Program areas at Social Venture Partners Charlotte
SEED20: We celebrated our 10th year by returning to the stage with several program enhancements on April 27, 2023, which enabled us to spotlight 10 high-impact and diverse nonprofits from the Charlotte, NC metro area. We awarded $34,250 in cash and in-kind prizes. We piloted a convenient online giving platform that raised $51,386, including a generous $20,000 match from Wells Fargo. We also hosted a series of new skill building and networking programs for our alumni focused on fundraising to support our SEED20 nonprofits beyond the stage.
Spark Team: Provide SEED20 and Investee nonprofit alumni with pro-bono consulting with a focus on knowledge transfer and capacity building. Support is provided in the areas for Strategy/Governance, Marketing/Communication, Technology/Operations, Fundraising, and Finance & Accounting. Completed 10 projects for local nonprofits with 30 volunteer Partners, totalling 769 skilled partner volunteer hours.
Investee Grant Portfolio - In 2023, Social Venture Partners provided strategic capacity building support and $60,000 in total unrestricted grantfunding to 4 local nonprofits. Some specific highlights of projects that SVP provided include: facilitating a fundraising capability assessment, coordinating a household essentials drive for local families, supporting the search process for a new Executive Director, providing Board of Directors training, supporting succession planning and enhancing committee structures. We also leveraged resources to help with new legal agreements, generated new marketing collateral and made over 20+ introductions for public relations and collaboration.