Dec
Global Press Institute, one of SV2’s 2016-19 Grantees, trains and employs women in developing media markets to produce high-quality local news coverage that elevates local and global awareness, ignites social change, and addresses the...
Dec
Are you actively engaged in thinking about your financial giving as a family (however you define family) and want to share, problem solve, and learn with others? A new Partner-led Family Philanthropy Affinity Group will provide a safe...
Dec
SV2 is learning... about learning! With Partners Alison Elliott and Jon Goulden at the helm, SV2 has embarked on an Education Learning Year, a series of learning sessions about our local education landscape. Check out recordings of our...
Dec
SV2 Springboard Session Video -- The Giving Code: The State of Silicon Valley Nonprofits & Philanthropy. SV2 Partners Alexa Culwell and Heather McLeod Grant led a special session for SV2 on their new report on our region’s nonprofit...
Nov
Trust-based relationships. Grantee-centric philanthropy. True partnership. How do funders and nonprofit leaders together improve the efficiency, respectfulness, and outcomes of our sector? In this highly interactive session on Fri., Dec 2,...
Nov
Over the last nine months, SV2 has partnered in a landmark report on Silicon Valley nonprofits and philanthropy, which was just recently published. The Giving Code, authored by SV2 Partners Alexa Cortes Culwell and Heather McLeod Grant of...
Nov
Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ), winner of the Spring 2016 Lightning Grant Round, promotes ecological health, environmental stewardship, and community development in Southeast San Francisco by creating community stewardship and...
Oct
Did you know that SV2 Partners overwhelmingly report becoming more strategic, collaborative and generous in their giving, and more knowledgeable about local community needs and potential solutions as a result of their involvement with...
Sep
SV2’s executive director, Jen Ratay, was recently profiled in InMenlo.com. Check out the article here.
Aug
Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2) is pleased to announce $445,000 worth of grants and investments in local nonprofit and social enterprises. Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, also known as SV2, is a Peninsula-based group of more...