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Jul 1
2 min

Making Way for Young Black Leaders

Kehila Moreno is the Office and Special Projects Assistant at San Diego Social Venture Partners and shared the below reflection following...

Jun 11
2 min

SAN DIEGO SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS AWARDS $50,000 TO NONPROFITS FIGHTING FOR ECONOMIC EQUALITY

San Diego Social Venture Partners has selected Kitchens for Good and Outdoor Outreach to receive $25,000 each and many times that value i...

May 22
1 min

Not Just the Organization

Emily Moberly, CEO and Founder of Traveling Stories shared her unique perspective on one of SVP's softer impacts. She says, "When we firs...

May 13
2 min

Former Investee Turns Crisis into Opportunity

Ten weeks ago Words Alive (SVP Investee from 2014-2017) worked with over 4,000 San Diego children and teens, many facing homelessness, po...

Apr 16
1 min

Special Message from Just in Time Foster Youth

SVP Partner and Board Member, Don Wells, is also the Executive Director of Just in Time for Foster Youth- a former Investee with SVP. The...

Apr 14
2 min

A Little Advice Can Go A Long Way

Lux Art Institute is an incredible organization in Encinitas that redefines the museum experience by inviting museum observers into the c...

Mar 19
2 min

Local Support for Nonprofits Adapting to COVID-19

San Diego Social Venture Partners stands ready to support nonprofits in San Diego at this difficult time. Read on for resources and to se...

Dec 17, 2019
2 min

How We Make Monday's Matter

We talk about leveraging the time, talent, and treasure of our community to make a greater impact, but how do we leverage the power of a ...

Dec 4, 2019
2 min

Learn One, Do One, Teach One: A Learning Philosophy

Partners are caring and informed San Diegans, ready to learn how to stretch and make an impact in their communities. To accomplish our de...

Nov 20, 2019
2 min

A Year of Success with Traveling Stories

At our last Impact Committee, the Traveling Stories team unveiled their new Annual Plan, the roadmap for our next year of engagement with...

Sep 25, 2019
2 min

Trust: A Message from SVP Board Chair, Scott Tritt

Living our values at Social Venture Partners is a continuous effort. This latest series of blog posts highlights our commitment to the co...

Aug 28, 2019
2 min

Community: Investing in the Future

Every year, San Diego Social Venture Partners hosts a funding cycle where our Partners vote to fund a few Investees within a chosen topic...

Aug 14, 2019
2 min

Excellence: Stepping Up for Our Newest Investees

At Social Venture Partners, we achieve excellence because of each individual's devotion to operating with the highest standards. We are o...

Jul 30, 2019
2 min

Continuous Learning: Developing Something Great

The needs of our community are always changing and we want to be ready to serve by staying innovative--this means continuously learning. ...

Jun 19, 2019
2 min

Personal Accountability: Stepping Up at SVP

We rely on the actions of our Partners and on their incredible dedication to deliver on our mission of accelerating positive social chang...

May 8, 2019
2 min

Partners Evaluate How to Deepen Our Impact

How can we deepen our impact? A group of dedicated and impassioned Partners have gathered for the past few months to help us answer this ...

Apr 24, 2019
2 min

Investee Update: Traveling Stories and Partner Involvement

What has our Traveling Stories team been up to? Partners have been busy engaging with them in many new and exciting ways. SVP is excited ...

Apr 10, 2019
2 min

Causepreneurs in the Spotlight of SVP’s DNA

So often we have heard: We can do better and be more effective – individually and as a team. These were the foundational statements for S...

Mar 27, 2019
1 min

Investee Update: Celebrating AAP-CA3 and Partner Success

Here at SVP, one of our values is "community"-- which we define in a few ways, one being the practice of celebrating our successes. With ...

Feb 27, 2019
2 min

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Nonprofit Sector

As a proponent of continuous learning, San Diego Social Venture Partners has been seeking ways to increase our impact while approaching t...

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