When Donna Bartos presented Go Purple (now called BLOOM365) at Fast Pitch in 2012, the organization had a lot of programs, activities and traction, but needed infrastructure and guidance on how to scale their impact. Donna notes that over the last five years as an SVP...
Partner Tom Callinan recently reflected on his journey through the SVP 101 program and the grant making process. Tom, along with new Partners Laura Armstrong, Linda Baer, and Maura Goldsberry, ended up granting $2,500 to the Nagi Foundation. Founder Shelia Iyengar...
Social Venture Partners Arizona is participating in its second #GivingTuesday tomorrow. Our Partner roster is full of committed community champions who believe that Social Venture Partners is vital to the success of the Valley. If you believe in our work in...
Our inaugural Full Circle cohort gathered this week to learn about healthy communities from Vitalyst Health Foundation and Moves the Needle. The purpose of the cohort is to provide additional support and education to nonprofits who have participated in Fast Pitch....
We hosted our annual staff retreat and we hired Mindfulness First to teach us some mindfulness practices. After hearing Sunny Wight, founder and CEO, make her pitch during the Fast Pitch semi-finals earlier this year, we felt our team could benefit from her insight...
