SVP Celebrates 10 Years – Selfie Style!

Our SVP Investees are game changing nonprofits working to attack social and economic inequity in Charlotte.  We partner with them by providing our time, expertise, and financial resources for 1 – 5 years to help strengthen their organizations and increase their impact in the community. Looking back on our first 10 years in the Charlotte area,…

SVP Charlotte Welcomes Associate Director

Heather Karriker recently joined SVP as Associate Director. She comes to the Charlotte team with a background and passion for partnering with Title 1 schools in education and looks forward to larger scale involvement with venture philanthropy. Before coming to SVP, Heather worked in Title 1 schools to increase awareness of the academic, social and emotional needs…

A Website to Know: Share Charlotte!

SHARE Charlotte is a fantastic website devoted to educating the community about nonprofits and opportunities to get involved with them locally. Through sharecharlotte.com, “neighbors” are connected with causes and organizations they care about, ways to volunteer and serve them, and other Charlotteans who feel similarly! (Look for many of our SEED20 alumni on the site!) The…

Philanthropitch: UNCOMMEN Represents Charlotte at the National SVP Fast Pitch Competition

In Austin, TX on September 10, 2015, the SVP network will present their inaugural fast pitch competition, Philanthropitch International! Entrepreneurs from SVP cities all over the country will present 3-minute pitches about their organizations. SEED20 2015’s Dee Lanier, founder of UNCOMMEN, a mobile app dedicated to getting men more involved in family life, will present on…

2015 SVP Conference in Seattle – GO!

As the 2015 SVP network conference approaches, it is time to share a few more details about the exciting event in Seattle. The fun begins Thursday evening, October 22, and lasts through lunch on Saturday the 24th. Reasons you need to be there include: Hearing national speakers Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Gabriel Kasper Vu…

Partner Profile: Sarah Shifflet

A little about Sarah An Eastern NC small town girl who grew up loving her community and wanting to serve others from a young age, Sarah Shifflet is no stranger to community service. Her family ran the local hardware store and were major proponents of education.  As a first generation college graduate, Sarah knew that her…