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Get Out!
I don’t know about you, but after Seattle’s Snowmaggedon closed schools and offices for days, I was itching to JUST GET OUT. So, hopping the shoe leather express, I made the trek to my local grocer to get some fresh air, refresh our food supply and interact with beings other than my husband and cat. (No offense, honey.) What I discovered was something that also applies to grantmaking...
Yes to the 3-Day Walk?
'This fall, three moms at my daughter’s school were diagnosed with breast cancer. Of course I would express my support and drop off a meal, but I felt like I needed to do something more. Something bigger. Something to help them and other women diagnosed with this common disease.' - Sherri Wolson describes her initial decision (and now hesitation) to join the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk.
Q & A with SVP Partner Austin McNamee
What has your most inspiring moment been here at SVP? Partner Austin McNamee shares his thoughts on SVP's Collective Action Teams in this weekly Q&A.
Localizing the World Economic Forum
The theme for this year's World Economic Forum is The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models. My position is that we need to focus more on harnessing social and human capital (not just financial capital). What do you think? Given the challenges confronting us in 2012 and beyond, what does the social sector have to do to think -- and be thought of -- differently? How can we rapidly change the "equation for social good"?
SVP Announces a Third Grant Cycle for 2012
Great news! SVP’s partnership grew by nearly 100 Partners 2011, providing the resources to give an additional grant. SVP’s third grant this year will focus on youth development. If your organization provides out of school time programing and support for kids ages 5-18, and you’re ready to take that work to the next level – we’d love to hear from you!
A New Take on Doing (and Funding) Good
Groundwire is redefining the way they do (and fund) good. They've launched Groundwire Consulting, a B Corp subsidiary that allows them to serve for-profit companies who share their mission, while generating a sustainable revenue to support their nonprofit services. What do you think of their new model? What other changes are you seeing in the nonprofit sector?
Giving for Perspective
I’ll start off by saying something you don’t often hear from an SVP Partner: I’m not inclined to give financially. I struggle with a mindset of scarcity, especially when it comes to financial resources. I grew up relying partially on social security from my dad’s early death, and since then I’ve carried this sense that financial disaster could be right around the corner.
4 Wheels. 16 Days. Budapest-Bamako.
Which SVP Partner and his son recently kicked off a 16-day charity race from Europe to Africa?
Green & Laser Focused
Have you ever tried to pick a restaurant with 10 friends? Juggling gluten intolerance, veganism, the localvore ... kinda crazy-making, right? Now imagine you’ve got 25 friends, and you’re not debating menus. You’re trying to decide which environmental issues you’ll fight for this year. And you only get three.
What’s New in 2012?
It's a new year, and we have a fresh crop of cool projects at SVP! From collective action to conservation leaders, here are just a few.
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