Give Together. Grow Together. Get Together.
Social Venture Partners are Better Together.
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS GREATER TUCSON IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF OUR 2012-2013 GRANT ROUND:
TUCSON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Mission
Social Venture Partners Greater Tucson inspires and promotes philanthropy using a venture capital approach to effect positive social change.
SVPGT invests in innovative nonprofit organizations using a high-engagement model that pools the financial and professional resources of our Partners to achieve long-term community impact and to build a culture of philanthropy.
The Network
As of March 2013, there are 30 Social Venture Partner member organizations and 2,600 individuals in the USA, Canada, India and Japan, who have contributed more than $46 million (USD) in grants and thousands of hours of strategic volunteering to more than 550 nonprofit organizations. Social Venture Partners International.
2010-2011 Highlights
- Invested $75,000 in three outstanding nonprofits–Make Way for Books, Sunnyside Parents as Teachers and Reading Seed
- Graduated two fantastic Investees–Literacy Volunteers of Tucson and VOICES, Inc.
- Partners helped facilitate the five-organization literacy merger resulting in a new literacy organization - Literacy Connects – that offers literacy services from birth through adulthood throughout Southern Arizona.
- Contributed over 2000 volunteer hours to SVP and to our Investees.
- Completed strategic planning process and established working groups.
- Held 10 education/social events to strengthen the SVP network and share learning.
- 75% of Partners are involved in SVP beyond their monetary donation.
- 100% of Partners give back – really give back – to our community.