Welcome, New Board Members!
Please join us in welcoming new SVP Charlotte Board members Jennifer Davis-Martin and David Webb. Read on and get to know them better!
Please join us in welcoming new SVP Charlotte Board members Jennifer Davis-Martin and David Webb. Read on and get to know them better!
In 2015-16, SVP is engaging two new Investee organizations: ourBRIDGE and Youth Development Initiatives, Inc. (YDI). Meet both organizations and their dynamic Executive Directors!
“Show, don’t tell.”
This is what the stories in the 2014 SVP Network Office Impact Report do. Consider this a glimpse of the impact the SVP Network has on communities around the world – and on both the individuals and organizations that drive change. Read it here!
Charlotte’s SVP contingent turned out solid numbers at this year’s Audacious Philanthropy conference in Austin, TX. Five Charlotte Partners and our whole staff attended, offering a great breadth of experience and perspectives to the rest of the SVP network representatives and taking away a great deal to chew on–both big-picture and small.
We love to see our Investee organizations receiving strong support from the community, but something uniquely special happens when they support each other–like when Circle de Luz, our newest Investee, sends its program participants to volunteer at Sow Much Good’s urban farm.
Antonia “Neet” Childs and her nonprofit have gone through some restructuring. During the process, the relationships Childs formed with her SEED20 coaches and fellow nonprofit alumni have been a major source of support.
by Marinn Bengel Knowing Clarice Locke was an honor and a pleasure, and she will be deeply missed by all Social Venture Partners that have come to (know) her and Jack. When I recently sat down to talk with Jack about why SVP was important to Clarice, his reflections reminded me about the importance of…
No man is an island. To many, this is no more than a cliché. Trite as it may seem though, it is true. Those of us who have dedicated our lives to service know that even the mightiest benefactor with a seemingly endless supply of talents and resources must eventually turn to their friends, family,…
In 2009, SVP learned about a new program serving older homeowners in Charlotte. The Critical Home Repair Program at Habitat for Humanity (HCHR) was built to preserve affordable housing and primarily served older Charlotte residents with fixed incomes and mortgages on houses in varying states of disrepair. “We would be building a new house on…
As a young nonprofit, Behailu Academy began feeling a little uncertain about how to develop in a way that would best meet the overwhelming needs in the community we serve. We provide arts-based youth development programs that implement a holistic approach to empower underserved teens to find their voice. We approached our organization’s growth it…