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- EIN 91-1894424
- (206) 374-8757
- 1424 11th Ave Ste 400 Seattle WA 98122-4271 USA
- www.svpseattle.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion, Public Foundations
Mission: Social venture partners (svp) cultivates effective philanthropists and strengthens organizations driving community change - building powerful relationships that advance shared community goals. Svp educates individuals to be well informed, effective, and engaged philanthropists - helping them make the greatest impact with their philanthropic giving. In addition, svp invests time, expertise and money to strengthen the organizational capacity of local nonprofit organizations to more effectively achieve their missions. Partners are at the core of svp. They join by making a minimum contribution of $6000 ($2500 for individuals under 35 years of age). These funds are used to make grants to local nonprofit organizations, and to support capacity building, collective action, and philanthropy development programs. Currently, grantmaking and capacity building partnerships are focused on achieving better outcomes in early learning, education, and the environment.
Programs: Direct grants and consulting for investees: svp provides grants to investees (grantees) and consulting fees for professionals working directly with investees in one of their core capacity building areas.
philanthropy development: provide workshops, seminars and experiential learning opportunities for individuals in order to: a) increase their use of strategic giving strategies; b) increase engagement in their communities; c) increase their amount of giving. Learning areas include grantmaking, volunteering, cultural competency, issues, values and integration, nonprofit sector, and financial planning and giving vehicles.
statewide capacity collaborative: svp acts as the convener and facilitator of a group of grant makers that work to align, collaborate, strategize, and pool funds to support and strengthen the capacity of nonprofits and the statewide system that supports nonprofits.