Feb
Why doesn’t everyone vote? What would be the impact if everyone did? And how can we support change to make our democracy more inclusive and representative of our population? Today, many in our communities are significantly...
Jan
We’re pleased to introduce our newest Impact Investee, Amped Innovation! SV2 has made a $25,000 investment in Amped Innovation, which joins our portfolio as our thirteenth impact investment since 2015. Amped Innovation designs and...
Jan
In early January 2020, Center for Youth Wellness was featured in San Francisco Chronicle: “Bay Area doctors target health consequences of childhood trauma.” The tool that CYW researchers and doctors helped test and develop will help...
Jan
SV2 is an accelerator of social impact leaders. And SV2’s Visionary Leadership Circle (VLC) is an accelerator of SV2. These SV2 Partners and supporters provide financial and strategic support that make it possible for a wider range of...
Jan
The Affordable Housing Grant Round -- part of SV2's local Pathways to Opportunity focus -- looked at approaches and organizations which are working to address the complex Bay Area housing crisis. Partners learned about the range of housing...
Jan
Happy New Year to all of our SV2 Partners and friends. As we start a new decade, we hope you will join us to go farther together to create positive change. We have a variety of opportunities to accelerate the learning of SV2...
Dec
The Community Deep Dive Grant Round — part of SV2‘s local Pathways to Opportunity focus — will look at the overlapping levers of education, workforce development, and basic needs in a particular geography: North Fair Oaks / Redwood...
Dec
Our Fall 2019 Building Opportunity and Inclusivity through the Performing Arts Lightning Grant Round (LGR) kicked off with understanding community insights. The insights were recently gathered by our terrific Funder Ally and Financial...
Oct
More than 100 SV2 Partners, Grantees, and social change partners attended SV2's annual Fall Gathering, Farther Together, on Wednesday, October 2. Impact Investee NeedsList and Grantee ICA Fund Good Jobs took front stage and shared...
Oct
To participate in the program this year, Teens - please apply here by Jan. 10th 2020. SV2 Teens will start in mid January 2020 for Teens (grades 7 - 12) of SV2 Partners. That may seem far away, but it will be here before we know...