Reimagining What’s Possible
December 22, 2020
Hello SVP Community, Good morning from here in Seattle. How are you holding up? It’s been over nine months of this new pandemic world and while the recent news of a vaccine is certainly heartening, it’s clear we are not going back to gatherings, conferences, working together in person and the like any time soon. […] Read More
Meet the Reimagine Pilot Grantmaking Committee
November 10, 2020
SVP International staff selected a grant committee of sector experts and experienced systems change leaders to score nominated affiliates and nominees against the grant criteria. Read More
Let’s Lead by Example
October 16, 2020 Hello SVP Community, As a long-time SVP Partner, I’ve gotten to know many of you over the years. And, like you, I worry about what’s happening in the world and how we can do more together to strengthen communities in the face of injustice. Read More
Collective Impact
October 2, 2020
Network Friends and Partners, 2020. Whew, hard to believe we’re already in the last quarter of this year of so much change. In Seattle and across the West Coast of the US, we have lately been living with the devastating impacts of climate change right outside our windows – something I know many of our community in […] Read More
SVP International & Microsoft Philanthropies Partnership
April 15, 2020
SVP Partners who are also Microsoft Alumni, can have a big impact with their virtual volunteering this year through a new partnership between SVPI and Microsoft Philanthropies. Read More
Sneak Peak: SVP’s Collective Power in 2020
February 12, 2020 Dear SVP Community, It’s hard to believe that I’ve been with SVP for a whole year already! What a whirlwind it has been. Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting with Christine Margiotta and the rest of the rockstar SVP Los Angeles Staff and Partners and getting a little sneak peek into their work with community leaders. Read More
Our Role in Shaping Change
November 13, 2019 Our global network of 3500 Partners across 42 affiliates has significant untapped potential for influencing urgent issues and changing systems; it's time for SVP International to be the network hub that leverages that potential. Read More