FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:          Terri Wogan, Executive Director, 602-224-0041x 101

RE:             SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS TEENS

 ANNOUNCES GRANT CYCLE

(February 27, 2008 – Phoenix, AZ) Social Venture Partners Teens, part of Social Venture Partners Arizona, a Phoenix-based venture philanthropy network, will be seeking grant applications from qualified nonprofits or organizations serving the metropolitan Phoenix area focusing on child abuse prevention. The funding priority includes:

• Organizations that focus on preventing and providing solutions for abuse towards children from birth to 18. This may include requests for operating support, program specific funds or supplies, equipment or capital.

Requests between $4000 and $5000 will be considered. Those wishing to apply for the current grant cycle should complete an online application at The Arizona Community Foundation, https://www.azfoundation.org/rfp/index.xpl.  (search for Social Venture Partners)  The cycle will be open for applications until March 27, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.

For more information, contact Social Venture Partners Arizona 602-224-0041 x 102.

SVP Teens is a youth philanthropic program of Social Venture Partners   Over a 9-month period, participants ages, 11-18, are empowered to independently pick an issue of importance to them, raise the grant money they will invest, educate themselves on their issue with articles and guest speakers, write a grant application with specific giving priorities, rate the returned proposals and conduct site visits to the top rated agencies.  All decisions are made by the teen members. 

SVP Arizona is a venture philanthropy organization consisting of more than 100 partners who invest their money, time and talent in early-stage nonprofit organizations and then apply their human capital to develop them into sustainable organizations. To date, SVPAZ has invested just over $3 Million in  27 nonprofits focused on Education and Children in the Phoenix metropolitan area. 

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