Important Dates
2026 Grant Round Info Session: August 3, 2026
Learn About Becoming an SVP Boston Partner: August 5, 2026
NextGen Philanthropists Speaker Series: September 23, 2036
SPARK! End of Year Celebration: December 8, 2026
What is Venture Philanthropy?
Venture philanthropy applies aspects of venture capital investing in the nonprofit sector. When a venture capital firm invests in a for-profit entity, they combine cash investments with strategic support over a multi-year period in order for their investees to grow and scale their businesses. Venture philanthropy works same way, except the focus is on growing and scaling nonprofit organizations.
How Do We Perform Venture Philanthropy?
SVP supports a portfolio of early-stage local nonprofits (our grantees) through a combination of unrestricted grants to fund operations and pro bono consulting to tackle projects to accelerate scaling their programs. Our team of experienced partners provide a range of pro bono support services to help our grantees achieve their goals. From forecasting to marketing to strategic planning, we help our grantees build sustainable and effective organizations.
Our Social Impact Priority Framework
We focus on enhancing individual and organizational abilities to improve the economic status for current and future generations, focusing on closing the racial wealth gap in the following areas:
