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
Meet the first round of Reimagine Fund grantees
March 10, 2021
I am thrilled to introduce you to the first round of Reimagine Fund grantees – a phenomenal set of organizations leading transformational work in our communities to advance racial justice. Meet the Grantees! Our first iteration of the Reimagine Fund set out to make a statement given the urgent and renewed reckoning on systemic racism that began […] Read More
Insider look: New possibilities for our network
March 5, 2021
Over the past week, we’ve shared an insider look into our evolving Network strategy, how it came to be, and the early results from this collective work (Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4). In our final chapter in this series, I want to turn our attention to the year ahead and explore how this strategic framework can open up exciting new […] Read More
Insider look: How are we centering our values?
March 1, 2021 “…the agency of movements emanates from within oppressed communities—from their institutions, culture and creativity.” – Aldon D. Morris Welcome to part 4 of our five part series with an insider look. (You can click here for parts 1, 2, and 3). Previously, I shared our evolving strategic direction and how it came to be. Next I want to talk […] Read More
Insider look: Alignment for collective impact
February 26, 2021 Earlier this week I shared Parts 1 and 2 of this email series. Today in part 3, let’s get into how we are shifting towards a collective strategy and some exciting early wins. During our many conversations with Affiliate leaders, we heard that the network strategy needs a path for the evolution of SVP – […] Read More