When Erin Sawyer, then Erin Brooks, was a mechanical engineering student at the University of Michigan, she benefited from the generosity of a scholarship for her education. That degree played a key role in her now impressive career including roles at Honeywell, Tesla...
Power Dynamics in Philanthropy: partner education event Social Venture Partners Arizona has the pleasure of hosting frequent educational opportunities for our Partners to learn how to better invest in our local Arizona community. From Partner panels to presentations...
TOP TRENDS IN PHILANTHROPY FOR SVPAZ PARTNERS (AND INVESTEES) TO WATCH Written by Jacky Alling, SVPAZ Co-Board Chair & Senior Fellow for Philanthropy ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation Our world is constantly changing in monumental ways...
Meet Our Refuel Investee, Teen Lifeline! This organization focuses on supporting the mental health of Arizona’s youth as the only teen-to-teen crisis hotline in the state. For over 35 years, Teen Lifeline has activated suicide awareness and prevention programs and...
3 Common challenges of rapid growth and svpaz solutions As a non-profit grows from a novel and often small start-up to a more established organization with a larger team of employees, it faces a number of internal shifts that can be a challenge to overcome. While...
Meet Feeding Matters, one of SVPAZ’s Refuel Investees Children not eating or limiting what and how they eat their daily meals. Drastic weight loss, deficiencies, or other correlated health issues. A dire need for support for family members, specifically parents. All...
