SVPP eNews
We update our Partners, Investees and friends every six weeks with SVPP eNews featuring a story about one of our community investments, interesting SVP news and Partner highlights. You may access archived issues of SVPP eNews through the links below. Visit the SVPP Web log for a searchable bank of all SVPP newsletters and updates.
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September 2009: The Shadow Projet: When Bad Things Happen to Good Investments, CCIP Investment Retirement, SVP International Outcomes Report, SVP International Conference, Summer Social photos, Partner Profile: Laurie Weiss, New Partners: Sara Merten, Mark and Jess Desbrow.
July 2009: Venture Scholars Awards 2009 Scholarships, SVPP 2009 Board and Officers, SVPP Family Service Project photos, Partner Profile: Adam Light, New Partners: Brett and Jessica Hamilton.
May 2009: CASH Oregon Update, Giving Circle Report Shows Strengths of SVP Model, SVPP Annual Meeting photos, New Investment in Listen to Kids and potentially in Portland Reading Foundation, Partner Profile: Les Soltesz.
April 2009: Friends of the Children: Providing Opportunities for Portland’s Youth, Update on SVPP’s Support for Friends of the Children, Learn from Bono and Bill Gates at the SVPP Annual Meeting, New Partners: Larry and Judy Kellar Fox, Kris Moore and Ryan Wilcoxen, and Len and Janine Schulwitz.
March 2009: Parental Engagement Program: Counting our Successes, SVPP Partner Recruitment Drive, CASH Oregon Kicks Off 2009 Tax Refund Season, Join Us at Shadow Jazz, New Partners: Steve Brook, Vanessa Hughes and Sarah Gregory
January 2009: SVPP Launches 2009-2011 Strategic Plan, Announcing SVPP Family, Continued Support from OCF, Fight Poverty with PovertyBridge, Partner Profile: Marissa Crouch, New Partners: Tony and Holly Haber.
November 2008: Child Care Improvement Project: Helping Children Get a Strong Start, SVPP Engaged: Making Blankets with The Shadow Project, SVPP Board Ratifies Strategic Plan, SVPP Featured at City Club, Partner Profile: Sue McGrath, New Partners: Yassi and Aresh Irajpanah.
October 2008: SVPP’s Venture Scholars Helping Students Turn Dreams Into Reality, Poverty Simulation, Support Portland’s Children’s Levy, Partner Profile: Lauren Johnson.
September 2008: The Shadow Project Expanding to Help More At-risk Students, SVPP Board Officer Election, SVP International Conference, Summer Social Photos, Partner Profile: Steve Rosenbaum, New Partners: Kirt and Lisa Nilsson.
July 2008: Parental Engagement Program Graduates, Partner Helps Disadvantaged Students Achieve Success with Chess, SVPP Board Election Results, Oregon Community Foundations Renews SVPP Grant, Partner Profile: Bill Porter, New Partners: Scott Langen and Joan Hoffman.
May 2008: CASH Oregon update, SVPP Invests in Friends of the Children, Annual Partners’ Meeting photo essay, Bruce Murray receives SVPP President’s Award, New Partners: Phil and Debbie Richman.
April 2008: Forest Grove Latino Community Network update, SVPP Congratulates Shadow Project Founder, SVP Introduces “My Sites”, 2008 Annual Partners Meeting, New Partners: Than Clevenger, Adam and Melissa Light, Libbi Loseke Winter.
March 2008: PEP at Clark Elementary, SVPP Introduces Advisory Council, March Quarterly Meeting, Partner notes.
September 2007: Eli Lamb chosen for SVP Leadership Award, Morrison Child and Family Services to honor SVPP, survey shows SVPP directly related to increase in Partners’ philanthropy.
July 2007: SVPP to Top $1 million in investments, SVPP announces the 2007-2008 investees: New Avenues for Youth and The Shadow Project.
June 2007: SVPP moves to the Center of Philanthropy, Dr. Donna Beegle speaks to SVPP, SVPP hosts Jim Lambright, Chairman of Export-Import Bank, new Kids Café opening in Hillsboro and welcome to four new partners.
April 2007: Dr. Vicki Phillips, Superintendent of Portland Public Schools speaks to SVPP, SVPP grant process under way, investee updates and welcome to two new partners.
December 2006: Jean Hart’s departure, welcome Deborah Lockwood, SVPI annual conference in Denver, Mississippi Street Revitalization efforts, and update on investments.
October 2006: MercyCorps CEO speaks to SVPP partners, Colin Powell speaks at the Boys & Girls Club, summer gathering, new SVPP website, and new SVPP report available.
July 2006: Message from our new board president, Annual Meeting with Dr. Peter Kohler of OHSU, welcome new board members, investees, and partners, partner profiles.
March 2006: Holiday party, CASH Supersite, education survey results, new monthly installment capability.
December 2005: Governor Kitzhaber speaks to SVPP, Dean of PSU College of Urban and Public Affairs speaks to SVPP, SVPP gets tax-exempt status, annual SVP network meeting in Phoenix, SVPP survey results on communications, 2nd Kids Café open, SVPP article in The Oregonian, SVPP investments graduating.
September 2005: Summer BBQ, SVPP moves to new quarters, SVPP 2005 investments.
June 2005: Annual meeting, Portland Commissioner Sam Adams speaks to SVPP, SVPP elects new Board, SVPP announces investments for 2005, Venture Scholars awards scholarships, SVPP featured by OCF.
March 2005: Venture Scholars, SVPP joins Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington, SVPP and SVPI receive prestigious awards, SVPP sets direction for 2005 investments.
September 2004: Introducing Jean Hart, our new executive director; volunteer spotlight, invitation to join the latest investment team
June 2004: Inside Kids Café, welcome new partners, Annual Meeting highlights from keynote speaker Maynard Orme of OPB
March 2004: Inside Portland Relief Nursery, welcome new partners, Strategic Design Team, SVPP featured in the Oregon Business
