San Diego Social Venture Partners

Our latest blog post sheds light on how SVP advises the MAKE Project in business plan development, financial planning, marketing, and more as they create a Spinoff from International Rescue Committee.

We are growing our impact and our organization by hiring for two newly created positions. If you want to make an outsized difference in the nonprofit and philanthropic world, consider applying to join our team! Details and a link to apply here! #jobsinsandiego #hiring

Join our Executive Director, Sierra Vish Kroha, as she talks to peers about how local nonprofits are growing and transforming the region and beyond at MIT Club of San Diego's event Philanthropy through a New Lense on May 4th. Register for the event below.

Click below to read how our Partners worked with Free to Thrive to expand their resources and explore revenue opportunities!

Read our recent blog about how SVP Partners helped OG Yoga transition virtually through necessary strategic shifts to stay in operation during the pandemic.

Click below to read how our Partners helped Chicano Federation free up funds from their real estate portfolio through our Crisis Response Spark Team program.

Apply to be one of Social Venture Partners' next Investees. SVP seeks applicants for a minimum grant of $25,000 and two years of high skilled volunteer support delivered in deep partnership. This year we will support nonprofits working toward Systemic Change for Populations Disproportionately Impacted by the Pandemic. For more information click here.

Nonprofits interested in a unique alliance that can advance their impact over the next two years are encouraged to apply for grant support and pro-bono consulting from Social Venture Partners! This year, we seek organizations addressing systemic change for populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

You can expand your knowledge, your social circle, and your ties to the community through SDSVP. For partner Brad Kleban, helping #SanDiego #nonprofits like Barrio Logan College Institute and TKF - Tariq Khamisa Foundation has been a learning experience. Read Brad’s story.

Help us resource a new initiative that will support our rapid growth by helping to recruit new Partners. Please consider making a special investment and share your passion for our work with your network. https://www.sdsvp.org/donate #givingtuesday2020 #nonprofits #sandiego

Click below to read how our Partners have helped our former Investee Olivewood Gardens!

For SDSVP partner Patsy Hartman, giving back to #SanDiego means helping one child at a time while also helping #nonprofits think strategically. Read Patsy’s story. Voices for Children

Connecting people is a way of life for SDSVP partner Tuck Forsyth. He has found a new calling in helping people in #SanDiego experiencing homelessness. Read Tuck’s story. Link #nonprofits Regional Task Force on the Homeless

For Yona Capobianco, being an SDSVP partner means always learning new things while working with #SanDiego #nonprofits like Traveling Stories. Here’s why Yona is a partner, and why you might want to be one, too.

SVP Executive Director, Sierra Visher Kroha and three SVP Investees discuss how the COVID 19 pandemic has affected their operations and their clients. Watch the full interview below to be inspired by the great work of American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3 (AAP-CA3), Hannah's House, and Traveling Stories!

Check out our Executive Director, Sierra Visher Kroha joined by leadership from SVP's newest investees, Kitchens for Good & Outdoor Outreach on The San Diego Union-Tribune,Together San Diego!

Our 2020 Investees, Kitchens for Good and Outdoor Outreach are two incredible nonprofits fighting for economic equality. They will each receive $25,000 and much more that values in pro-bono consulting over the next two years. Check out our blog to read more about them!

We are excited to see former investee Words Alive adapt to the on-going crisis by creating the program "Books Connect Us", to help children, teens, and families cope with stressful social distancing. Check out the full story on our Blog! https://www.sdsvp.org//former-investee-turns-crisis-into-o

Our Investee Dreams for Change was mentioned in the New York Times! Read about how Safe-Car program hosted by Dreams for Change helped a local college student have a restful night. "What did it mean to have a place to park? Security, Mr. Cooper said"... https://www.nytimes.com//le/college-homeless-students.html

Grant Opportunity for San Diego Nonprofits! This year's focus is Social Inequality! Nonprofit organizations that address food insecurity and hunger, poverty alleviation, and advocate around economic inequality are qualified to apply. One to two nonprofits will be selected, each receiving at least $20,000 (unrestricted) over a 2-year period. But wait there's more! In addition to the grant, selected nonprofits will receive a team of SVP Partners who highly skilled individuals ...from the business community in San Diego that provide volunteer capacity building support. For more information and the application click below. APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE FEBRUARY 28TH AT 5:00PM. All LETTERS OF INTEREST ARE DUE AT THAT TIME.

Thank you to the San Diego Museum of Man for hosting us at their Race: Are We So Different? exhibit last night. Our Partners were led on a tour of the exhibit and through a facilitated conversation regarding implicit/explicit bias. #equity #continuouslearning

Safe to say our Holiday Party was a gingham-filled success! Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated with us. Happy Holidays!

What exciting news! We are thrilled to be a part of it. Check out our blog post on the WELF Fund here: https://www.sdsvp.org/blog/community

Looking for more #mondaymotivation? We have 8+ opportunities within our network to get involved with Social Venture Partners this month! Check out what some of our current and former Investees, SDSVP, and philanthropic organizations we love are up to this month. Full calendar here: http://www.sdsvp.org/events Traveling Stories Burn Institute Casa Cornelia Law Center Hannah's House San Diego Grantmakers

Last month we fell down the rabbit hole with Traveling Stories at their 4th Annual Gala! Check out these photos and tells us if you can spot the SVP table

Another great Investee Reception! Thank you to all of our wonderful Investees and Partners that work so hard to make a difference in our communities. We got to celebrate our past year last Friday at the Blue Door Urban Winery with some premium wine, cheese, and goodies, in addition to great company. Cheers! (Investees: Traveling Stories Hannah's House Dreams for Change American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3 (AAP-CA3) Burn Institute, read more about our current Investees here: https://www.sdsvp.org/current-investees)