Core Values
Sustainability - We believe SDSVP should be part of the long term solutions of our community.
Innovation - We believe in challenging the status quo and taking calculated risks to try out innovative ideas.
Accountability - We believe in monitoring and measuring results.
Leadership - We believe in creating the organization that we expect of others.
Respect - We believe in treating our investees and each other with respect.
Philanthropy
Compassion: SDSVP strives to create and encourage positive social change in the San Diego region. We want to make a difference.
Sharing: Partners share their time, their talents and their resources with the not for profit community.
Giving: SDSVP makes grants of both financial and human resources to non-profits
Helping: SDSVP helps nonprofits be more effective in pursuing their self-defined mission
Venture Philanthropy: SDSVP adheres to a “venture capital” style of grant investing with these characteristics: Innovative, Risk taking Verifiable outcomes, Exit strategies, Partner driven, Low overhead, Accountability, Non-bureaucratic, Service
Networking & Collaboration
Engaged: SDSVP is a highly participatory, hands on organization that encourages its partners to become inter-active with non-profits and one another.
Social: SDSVP is a social organization seeking to make philanthropy fun, enjoyable and fulfilling.
Free & Open Exchange: SDSVP supports a completely full, open, and free exchange of knowledge and lessons learned with our partners, investees, other SVPI cities and the not for profit community.
Respectful: Partners are respectful of the expertise of each other and the community of non-profit organizations
Education
Mentoring & Orientation: SDSVP partners educate themselves in a peer environment.
Growth: SDSVP offers educational and social activities that stimulate and catalyze philanthropy and volunteerism
Experience: SDSVP values and encourages risk taking and innovation. We learn from our experiences and improve our processes, programs and investments
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