia Lladó Calderón and Rachel
Bernard. They can be reached at tchange@dolphin.upenn.edu.
Meeting Schedule
In Fall 2013, all meetings will take place in the LGBT Center on Sundays at 4
PM. Please plan around our schedule when preparing your funding
application.
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September 8, 4-5:30pm
• September 22, 4-5:30pm
• October 6, 4-5:30pm
• October 20, 4-5:30pm
• November 3, 4-5:30pm
• November 17, 4-5:30pm
The Committee
Tangible Change is composed of representatives from student government
branches, umbrella organizations, and other student groups that have
event-planning experience and knowledge of university resources. Currently,
Tangible Change includes representatives from the following organizations:
• Asian Pacific Student Coalition (APSC)
• Assembly of International Students (AIS)
• Civic House Associates Coalition (CHAC)
• Freshman Class Board
• Interfraternity Council (IFC)
• Junior Class Board
• Kite & Key Society
• Lambda Alliance
• Latino Coalition (LC)
• Multicultural Greek Council (MGC)
• Panhellenic Council
• Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women (PCUW)
• Penn Political Coalition (PoCo)
• Performing
Arts Council (PAC)
• Programs in Religion, Interfaith, and
Spirituality Matters (PRISM)
• Senior Class Board
• Social Planning and Events Committee (SPEC)
• Sophomore Class Board
• Student Athletes Advisory Board (SAAC)
• Student Activities Council (SAC)
• UMOJA
• Undergraduate Assembly (UA)
• United Minorities Council (UMC)
Funding
Guidelines
1. Tangible Change does not fund parties, closed events, speaker’s
events, fundraisers or events at which alcohol is present.
2. Tangible Change only funds events hosted in collaboration by
student groups or events that specifically reach out
to different segments of Penn’s undergraduate community. Collaborating
organizations are expected to be equal partners in the planning of an event.
3. Tangible Change expects that proposal coordinators have already
searched for other funding resources by the time of the proposal's
submission.
4. Tangible Change reviews itemized budgets on a need-versus-want
basis.
5. Tangible Change reserves the right to refuse proposals by
organizations who are major sponsors of
two or more Tangible Change-funded proposals from the same academic year.
6. All publicity materials of programming co-sponsored by Tangible
Change must bear the Tangible Change name and logo. Download the logo
as a printable .epsfile
here: http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/tchange/logo.eps.
7. Tangible Change does not fund retroactively.
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