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Diane Schweitzer & Steve Schramm
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After forays into investment banking and consulting, Diane moved to the philanthropic sector where she has worked for 30 years. She served for six years as a member of the senior management team at the Robin Hood Foundation, one of
the first venture philanthropies. Starting in 2000 in the Bay Area, Diane’s consulting focused on organizational transformation of philanthropic organizations and nonprofit agencies. She most recently served as the Interim Chief Program Officer for Patient Care at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. In her spare time, Diane loves to hike, ski, sing, and avoid cooking at all costs.
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Steve Schramm led seven startups over 30 years and now provides executive mentorship to small businesses in a variety of fields, primarily climate
change mitigation and medical breakthroughs. Steve provides mentoring via Stanford StartX, MIT UPOP, and related groups. Steve wants to see more successful women in tech and actively mentors female entrepreneur founders, works on the STEM inclusion taskforce (The Tech) to keep girls 10-16 engaged in tech, and supports female entrepreneurs in the Middle East via Gaza Sky Geeks and Manara. Steve regularly plays ultimate frisbee, tennis and golf, skis, and enjoys cooking, fortunately.
Steve & Diane travel aggressively throughout the world. They live in Mountain View, California, and have two sons in Seattle and Tucson.
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Joanna Zhu
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Joanna Zhu has been working in the fund administration industry for 10 years, primarily focusing on Ventures and Private Equity. Before her son was born, she did volunteer work organized by her employer once a month.
Her current interests include but are not limited to education and climate change.
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We are seeking English Language Tutors to work one on one with staff on Zoom. The commitment is 1-2 hrs per week and training is provided. Contact María José Bastias (mariajose@mujeresunidas.net) to learn more and apply.
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SV@Home is thrilled to announce Affordable Housing Month 2023! This year’s theme is #BuildingCommunity. During the entire month of May, SV@Home convenes our region’s housing partners to host dozens of virtual workshops, webinars, and creative community engagement opportunities in order to activate and engage our community of housing advocates and the general public around our housing challenges and solutions.
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Upward Scholars is looking for conversation-only partners to help students practice and improve their English conversation skills in a more casual, friendly virtual setting with a fluent English speaker. Fluent English-speaking partners are expected to meet with their students on a weekly basis virtually, participate in a minimum of one 45-60 minute session or three 15-20 minute sessions a week, provide help with English
vocabulary, and gently correct English grammar and pronunciation errors. If you are interested in volunteering to serve as an English Conversation Partner to work virtually one-on-one with one of our students, please complete this short interest form here.
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Food Distribution with Redwood City Together | Community Initiative
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Join us for some community volunteering on Friday, May 12 from 3-6pm! This is a monthly food distribution where 200-300 families benefit from healthy and free groceries. This is an exciting in person, family friendly volunteer opportunity to be in community with Redwood City Together, our new Community Initiative Grantee Partner. We have five slots available for the SV2 community each month. RSVP
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COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
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SV2 Grantee and Investee Partner Celebrations and Events
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We’re proving what’s possible when you empower the next generation of leaders with the skills, networks, experiences, and confidence necessary to launch a strong career. Our 2023 Jobs Report is out!
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Shop the ICA Marketplace! | By shopping with us, you’re helping the Bay Area small business ecosystem thrive. Shop now.
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Una Vida | One Life Counseling
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Una Vida is a division under One Life that provides mental health support and services for the latinx community. Please join us on May 11 at 6pm in hearing about our program, how we are increasing our services for the underserved community and our goals for the future! We also know how imporant self care is so please join us for a salsa lesson led by an instructor. The profit from this night will go to more free and affordable
therapy sessions, parenting groups, teen/children groups and workshops for the community. RSVP.
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Supporting local small businesses started and owned by Upward Scholars students and alumni helps students continue to live out their entrepreneurial dreams! Support a student
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In 2023, one of Upward Scholars' goals and priorities is to acquire no-cost or low-cost office space for our now seven-person team, and we need your help! The ideal Upward Scholars office:
Located in Redwood City (or East Palo Alto to Belmont) Accessible by public transit
With dedicated parking or street parking
Approximately a 400-square-foot space for shared coworking With access to a conference room
Accommodates
the presence of children during work hours Available beyond the traditional Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm workday
With a minimum 10-month lease
If you know of spaces that might be a good fit, please contact us: marta@upwardscholars.org and abadiani@sv2.org
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Are you looking for ways to accelerate your community impact and advance your equity goals? Listen4Good just opened registration for its next round of feedback programs that kick off in July!
Listen4Good is a capacity-building initiative, launched by Fund for Shared Insight, that supports nonprofits to build high-quality, equity-focused feedback loops with those they serve. Over time, organizations that work with
L4G become more client-centric, more impactful, and also more inclusive—fostering shared partnerships with their clients.
Over the course of 18 months, organizations will benefit from 1:1 coaching, robust survey tools, and peer learning opportunities. To learn more, attend one of our upcoming free informational webinars or schedule a time to chat with a Listen4Good teammate. Ask L4G how we can help you secure a funder to support your participation in Listen4Good. Register by June 1, 2023 here.
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SV2 BOOK CLUB READING LIST
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The Social Impact Book Club, led by SV2 Partner Paru Desai, is for
current Partners only and meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Join the Book Club on mySV2!
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Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2) is a learning community of everyday givers committed to accelerating equity in the Bay Area through grantmaking and impact investing. For over 20 years, SV2 has been a trusted social innovation leader supporting locals to connect, learn, and practice giving in community alongside their peers.
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Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits – Redwood Shores
350 Twin Dolphin Dr, Suite 103
Redwood City, CA 94065
Tax ID: 51-0644783
info@sv2.org
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