December News

Giving Tuesday is today, December 3rd!

Access SV2's Annual Holiday Giving Guide to join us in celebrating our current Grantee Partners. Their work and leadership in the Bay Area speaks for itself. On Giving Tuesday and beyond, let’s support these impactful organizations. Let's celebrate their changemaking, courage, persistence, and wellbeing. 

Finding Climate Change Impact in Public Equities

Tuesday, 12/03 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Zoom

If you can get market rate returns on your public equity investments and positively impact climate and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, why wouldn’t you? Previous SV2 Learning Sessions have looked at the divest/invest movement, the returns on index funds versus ESG funds, and investing in climate solutions and low carbon footprint companies. Two practitioners, Jennifer McFarlane and Tony Stayner, have been investing their public equities for climate impact for several years and the session will cover their valuable lessons learned. Spoiler alert: You can get market rate returns and have climate impact (it was just different than what they thought). Also joining will be Andy Behar, the founder and CEO of the non-profit As You Sow, whose shareholder activism is moving the needle with large corporations’ climate and other ESG impacts, so much so that their work is in the cross hairs of climate deniers.

Grantmaking:

Community Organizing Grant Round Meeting #4 | Grant Decision

Thursday, 12/05 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | 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 to be our newest Grantee Partners.

SV2 Holiday Party

Thursday, 12/12 | 5:00pm - 7:30pm | In Person | SV2 Office

SV2 Impact Investing | December Monthly Pitches

Wednesday, 12/18 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Zoom

The SV2 Impact Investing Group meets monthly on Zoom 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 pitch meetings at any point in the year or are welcome to attend meetings on a drop-in basis. Immediately following the pitch meeting, 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 are welcome to observe the IC Meetings immediately following the pitch meeting.

SV2 Impact Investing | January Monthly Pitches

Wednesday, 1/15 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | Zoom

The SV2 Impact Investing Group meets monthly on Zoom 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 pitch meetings at any point in the year or are welcome to attend meetings on a drop-in basis. Immediately following the pitch meeting, 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 are welcome to observe the IC Meetings immediately following the pitch meeting.

Family Philanthropy Interest Circle

Wednesday, 1/22 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Zoom

The Family Philanthropy Interest Circle is a Partner-led group which provides a safe space to explore giving experiences, successes, and challenges in an ongoing, intimate setting. If you are a current Donor Partner with a family foundation, a donor advised fund, family office, or some other structured family giving vehicle, please join us. This event is for current SV2 Donor Partners only, and is led by Deb Dauber. 

SV2 BOOK CLUB READING LIST

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

Code Tenderloin

Saturday, 12/07 | 2:00-6:00PM | In Person
Chase Center Thrive City (1725 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94158)

At Joy to the City, we are on a mission to spread holiday cheer and make a lasting impact in the lives of San Francisco children. Join us as we transform Chase Center into a magical winter wonderland and distribute thousands of toys to children of all ages. We’ll have activities for the entire family, and it’s all free! RSVP here. Contact hello@codetenderloin.org  to volunteer.

Food Distribution with Redwood City Together

Friday, 12/13 | 3:00-6:00PM | In Person
Fair Oaks Community Center (2600 Middlefield Rd. Redwood City)

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.

Listen4Good

Are you looking for ways to measure your community impact and advance your equity goals?  Listen4Good just opened registration for its next round of feedback programs that kick off in January! 

Listen4Good helps organizations gather and analyze feedback data for organizational development, advocacy and fundraising, and equity, diversity and inclusion. To learn more, attend one of our upcoming free informational webinars or schedule a time to chat with a Listen4Good teammate. Ask us how we can help you secure a funder to support your participation in Listen4Good. Register by December 1, 2024 here.

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.