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Mental Health & Wellbeing Grant Round Meeting #3 | Learning + Sharing

Monday, 11/13 | 12:30pm - 2:30pm | Zoom


In Meeting #3 on Zoom, Partners will go deeper in their learning about the five applicant organizations by discussing the results of the coffee chats and the financial review. The coffee chats are relational, structured, and energizing conversations! The coffee chats replace written grant applications, which can often be very burdensome for busy nonprofit leaders to complete.

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Health Equity Interest Group

Wednesday, 11/29 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Zoom


This Partner-led group meets monthly on Wednesday evenings to learn more about health inequities in the US. We started our year with a broad look at the problem and are narrowing down our focus based on member interests, with the goal of identifying non-profits doing good work in this sector by the end of the year. Please reach out to Deb Dauber with any questions.

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Mental Health & Wellbeing Grant Round Meeting #4 | Grant Decision

Tuesday, 12/5 | 12:30pm - 2:30pm | Zoom


In Meeting #4 on Zoom, SV2 Grant Round participants will discuss the five finalist organizations using SV2’s rubric categories, and vote for two organizations. These two organizations will receive 3-year unrestricted grants of $75,000 each. Participants must be present at this Zoom meeting in order to vote.

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SV2 Impact Investing | December Monthly Pitches

Wednesday, 12/6 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Zoom


The SV2 Impact Investing Group (IIG) meets monthly to hear two social enterprise startups pitch. Partners are invited to provide input on the pitches and volunteer to participate on due diligence teams. All SV2 Partners are welcome to begin regularly attending IIG meetings at any point in the year or are welcome to attend meetings on a drop-in basis. Immediately following the Monthly Pitches, the Investment Committee (IC) convenes to hear the due diligence reports from the previous month and make investment decisions on behalf of SV2. All Partners in IIG are welcome to observe the IC Meetings immediately following the Monthly Pitches.

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WELCOME NEW SV2 PARTNERS

Nancy Hayes

Nancy Hayes is an angel investor who serves as a mentor to women entrepreneurs and founders of color. She has invested in over 30 companies founded by women and in 5 funds. She also advises corporate and nonprofit executives in management and leadership topics. Nancy was a senior executive of the IBM Corporation, CEO of two social services nonprofit organizations, Dean of the College of Business at San Francisco State University, CFO of that university, cofounder of a rewards-based crowdfunding site and Managing Director of Golden Seeds angel group Silicon Valley chapter. Nancy has an MBA from the University of Chicago and lives in San Francisco. Her personal volunteer interests are the elderly, food insecurity and economic development.

Gabriella and Franco Cirelli

Gabriella and Franco (CPA, CFP®) are entrepreneurs and educators whose various community interests include helping individuals overcome challenging socio-economic conditions to realize their full potential and nurturing exceptional, equitable educational environments. Each has taken a vow through the Order of Malta, a 900+ year-old lay Catholic order, to serve the sick and the poor. Several years ago, they co-founded Primeros Pasos, one of San Francisco's largest Spanish-immersion daycares/preschools, which strives to provide the highest quality education in a very inclusive setting. Gabriella is a native Spanish speaker whose mother immigrated from El Salvador. As a child, Franco immigrated with his family from Italy and attended San Francisco public schools from K through 12. Both Gabriella and Franco serve on a number of boards and committees that work to make a significant difference in the Bay Area community.

SV2 BOOK CLUB

The Social Impact Book Club, led by SV2 Partner Paru Desai, is for current Partners only and meets on the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of each month. Join the Book Club on mySV2!


The next meeting is on Sunday, 11/12, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm on Zoom. RSVP here.


December's meeting will be a Book Club Holiday Party in person at Paru's home. This a great way to jump start a new year of reading! The event will be on Sunday, 12/10, from 2:00pm-5:00pm. Feel free to bring a gently used book to participate in a book exchange. Generally, we read nonfiction but fiction books are also welcome. Please RSVP here!

Grantee Partner Volunteer Opportunities & Highlights

Redwood City Together United Against Hate Week

Sunday, 11/12 - Saturday, 11/18


United Against Hate Week is a call for local civic action to stop the hate and implicit biases that are a dangerous threat to the safety and civility of our neighborhoods, towns and cities. More information and RSVP here.

Food Distribution with Redwood City Together

Friday, 12/8 | 3:00pm - 6:00pm | In Person

Fair Oaks Community Center 2600 Middlefield Rd. Redwood City, CA 94065


Join us for some community volunteering! This is a monthly food distribution where 200-250 families benefit from free groceries. This is an exciting in person 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 here.

One Life Counseling

Fridays | 10:00am - 2:00pm


Want to make a difference but don’t have a lot of time to volunteer? We love food donations on Fridays for our Monday Markets. One Life’s Monday Market serves over 1,200 meals. Bring any shelf stable donations at (1033 Laurel St. San Carlos) and we will get them to clients with food insecurity. More info here.

StreetCode Academy

We have a diverse and vibrant volunteer community that includes folks who prep and serve our students, serve as academic tutors, help to teach our classes, and form valuable relationships as mentors with our students. More info here.


About SV2

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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