Each SVP Partner makes an annual contribution of $5,500. We pool these funds and invest them in nonprofits we select each year. But the core of our philanthropy is engagement. We give of ourselves -- our time, our expertise, and our contacts -- to help our Investees achieve growth goals that they often thought were impossible. Through this direct involvement, we, too, are strengthened as philanthropists and more personally connected to one another and to the larger Boston community.

Since 2002, we have invested nearly $1 million in Boston and surrounding communities. Including our funding, the value of our Partners’ time, and the operational outputs and benefits to our Investees, we estimate the total philanthropic impact to the community has been more than twice the financial investment. This is true impact and it’s the best way to demonstrate how our engaged (venture) philanthropy model can achieve significant results for our community.