We lift up movement leaders as we reimagine giving. As part of that work, we asked our 2020 Reimagine Fund awardees to share how donors and partners can work towards a more equitable and accountable philanthropy. Brenda Shelton-Dunston, Executive Director of Philadelphia Black Women’s Health Alliance (PBWHA), highlights research that outlines current systemic barriers and […] Read More
Insight from Systems Change Leaders: Why it’s time for philanthropy to reimagine giving
November 4, 2021 At SVP International, we work to disrupt philanthropy as usual. As part of that work, we invited awardees of the inaugural Reimagine Fund and other movement leaders to share how and why individual philanthropists can reimagine giving and shape our philanthropy to be a tool that enables solving problems at their root, and changing systems. […] Read More
Giving USA: What does it mean for the global SVP community?
October 27, 2021
A note from SVP International CEO, Sudha Nandagopal: I’m excited to share with you a briefing by Sofia Michelakis, Deputy Director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with her colleague Alena Owen, who serves as Associate Program Officer on the Philanthropic Partnerships team. Sofia provides additional context as a board member for SVP […] Read More
A note from SVP International Director of Network Learning, Rachel Sample: I’m not alone in knowing that measurement leads to movement, so I was excited to dive into the newest report from The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE). Mismatched: The Philanthropic Response to the Call for Racial Justice is the most thorough assessment of […] Read More
Meet SVPI’s new team!
August 16, 2021
SVP Global Community, At SVP International, we have been on a journey together. One of reflection. Of discovery. Of reinvention. In fall 2019, we began an internal restructuring process to better lean into what communities are asking of us as a global philanthropic network. The global pandemic and the racial and economic reckonings accelerated our […] Read More
Call for nominations to join SVPI Board & Committees
August 12, 2021
Dear Network Friends and Partners, As your new Chair of SVP International, it gives me immense pleasure to invite nominations to join the SVPI Board of Directors and its committees for three-year terms starting January 2022. We are at a pivotal moment in our evolution as a network, and this is an excellent opportunity to be […] Read More
Collective momentum in 2021: Network stories, and more
March 10, 2021
We’re a year into this pandemic. I remember this time last year, as Seattle shut down and we faced so much uncertainty in our communities and in our daily lives. I’m reflecting on how this pandemic and the global racial and economic reckoning have radically altered the way we live, learn, work, give, and engage; […] Read More