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September 2007 Newsletter
Contents: 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 Newsletter
Contents: SVPP to Top $1 million in investments, SVPP announces the 2007-2008 investees: New Avenues for Youth and The Shadow Project.

June 2007 Newsletter
Contents: message from our ED announcing the AmeriCorps VISTA position and our move to the Center of Philanthropy, Dr. Donna Beegle speaks to SVPP, SVPP hosts Jim Lambright, Chairman of Export-Import Bank, new Kids Cafè opening in Hillsboro and welcome to four new partners.

April 2007 Newsletter
Contents: message from our new ED, Mark Holloway, 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 Newsletter
Contents: message from our president announcing the departure of Jean Hart, welcome Deborah Lockwood, SVPI annual conference in Denver, Mississippi Street Revitalization efforts, and update on investments.

October 2006 Newsletter
Contents: 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 Newsletter
Contents: 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 Newsletter
Contents: holiday party, CASH Supersite, education survey results, new monthly installment capability.

December 2005 Newsletter
Contents: 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 Newsletter
Contents: Summer BBQ, SVPP moves to new quarters, SVPP 2005 investments.

June 2005 Newsletter
Contents: 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 Newsletter
Contents: Venture Scholars, SVPP joins Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington, SVPP and SVPI receive prestigious awards, SVPP sets direction for 2005 investments.

September 2004 Newsletter
Contents: Introducing Jean Hart, our new executive director; volunteer spotlight, invitation to join the latest investment team

June 2004 Newsletter
Contents: Inside Kids Café, welcome new partners, Annual Meeting highlights from keynote speaker Maynard Orme of OPB

March 2004 Newsletter
Contents: Inside Portland Relief Nursery, welcome new partners, Strategic Design Team, SVPP featured in the Oregon Business

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"SVP Portland represents a very powerful new model of value-added philanthropy. Funds are obviously needed by nonprofits but integration of effective managerial, strategic and IT skills from the private sector are also clearly needed."

Jay Bloom, Former President & CEO,
Morrison Child and Family Services