Congrats to The ROC Graduates! Congratulations to the twelve graduating seniors from The ROC’s first pilot Cohort completing their programs in Electrical, HVAC, or Carpentry tracts. Eight of these graduates will go back to work for the companies they interned with last year and complete their Associates Degree starting Fall 2020 tuition free via Central…
Harrison Marshall, long time SVP Partner and SEED20 Steering Committee member, shared his inspiring thoughts during the SEED20 Selection night earlier in March. Please take a minute to read his thoughtful words below: You do so much for our community. Some of you focus on the needs of children and youth: You know that leadership…
Over the last nine years, SVP has had the opportunity to foster social entrepreneurship in Charlotte. We are thrilled to announce the SEED20 Class of 2020! Attach Families, Inc. Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation City Startup Labs El Puente Hispano Emerge-The Art of Leadership Feeding Charlotte Galilee Ministries of East Charlotte The Hope House Foundation iSpeak…
Past SVP Investee, Commonwealth Charlotte, has published its first annual report. Click the link below to read more! 2019annualreportfinal (1) CWC
Social Venture Partners (SVP) welcomed over 55 guests to its new office in the WeWork facility at The Railyard for the SVP Pathways to Partnership + Education panel last night. The evening opened with Board member and SVP Partner Scott Leo sharing about what makes the SVP Partner process unique including engagement opportunities with nonprofits…
Thank you to the Fischers for hosting our first E3 book discussion on September 23rd! Evicted, written by Matthew Desmond, follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Guests Adrienne and Emmanuel Threat of Hope Vibes joined in the discussion to share their prospective of how lack of…
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…
On Monday, July 29th, SEED20 Alumni Foster Village marked its first birthday with a celebration at NoDa Brewing. Over 500 guests were on hand to hear the big reveal-a new home for the organization! Using their 2019 SEED20 grand prize winnings and support from donors, Foster Village will establish a permanent location in the Oakhurst…
Alyssa Sharpe will become the new CEO of SVP Investee Digi-Bridge effective August 1, 2019. Alyssa brings ten years of experience in STEM education and nonprofit leadership, including time as a teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and as national director of Project Scientist. Please read more about Alyssa here. We wish the best of luck to…
This Friday, we will announce which 10 finalists will pitch LIVE on March 25th!