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Economic Inclusion Grant Round Kicks Off in September
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To determine our learning and grantmaking focus in Fall 2021, we checked in with community leaders and changemakers. SV2’s upcoming grant round will focus on Economic Inclusion, advancing low income, underrepresented workers thriving in the Bay Area, through levers such as workers’ rights and organizing, skill-building for COVID recovery, and leadership development. SV2 will allocate $150,000 of unrestricted, multi-year funding across two organizations ($75,000 each). SV2 will also offer the selected organizations beyond-the-dollars supports as helpful and friendship!
The Grant Round is led by SV2 Partners Mark Wilson and Sneha Challa, and SV2 Staff Amy Badiani. We’d love your input, including organizations to learn more about. Share your insights here by Aug. 23rd!
At our kickoff event on Tuesday, September 21st 6:30-8:30pm: Economic Inclusion: Empowering the Underrepresented to Achieve their Goals, we’ll learn more about what economic inclusion actually looks and feels like, and discuss equitable and impactful community engagement with some Bay Area economic inclusion leaders. Speakers to be confirmed soon. RSVP here.
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SV2 Fall Gathering: Deepening Connections, Deepening Impact
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Join us on Wednesday, October 20th 6:30-8pm for our virtual Fall Gathering! In an inspiring and friendly 'select your own' breakout format (two rounds), we'll connect with authentic and accomplished social impact leaders and learn more about how deeper, foundational connections energize deeper, enduring impact. Confirmed Speakers so far are Olatunde Sobomehin (StreetCode Academy), Jane Melia (Harvest Thermal), Gatanya Arnic (Center for Youth Wellness, a program of Safe & Sound), and Dianne Calvi (Village Enterprise).
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Nancy and Bill Grove are both retired MD's (pathologists) who split their time between homes in Ashland, OR and Cupertino, CA. Bill is focused on performing arts nonprofits, and supports Nancy in her efforts to create a cooler, more sustainable, more equitable planet. Their children are grown, and they have an abiding desire to leave a better world to their beautiful grandchildren.
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Please click "view entire message" below for our full events listing.
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WED. SEPT. 15 | 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Impact Investing Working Group
The SV2 Impact Investing Working Group discusses prospective impact investment opportunities, hears pitches from social entrepreneurs, and performs due diligence in order to make informed investment recommendations on behalf of SV2. The Working Group is comprised of Partners who are committed to actively participating in all aspects of impact investing, including the due diligence process. All Partners are welcome to begin regularly attending IIWG meetings at any point in the year or are welcome to audit meetings on a drop-in basis.
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TUES. SEPT. 21 | 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Economic Inclusion: Empowering the Underrepresented to Advance their Goals
Having the means to get a well paying job, a fair work environment, supporting oneself and families with dignity, a voice in the workplace, equitable opportunities for advancement and leadership, a seat at the decision
and policy-making table...these are some of many examples of what we're learning economic inclusion means in our community.
Join us for our virtual Economic Inclusion Grant Round Kickoff on Tuesday, September 21st 6:30-8:30pm. We'll connect with Bay Area Economic Inclusion Leaders to understand and get closer to lived experiences, community strengths and opportunities, and how we can equitably and effectively make a positive difference together through giving and support.
Speakers to be confirmed soon. SV2 Economic Inclusion Grant Round Partner Leaders Sneha Challa and Mark Wilson will also share more about our Grant Round process and timeline, as well as an initial list of community-sourced organizations we’ll collectively learn more about.
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WED. SEPT. 29 | 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Investing in Climate Solutions: Overview
The headlines around the climate crisis are sobering: Another year of horrendous wildfires in the western US, extreme heat melting public transportation in Oregon, and record temperatures in Greenland are speeding the glacial melt threatening to slow ocean currents and further increase extreme weather events. But in humanity’s race with climate change, there is good news—we have the solutions today to begin drawing down emissions to mitigate its worst effects and more innovations are on their way. We all need to do what we can to accelerate the positives. One under appreciated way is to invest our capital in climate solutions. In this session, Project Drawdown will give us the latest updates on the problem and its most impactful solutions; and Align Impact will provide an overview of how to invest in climate solutions by asset class across the solution sets (renewable energy, regenerative agriculture,
electrifying transportation, etc…), including opportunities to address environmental equity. Future sessions will delve deeper into each of the asset classes identifying more proven, market rate solutions in need of scaling and more innovative, concessionary rate, higher impact ones in need of funding to see if they are viable.
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WED. OCT. 13 | 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Impact Investing Working Group
The SV2 Impact Investing Working Group discusses prospective impact investment opportunities, hears pitches from social entrepreneurs, and performs due diligence in order to make informed investment recommendations on behalf of SV2. The Working Group is comprised of Partners who are committed to actively participating in all aspects of impact investing, including the due diligence process. All Partners are welcome to begin regularly attending IIWG meetings at any point in the year or are welcome to audit meetings on a drop-in basis.
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WED. OCT. 20 | 6:30PM - 8:00PM
SV2 Fall Gathering: Deepening Connections, Deepening Impact
In an inspiring and friendly 'select your own' breakout format (two rounds), we'll connect with authentic and accomplished social impact leaders and learn more about how deeper, foundational connections energize deeper, enduring impact. Confirmed Speakers so far are Olatunde Sobomehin (StreetCode Academy), Jane Melia (Harvest Thermal), Gatanya Arnic (Center for Youth Wellness, a program of Safe & Sound), and Dianne Calvi (Village Enterprise).
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Celebrations, Opportunities, Events
With some of our current Community Partners / Grantees
- SV@Home
- Breaking news: A deal has been reached on extending that state moratorium! AB 832 will extend the eviction moratorium, increase appropriations to provide additional money for rent assistance and improve on the process for relief to those financially impacted by COVID.
- Upward Scholars
With more friends and allies...
- Social Venture Partners International
- Check out SVPI's Stories of Change & Impact, a new report highlighting the work across our global SVP network over the last 18 months. You’ll read stories of the ways we are taking action to reimagine giving within and across our 40+ communities for a scale of impact
greater than any one of us can achieve independently.
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation Latinx Giving Guide
- The Latinx-led nonprofit organizations highlighted in this guide provide leadership, direct services, advocacy and support for Latinx communities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The LatinXCEL Fund, created in partnership with the Castellano Family Foundation, will invest in people and organizations that address the infrastructure needs of
nonprofits serving Latinx communities in our two-county region.
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation: Job Opportunities
- Job openings: SVCF is currently hiring for a range of exciting roles and opportunities. SVCF is looking for people who want to use their talents to make a lasting difference in our local communities and the world. SVCF is hiring for several open positions, including Donor Services Associate - Engagement, Philanthropy Advisor and more!
- Ashoka Changemaker Summit 2021
- The Summit is the global milestone to share cutting-edge ideas that change systems for the better. Meet other doers, shapers and thinkers who believe in the power of changemaking to drive social impact.
- Online September 30th-November 25th, Onsite December 1st-3rd, Turin, Italy
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SV2, Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, is a community of more than 200 individuals who have joined together to learn about effective giving and pool their resources to invest in innovative nonprofits and social enterprises.
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Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits - Redwood Shores
350 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 103
Redwood City, CA 94065
United States
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