A Cool New Way of Giving
Welcome to Social Venture Partners Arizona….
It is exciting to be part of the engaged philanthropy movement and we invite you to collaborate with us in a very unique and powerful way of giving. Our Partners use a venture capital approach and apply it to our philanthropic work with nonprofits. This means that we engage with the nonprofits we choose to invest in—not only with our dollars but with our time and business expertise.
Social Venture Partners is a powerful network. We learn together, grow together, invest in our community together—and have fun doing it.
We hope you will join us on our journey to really make a difference.
Dan Rigby, Board Chair and Founding Partner
Terri K. Wogan, Executive Director
Annual Report
Read about the faces and figures of2009 to reveal how our investments in children and education are paying off.
Blog
Aug 30 2010 What’s Going on in the Blogosphere?
Nell Edginton recently blogged about the need for nonprofits to analyze, articulate, and deliver on their “social value proposition.” While most entrepreneurs are familiar with the concept of a “value proposition,” or the unique value a product or service provides a consumer, articulating this is a new challenge for many nonprofits. According to Edington, it “is less about [...]
Aug 25 2010 Guest Blog from Maurine Karabatsos – SVPAZ Event!
On the 30th of this month, Claudia Sangster—A founding partner of SVPLA, Director of Philanthropy, Estate and Trust Services with Harris Bank and Executive Director of their Charitable Foundation—will be speaking with SVPAZ Partners. We have reserved a room at Tomaso’s on 32nd Street and Camelback (get directions here), ordered some pizzas and Bruschetta, and [...]
Aug 25 2010 Social Venture Partners MidWeek Missive
SVPAZ EVENT! Meet Claudia Sangster – August 30th
Claudia Sangster, founding partner of SVPLA and Director of Philanthropy, Estate and Trust Services with Harris Bank, will be speaking with SVPAZ Partners on trends in philanthropy. We have reserved a room at Tomasos on 32nd Street and Camelback, ordered some pizza and bruschetta, so please join us! [...]
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