Partner Workshop: Win, Lose, Collaborate

On November 6th, Ben Wilhelm from Unscripted Outcomes provided a workshop to Partners and Investees on trust and collaboration in personal and professional settings.  Ben created a series of scenarios for each person to work on individually and collectively.  Participants shared their biggest take away was the difference between compromise versus collaboration when working in…

Upcoming Evicted Book talk hosted by the E3 committee

Emmanuel Threatt of Hope Vibes will be joining the conversation as we discuss Evicted by Matthew Desmond.  In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of…

Fall Partner meeting Recap

On August 29th, Partners and guests joined in the Kearney Solarium to hear from Ed Price of Community Matters Cafe.  Community Matters Cafe serves as an extension program to Charlotte Rescue Mission, a nonprofit transforming lives in Charlotte by providing free residential recovery programs for those struggling with the disease of addiction. Mr. Price also…

Partner, Don Cleven shares his journey to SVP!

“Three years ago, I came across a video of GenOne at the Seed20 competition. GenOne’s mission is to partner with talented, first-generation students from disadvantage backgrounds, helping them successfully navigate to and through college. This spoke to me, but the experience also provided an introduction to Social Venture Partners, a great venture philanthropy organization that…

Investee Impact-Profound Gentlemen

Across the country, Profound Gentlemen impacts over 360 teachers and school leaders, with over 70 Gentlemen in Charlotte.  As a result of the support provided to each educator, 80% believed that PG helped them navigate the education profession, 41% received a leadership award in their schools, and 98% returned to their schools better prepared to…