Meet our 2019 Investee The ROC!
SVP and the investment team are excited to announce the new investee for 2019!
2018 Annual Partner Meeting
Over 50 partners gathered at Byron’s South End on November 15th for an evening of good food and great conversation. Lead Partners from each Investee shared stories of impact including Heart Math Tutoring, Commonwealth Charlotte, Digi-Bridge, ourBRIDGE for KIDS, Profound Gentlemen, GenOne, Fashion and Compassion, and PlateShare. The ROC (Rebuilding Opportunities in Construction) was also…
SEED20 Alumni Event at Camp North End
SEED20 Alumni network hosted another great evening on Wednesday night at Camp North End. SVP partner and owner of Wily, Eric Gorman, shared his decision sprint presentation. The decision sprint provided great resources in making faster and more impactful decisions during meetings. With over 140 SEED20 alumni, the network continues to provide social capital and…
E3 Committee Hosts Charlotte Housing Crisis Conversation
On a wonderful fall evening, the E3 (Explore, Educate, Engage) Committee hosted over 30 partners and guests at the Mint Museum on Randolph. The evening’s focus was discussing the ongoing housing crisis in Charlotte. SVP partner Ben Hill moderated the discussion and panel which included three informative panelists: Judy Seldin-Cohen, board chair of A Way Home,…
SEED20 Alumni Fall Kickoff at Tyber Creek Pub
On October 3rd, SVP Charlotte hosted its Fall Kickoff SEED20 event at Tyber Creek Pub in Dilworth. Over 35 SVP partners and SEED20 alumni enjoyed sharing partnership stories and successes. Thanks to all that attended, and we look forward to new engagement opportunities with SEED20 this year!
SEED20 Alumni Network Corner
A letter from a SEED20 alumni, Jen Band (Playing for Others) as she reflects on 2017 and looks to 2018: Tis’ the season for giving and end of year running! I don’t know about you, but I am ready to say “see ya later” to 2017 and welcome in 2018 with new intentions, goals, and…
My SEED Story: Sandra Guynes of Pearls for Creative Healing
Finding a way to describe the intangible has been my long time goal as the founder and president of Pearls for Creative Healing. How do you quantify the healing effects of art and the work that has literally transformed victims of abuse in to survivors? How do you gain champions and ultimately financial support for…
Why Engaged Philanthropy? New Partners Share Their Stories
Whenever new Partners join SVP, we’re eager to share the story of why they’ve chosen to participate in our unique model of engaged and strategic philanthropy. Sure, we think it’s pretty swell: who wouldn’t be drawn to deep, committed work with local nonprofits tackling the most critical issues in their communities? Yet every time we ask, we learn something new about how and why SVP intrigues new community members. That’s why we highlight new Partners: to learn about their backgrounds and previous commitments: their lives before SVP, where they want to go from here, and what role they see us playing in their bright vision of the future.
My SEED20 Story: Sil Ganzó of ourBRIDGE
Less than a year ago, ourBRIDGE was nothing more than an idea. It seemed so far from reality that it didn’t even have a name. After four successful years of serving refugee and immigrant students, the federal program that inspired ourBRIDGE was soon to be terminated, leaving the children it served without the academic support…
My SEED20 Story: Sandy Marshall of Project Scientist
Sandy Marshall is a paradigm-shifter, a glass-ceiling-breaker, a nonprofit executive-turned social entrepreneur. She joins several like-minded leaders in spearheading a surge of national, organizational and community-based campaigns to foster more and better opportunities for women and girls in STEM fields. Marshall’s energies are currently focused on Project Scientist, the Charlotte-based nonprofit she founded in 2012…