Happy New Year and Welcome to the 10-year anniversary of our Charlotte SVP affiliate! We’ve come a long way in the last decade and have much to reflect upon and celebrate – which we plan to do throughout the year. Read some of the highlights!
Did you know that SVP has over 100 Partners in Charlotte and more than 3000 worldwide? New Partners are joining all the time! In 2014, 15 new Partners joined our work in Charlotte. Please join us in welcoming our first new Partners of 2015, Sarah and Allen Shifflet!
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,…