Informational Breakfast
The next informational breakfast will be held on Tuesday, May 24 at 8:00am at the Adobe Restaurant, 2400 East Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85016. More Partners in SVP Arizona allows us to have an even greater impact in our community! Please RSVP to Terri.
SVP in Bangalore-NEW!
SVPI has its first recruitment event scheduled in Bangalore for Friday, May 18.
Do you have fellow partners, business acquaintances or colleagues with connections in Bangalore whom we should invite?
The core guest list is being drawn from a variety of local sources (Ravi Venkatesen, Pradeep Singh, Arathi Laxman) and Seattle partners (Will Poole, Bratati Ghosh) who have strong connections in Bangalore. The reception is being hosted by Ravi Venkatesen. Will Poole from SVP Seattle will also be present. If you or your partners have contacts whom you think would be interested, please contact Ruth Jones. SVPI will also extend an invitation to a one-on-one meeting with Arathi Laxman, who is leading the effort on the ground.
SVP is also coming to Houston! A reception is being held on Wednesday, May 16, so if you know of someone in the Houston area for SVP, contact Ruth Jones at ruth@svpi.org.
EDUCATIONAL EVENT
Impact of Arizona’s 2012/2012 Budget
As an SVP Partner, you are eligible to attend special programming presented by the Arizona Grantmaker’s Forum; Impact of Arizona’s 2012/2013 Budget on Arizona’s Most Vulnerable Populations.
Arizona is just starting to climb out of the very large budget hole generated by the economic crash of 2008. After several years of severe budget deficits resulting in drastic budget cuts, the state actually generated a surplus in FY 2011-2012.
When:
° Thursday, May 24, 11:00am-2:00pm
Where:
° Arizona Community Foundation, 2201 E. Camelback Road, Suite 405, Phoenix
Who:
° Dana Naimark, Children’s Action Alliance
° Becky Hill, Stand for Children
° Kim VanPelt, St. Luke’s Health Initiatives
° Patrick McWhortor, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
Click here to register!
2012 REINVESTMENT-NEW!
The Social Venture Partners Reinvestment Committee led by Chair, John DeWulf met on March 29th to consider requests for reinvestment funding for six investees. The following investment recommendations were approved by the board at last month’s SVPAZ Board of Directors meeting. For a detailed summary of the recommendations, click here to log into the SVP Intranet.
- Accept the Challenge – $20,000
- Communities in Schools Arizona – $28,000
- P.O.P.S.I.C.L.E.—$15,000
- Si Se Puede – $10,000
- Camelback High School—$15,000
- Orangedale Junior High School—$15,000
GET ENGAGED
Camelback High School
Please consider donating one morning to help make the Camelback High School Career Expo a success. We need 14 volunteers to serve as moderators/panel leaders on Friday, September 28, from about 8:30am to 10:30am. The duties are very limited, but quite important to the success of the program. You will greet the panel members, introduce them to the students, and ensure that each speaker has time to speak and then field questions from the students. Each panel will speak three times. In addition, there may be a couple of emails to send out to the panel members beforehand and a short thank you note to give them on Spartan paper. Lunch will be served.
Can Camelback High count on you? If so, please email me SVP Partner Jill Goldsmith at jillsgoldsmith@gmail.com
Conscious Capitalism in Action-NEW!
Where: Camelback High School’s Library
When: Thursday, May 10 4:30pm–6:30pm (final time line to be confirmed; light hors d’oeuvres and dessert will be served).
What: Conscious Capitalism Business Plan Contest – Oral Competition
- Camelback High School Seniors and Juniors are competing for $12,000 in scholarship awards and the opportunity to attend a four day Entrepreneurial Summer Camp June 21–24 at Tontozona (formerly Camp Tontozona) near Payson, Arizona.
- Participating students have already submitted written Conscious Capitalism Business Plans for written plan judging. The May 10th Conscious Capitalism in Action event gives students an opportunity to present their pitch (elevator pitch) to a panel of expert judges (playing the role of potential Angel Investors) and an invited audience of over one-hundred. Final judging will combine written and oral presentation scores to determine scholarship winners that will include $12,000 in scholarship awards.
Our “Success Partners” who’ve helped to bring this event together include:
- Social Venture Partners Arizona (www.svpaz.org)
- Camelback High School and the Young Entrepreneurs Club
- Junior Achievement of Arizona (www.jaaz.org)
- DECA (www.deca.org)
- Arizona State University – College of Technology and Innovation
- MAC6 (www.MAC6.com) and Angel-Entrepreneurs (www.Angel-Entrepreneurs.com)
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
SSIR’s, When Dreams Defy Reality, speaks to social entrepreneurship and four inherent qualities; Purpose, Passion, Pattern, and Participation.
Social Velocity’s, Financing Not Fundraising, takes a look at the relationship between nonprofits and their donors.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Next Week
May 10 - Conscious Capitalism in Action, 4:30pm at Camelback High School Library
Upcoming Dates
May 24 – Informational Breakfast, 8:00am at the Biltmore Golf Club Adobe Restaurant
May 24 – Impact of Arizona’s Budget, 11:00am at Arizona Community Foundation
Have a good week!