Engaged philanthropists should understand the strategy an organization uses to achieve change in order to assess the impact of their giving or volunteering for that effort. In the foundation of […]
Effective engaged philanthropy neither begins nor ends with writing a check; it requires research, self knowledge, authentic relationships, and prudent selection of the right vehicle to achieve the goal. While […]
From the 2018 Summit session: The Giving Code: Mindsets and Approaches of New Donors Presenters: Heather McCleod Grant (Co-Founder and Managing Director at Open Impact) Exploring both the supply and demand side […]
From the 2018 Summit session: The Philanthropy Workshop: An 8-Step Roadmap Presenters: Tracy Mack Parker (Senior Advisor with The Philanthropy Workshop) Senior Advisor with The Philanthropy Workshop, Tracy Mack Parker will distill […]
From the 2018 Global Summit session: Shifting to a Community Focus Presenters: Mark Holloway (Executive Director of SVP Portland), Mark Argosh (Executive Director at SVP Connecticut), Jamie Damsker (Partner at SVP Charleston) and Tim Schottman (CEO at SVPI) […]
The deck of slides that SVP Portland staff used during SVPI’s Learning Lab to present the SVP Portland story of moving to their kindergarten readiness community goal.
A report that SVP Portland commissioned while establishing their community goal strategy. The report, researched and written by Portland State University researchers, documented disparities in kindergarten readiness and showed where […]
SVP Portland’s Policy/Advocacy Task Force met several times during Summer 2017. The purpose of the task force was (1) to understand the policy/advocacy landscape in Oregon, (2) gather information from […]
