Edurne Irizarry
Lead Community Impact at Social Venture Partners (SVP) Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA, US
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Social Venture Partners (SVP) Philadelphia
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SVP Philadelphia fosters a community of engaged leaders, strengthens social impact organizations, and invests in collaborative solutions – building powerful relationships to alleviate intergenerational poverty in our region.Strategic Objectives:- Fostering a community of engaged leaders, by providing a broad array of learning opportunities for our Partners, growing our network, and working to advance cross sector collaboration in our community. - Strengthening social impact organizations, by providing financial investments and pro-bono consulting services to social impact organizations.- Investing in collaborative solutions by developing strategic relationships with mission-aligned community partners.Our Approach:SVP is a philanthropic network, but we do more than give away money. We help people who want to contribute do so in a way that maximizes their impact. We do this by providing flexible learning opportunities designed to increase the awareness and build capacity of engaged philanthropists. We also strengthen our region by helping nonprofits and social enterprises enhance and sustain the impact they make on our communityOur focus is where these groups intersect – connecting social impact organizations with people who want to give, not just money, but their professional skills. This results in engaged partners and strong organizations working together to alleviate poverty. SVP Philadelphia is a chapter of SVP International – the global leader in engaged philanthropy. With more than 40 chapters in 8 countries, SVP Partners number more than 3,400 globally, and have collectively provided more than $70M to nearly 1000 community organizations that are changing lives around the world. SVP Philadelphia is powered by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, who provides staffing, infrastructure and financial support. Cover photo credit: Master Wen on Unsplash