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Social Venture Partners Monday Missive- Feb. 22

February 25th, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010

New Partner

Welcome to Cheryl Walsh who was referred by Partner Deb Hill. Cheryl is the owner of WalshCOMM and is the past CEO of Citizenship Counts. We are delighted to have Cheryl as part of the SVP Arizona family!

Survey

SVP Arizona is working with a team of six seasoned MBAs from 5 different countries from Thunderbird School of Global Management.  As part of a class project, they will be assisting SVP Arizona with auditing internal communications activities. All Partners will be sent a survey later this week and we ask that you take just a few minutes to fill out the survey so that we can learn how to better serve you. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Lunch & Learn

Social Media for SVP Partners: Bring your lunch and learn from Partner Park Howell about how Twitter, Facebook, etc. can work for you. March 23, 2010 11:30 AM-1:00 PM at Park & Co

RSVP to Becca Mandel if you want to attend.

Growing the Partnership

The next Partner Informational Breakfast will be held on Thursday, April 1, 8:00 AM at the Adobe Restaurant Biltmore.

We need your help to ensure the future work of SVP Arizona. Please share the opportunity with others to strengthen our Phoenix nonprofit community and become more philanthropically engaged in challenging issues. Contact Terri to let us know who we should be contacting.

Reinvestment Committee

Several of our current Investees will be reviewed for reinvestment on March 30, 2010. If you have an interest in participating in this very special process, and have served on a prior Investment or Reinvestment Committee, please contact Julie.

Seattle SVP

Which SVP Seattle Partner is playing a key role in the 2010 Winter Olympics? Click here to learn more!

Educational Opportunities

AGF Education Funders Meeting

When: March 18, 2010

Where: Rodel Charitable Foundation

Event Description:  The next AGF Education Funders Meeting will provide an update on Arizona’s Race to the Top application, which was submitted in late January to the US Department of Education. Dr. Carol Peck and Karla Phillips, the Governor’s Education Policy Advisor, will provide details of key elements of the State’s application and highlight potential next steps and the role that funders might take in supporting Arizona’s application. RSVP to Julie if you would like to attend. Seating is limited.

Affinity Groups

The Critical Issues Affinity Group will be meeting on:

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:00 PM at the home of Partner Marc Kellenberger

The Education Affinity Group will be meeting on:

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 8:30 AM at CB Richard Ellis

To follow the work and information of the Affinity Groups go to the SVP Arizona Intranet site.

New to the SVP Arizona Intranet? You will need a username and password. To access this information, contact Becca or call 602-224-0041 x 100.

SVP Teens

Whole Foods 5% Market Day

Spread the word! Whole Foods Paradise Valley has chosen the SVP Teens for their Community Giving day where they will donate 5% of their profit to the Teens.

Help support the Teens by shopping on Wednesday, March 3. Thank you for helping our teens raise funds for their grantmaking. 

Save the Date–

April 29, 2010

The SVP Arizona Spring Partner Event will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Park & Co. Fun and exciting activities will be taking place during the evening including the announcement of the 2010 SVP Arizona Social Entrepreneurs of the Year. You won’t want to miss this!

Please RSVP to Julie.

Going Together–Going Far

April 21, 2010 in Seattle

Now is the time for partners to come together to explore and design the future of your SVP and the network.

What do we want our SVP’s legacy to be?

In what direction do our shared values lead us?

How can we achieve a balance between service and leadership?

What are the opportunities that SVP can seize?

Join other SVP Partners across the network to answer these compelling questions!

Click here to Register.

Blog for SVP Arizona!

Is there something you would like to blog about as an SVP Partner? Let us know! Contact Becca for more information.

Calendar

February 22

SVP Board Meeting, 11:30 AM at The Arizona Community Foundation

March 2

Brain Drain Team, 8:00 AM at Park & Co. Want to learn more? Contact Terri

March 3

SVP Teens Fundraisier at Whole Foods Paradise Valley

WANT TO GET ENGAGED BUT DON’T KNOW HOW?

Contact Terri or call 602-224-0041 x 101

TWITTER

Click here to follow SVP on Twitter

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FACEBOOK

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Have a great week!

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