Network of Partners
With more than 2000 members from Tokyo to Boston, SVP is the world's largest network of engaged donors.
In Seattle alone we have 400+ members (our Partners). They range from film-makers to financial managers, from nonprofit leaders to corporate veterans, and from foundation executives to people just beginning to explore their giving potential.
If you want to make a difference – and a bigger difference then you could alone – you’ll want to meet these folks.
Tricia McKay helped launch a credit union to increase financial stability for low-income Washingtonians. Rogers Weed aligned business leaders behind green energy solutions. Kevin Phaup volunteers his time and expertise to find technology solutions for resource-strapped nonprofits. Carol Ryan, Lisa Merrill, and Susan Sullivan prepare the next generation of change-makers through family service projects and youth philanthropy.
And the list goes on.
Every story is different, but each is fueled by a series of connections. That’s the beauty of the SVP network. You never know who will take your impact to the next level.
Here are Some of Their Stories...
It Takes a Village
Our friend was on a site visit to a remote village in the Peruvian Andes. After a warm welcome and a shared meal, the village elders proudly displayed their brand new, gravity fed, fresh water and hygiene system. However, when he opened the door of the exceptionally well crafted latrine, he found it to be entirely full...of bags of corn and beans.
Susan Sullivan: King County’s Youth Connector
“We thought you dodged the education bullet,” Susan’s dad joked over the phone. It’s true. Susan’s parents spent their entire working careers in education (her father as a school principal and her mother as a teacher). Susan, however, chose a different path – getting a marketing degree and landing a job at Microsoft. Little did she know, she'd eventually find herself engaging 250 teenagers at the King County Youth Summit.
Get More Hands on Deck (Part 1): Assembling Teams
So you're volunteering with a nonprofit you're passionate about, but you're limited by time. How do you increase your impact within that organization? What about tapping your professional network? SVP Partner Randy Wootton shares his top tips for assembling a team of volunteers to multiply your efforts.
Get More Hands on Deck (Part 2): Reaching Out
In part one of this series, Randy Wootton talked about assembling a team of volunteers to help strengthen Boyer Children’s Clinic. In this piece SVP Partner Mike Cadigan shares tips for folks who are not born networkers. How do you get past the awkwardness of reaching out so you can further the organization and cause you care about?
Mekele, Ethiopia: Through Different Eyes
We sit at an outdoor café in Mekele, the Tigraian capital in northern Ethiopia. The Italians are long gone but one few vestiges of their sad attempt at colonizing Ethiopia is espresso. That combined with some superior Arabica beans grown here, in the birth place of coffee, makes for an excellent cup.
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