What would the world look like if we all invested much more in nonprofits that create measurable positive change in the world?

We are excited to announce that Darcie de Freitas, an SVP Partner, is the 2023 Sarah Cohen-Doherty Community Impact Award recipient!

Learn about Tom Diamond’s Encore Fellowship with State Forest Trust of Oregon. “This was a deeply enriching project that took me in all different directions.”

Co-founder of our Business Partner, Center for Equity and Inclusion (CEI), Hanif Fazal shares his perspective in his new book An Other World: The Fight for Freedom, Joy and Belonging.

SVP Partner Kelly Starkey explains why SVP Portland has proven time and time again that her philanthropic dollars are best invested here.

Learn about Martha Jones’s Encore Fellowship with Portland Community College, revising the curriculum for and teaching “Quick Start to Semiconductor Technician Training.”

SVP Portland is happy to announce that Ursula Garcia has joined our team as the new Encore Fellows Program Coordinator!

How does an organization become an SVP Community Partner? Learn about our exploratory pre-investment process.

Being an SVP Partner allows you to be actively anti-racist by meaningfully engaging in work that dismantles systemic inequities.

SVP Portland welcomes and accepts gifts for purposes that help us fulfill our mission. Our current gift acceptance policy was approved by our Board of Directors in June 2023.

Learn more about Michele Beneville, an SVP Partner who is a constant source of administrative support and joy, and essential to our operations!

Our Strategy Team recently concluded their scope of work to collaboratively build an action plan, along with key metrics that drive toward our access to preschool goal!

We are excited to announce that the Portfolio Management Team renewed our investment in Threads of Justice Collective and made a new investment in Learning Train Academy!

“We know that one of the best ways to keep young people from becoming involved in crime later on is to make sure they have a foundation for educational success in their earliest years.”

The Metropolitan Family Service Ready, Set Go! program expanded significantly over the past ten years--from one classroom to three services helping more than 200 families. Learn more about their impact!

Do you want to know how to enhance and expand your LinkedIn presence so it benefits both you and SVP? LinkedIn is a powerful platform for organizations like SVP Portland to tell stories about impact and get new people engaged.

SVP staff share what they have been reading, listening to, and watching as a part of their personal equity journeys. We hope this will inspire you to educate yourself and others about issues impacting communities of color!

Walking alongside our Community Partners is core to what we do. Every day, our staff and Partners work hand-in-hand with Community Partners on programs and initiatives that drive our goal forward.

We recently endorsed Senate Bill 606: Oregon Nonprofit Modernization Act. If passed, it will help Oregon’s nonprofits retain staff and continue providing essential services that promote the well-being of our state’s children and families.

The Oregon House is in session with two bills that affect our work — and we’re leveraging our influence to support them. Learn about our advocacy and the bills we support.