Engage, Explore, and Educate Through E3, by: SVP Partner, Patti Weber Starting in early 2018, the newly formed E3 (Engage, Explore, Educate) Committee will host a robust series of monthly engagement offerings designed to bring Partners together. The goal of this series is to provide you with new opportunities to engage with nonprofit organizations and…
Lead Partners, Meredith Jolly and Denise Ratchford had a wonderful idea sitting around the table at SVP for a Fashion and Compassion meeting over the summer. That idea became the first SVP Ladies Night event for SVP Charlotte! Ladies enjoyed light refreshments while browsing the beautiful jewelry and heard a presentation from Executive Director, Michele…
Blue Sky Committee Chair, Eric Gorman The Blue Sky Committee has been exploring key players, big trends, and innovative initiatives in the Charlotte region through its Blue Sky Speaker Series, 2017. In August, Josh Jacobson of Next Stage spoke to us about his firm’s new capacity building initiative called “Cultivate”, which will kickoff at the…
SEED20 Alumni Network, by Debbie Darden (Pictured: SVP Partner, Joanne Beam) One of the unique features of SEED20 is that we don’t just wish the non-profits well and wave goodbye after the checks are handed out at each year’s OnStage event. We stay in touch, and provide various opportunities for them to stay connected to…
We here at SVP Charlotte headquarters often hear, “You slow down in the summer, don’t you?”. The short answer is, “well…sort of”.
They have worked hard all summer and are gearing up for fall. They are ready, are you? We took some time to chat with the leaders of a couple of our Investees to find out what needs they have and learn a little more about their plans for fall!
As we seek to give back to Charlotte through SVP, it is a real gift to be exposed to the diverse people who make up our city. We are very privileged to be in positions that craft policy that affects these people. Exposure does wonderful things for us as it puts a face to a to a formerly nameless group of people. Perhaps more importantly, exposure causes us to walk away changed, enriched by the experience and strengthened in our resolve to help, as we ourselves have been helped.
If you haven’t attended the SEED20 OnStage event before, you are in for a real treat. Ever need a chance to feel good about humanity again? To remind yourself why you love living in the Queen City? This night brings it all home for you.
New SVP Investee, Digi-Bridge, had the opportunity to snag an amazing classroom and office space for their fast growing organization.
Whether you have been with SVP for 10 years (yay!) or 10 days (woohoo!), we want to make sure you know how to get ‘plugged in’ with whatever it is you are most passionate about.