(From the June 2004 Newsletter)
SVP Portland is very proud of the excellent organizations we have invested in during our first three years. These include Morrison Child and Family Services, Metropolitan Family Service, the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington, and Children's Relief Nursery (formerly Portland Relief Nursery; please see article below). Altogether our investees represent over $500,000 and hundreds of hours of volunteer time donated by SVP Partners--as well as significant cash and in-kind donations from other individuals, businesses, foundations and government sources, generated by SVPP involvement.
The newest SVPP venture is Kids Cafe. This is a national initiative, established locally by the Boys and Girls Club of Portland in their Blazers' Club facility. This Kids Cafe serves hundreds of hot meals each week to low-income children attending the Club's after-school and summer programs.
Working together, the Boys and Girls Club and Social Venture Partners have secured funding that includes $130,000 from SVPP, and $200,000 from the Meyer Memorial Trust, to open a Kids Cafe at its Wattles Club in Southeast Portland.
The new Kids Cafe will have its grand opening celebration on July 13th, to which all Partners are cordially invited. SVPP Board Chair Jeff Grubb and Kids Cafe Lead Partner Mike Maerz will participate in the ribbon-cutting. Come tour the facility and join in celebrating this new resource in our community! Please see the Calendar for details.
Meanwhile SVPP is continuing to work with the Boys and Girls Club to open a Kids Cafe at their Hillsboro Club, and to expand service at their Blazers' Club.
SVP's involvement in this successful effort, hailed as an innovative model for addressing needs in the community, was the brainchild of our 2003 Investment Team. We expect to field a new Investment Team in 2004. Partners interested in joining the Team please email Miriam.
Welcome New Partners
(From the June 2004 Newsletter)
SVPP warmly welcomes these additions to our community of Partners:
Mark T. Adams
Mark manages marketing and communications for Intel Capital, the company's strategic investment program. He has been with Intel for almost seven years. During business school Mark wrote the first corporate citizenship report for Silicon Graphics Computer Systems. Prior to that he worked as an account executive on consumer advertising accounts such as Clorox and Kraft General Foods at Young & Rubicam in San Francisco.
Mark earned a bachelors degree in economics from Vanderbilt University. He leads the Net Impact Northwest Professional Chapter, an organization aimed at developing the next generation of socially responsible MBA students and alumni. Mark recently co-founded the Intel Employee Sustainability Network and is President of the Oregon Kayak and Canoe Club.
Please note the Net Impact Open House on the SVPP Calendar.
Heather Beusse
Heather is a Senior Financial Analyst for Intel. She is co-founder of the Intel Sustainability Network. She is also co-founder of Net Impact Northwest Professional Chapter and a member of its steering committee.
Heather holds a Master's degree in International Management from the Haas School of Business at the University of California. Her varied background includes working as a math teacher, and for the Council on Economic Priorities.
Heather serves on the Board of Directors of Globio,a group devoted to increasing children's awareness of biodiversity.
Kirsten Day and Rick Deats
Kirsten and Rick relocated with their two young sons from the San Francisco Bay Area two years ago. Kirsten is General Counsel for PacTrust. Rick, having practiced both as a tax lawyer and as a tax planning consultant in major accounting firms, is now a stay-at-home father to their boys. The family enjoys music and swimming, hiking and other outdoor adventures.
John and Geri Miner
John has worked at Intel for 21 years and is currently President of Intel Capital. He serves on the Advisory Board of The Tulane School of Engineering, his alma mater.
Geri's background is in marketing and she most recently owned a retail business for 12 years. She now spends time fundraising for "Friends of the Children - Portland" and is joining the Board of Oregon College of Art and Craft.
John and Geri enjoy travel, sailing, tennis, art, wine, cooking, old houses and antiques.
SVPP warmly welcomes these additions to our community of Partners:
Mark T. Adams
Mark manages marketing and communications for Intel Capital, the company's strategic investment program. He has been with Intel for almost seven years. During business school Mark wrote the first corporate citizenship report for Silicon Graphics Computer Systems. Prior to that he worked as an account executive on consumer advertising accounts such as Clorox and Kraft General Foods at Young & Rubicam in San Francisco.
Mark earned a bachelors degree in economics from Vanderbilt University. He leads the Net Impact Northwest Professional Chapter, an organization aimed at developing the next generation of socially responsible MBA students and alumni. Mark recently co-founded the Intel Employee Sustainability Network and is President of the Oregon Kayak and Canoe Club.
Please note the Net Impact Open House on the SVPP Calendar.
Heather Beusse
Heather is a Senior Financial Analyst for Intel. She is co-founder of the Intel Sustainability Network. She is also co-founder of Net Impact Northwest Professional Chapter and a member of its steering committee.
Heather holds a Master's degree in International Management from the Haas School of Business at the University of California. Her varied background includes working as a math teacher, and for the Council on Economic Priorities.
Heather serves on the Board of Directors of Globio,a group devoted to increasing children's awareness of biodiversity.
Kirsten Day and Rick Deats
Kirsten and Rick relocated with their two young sons from the San Francisco Bay Area two years ago. Kirsten is General Counsel for PacTrust. Rick, having practiced both as a tax lawyer and as a tax planning consultant in major accounting firms, is now a stay-at-home father to their boys. The family enjoys music and swimming, hiking and other outdoor adventures.
John and Geri Miner
John has worked at Intel for 21 years and is currently President of Intel Capital. He serves on the Advisory Board of The Tulane School of Engineering, his alma mater.
Geri's background is in marketing and she most recently owned a retail business for 12 years. She now spends time fundraising for "Friends of the Children - Portland" and is joining the Board of Oregon College of Art and Craft.
John and Geri enjoy travel, sailing, tennis, art, wine, cooking, old houses and antiques.
Annual Meeting Highlights
(From the June 2004 Newsletter)
On a lovely May evening SVP'ers, investee representatives, and guests met at the EcoTrust Building in Portland's Pearl District to look back at our accomplishments so far, and also to look ahead to new challenges and opportunities, at the SVPP Annual Meeting.
Partners thanked outgoing Board members Jim Johnson and Nick Stanley for their dedicated service, and welcomed new Board members George Alexander, Jean Hart and Dave Smith. The Partners also warmly thanked departing Interim Executive Director Miriam Feuerle. Team Co-Leader Leslie Trim presented the Plan developed by the Strategic Design Team over the past six months. The Plan beautifully lays out SVPP's philosophy and goals and offers ideas for continuing evolution and improvement in service both to our Partners and to our community; it will be the subject of an SVPP Town Hall on June 9th (please see the notice on the Calendar, top right).
Oregon Public Broadcasting President Maynard Orme gave the Annual Meeting keynote address. He described a national initiative called Life Options that he and Jay Bloom, President of Morrison Child and Family Services, seek to integrate into Portland area nonprofits. Its purpose is to tap the potential of the generation now aged 45 to 75 as volunteers and as "returnee" workers. This creative program is being developed locally with the help of SVP Partner Jean Hart.
On a lovely May evening SVP'ers, investee representatives, and guests met at the EcoTrust Building in Portland's Pearl District to look back at our accomplishments so far, and also to look ahead to new challenges and opportunities, at the SVPP Annual Meeting.
Partners thanked outgoing Board members Jim Johnson and Nick Stanley for their dedicated service, and welcomed new Board members George Alexander, Jean Hart and Dave Smith. The Partners also warmly thanked departing Interim Executive Director Miriam Feuerle. Team Co-Leader Leslie Trim presented the Plan developed by the Strategic Design Team over the past six months. The Plan beautifully lays out SVPP's philosophy and goals and offers ideas for continuing evolution and improvement in service both to our Partners and to our community; it will be the subject of an SVPP Town Hall on June 9th (please see the notice on the Calendar, top right).
Oregon Public Broadcasting President Maynard Orme gave the Annual Meeting keynote address. He described a national initiative called Life Options that he and Jay Bloom, President of Morrison Child and Family Services, seek to integrate into Portland area nonprofits. Its purpose is to tap the potential of the generation now aged 45 to 75 as volunteers and as "returnee" workers. This creative program is being developed locally with the help of SVP Partner Jean Hart.
PRN becomes CRN
(From the June 2004 Newsletter)
Portland Relief Nursery has changed its name to Children's Relief Nursery. This reflects the Nursery's goal of expanding its child abuse prevention services, and establishing facilities in addition to its current Portland location. The next Children's Relief Nursery is tentatively planned to open in 2007, most likely in Washington County.
Children's Relief Nursery recently launched CRN Enterprises, a new entity that will foster several small businesses. CRN Enterprises is now soliciting donations of new or gently used items worth at least $50 for online resale on Ebay. Future plans include selling children's furniture and toys including hand painted wooden rocking horses. All proceeds from these endeavors will generate funds for child abuse prevention programs.
CRN Enterprises would love to get donations of saleable items from SVPP partners. They'll even come and pick your items up! For more information, go to www.childrensreliefnursery.org/enterprises or call the Lead Partner Laura Finney at 503-617-4598.
Portland Relief Nursery has changed its name to Children's Relief Nursery. This reflects the Nursery's goal of expanding its child abuse prevention services, and establishing facilities in addition to its current Portland location. The next Children's Relief Nursery is tentatively planned to open in 2007, most likely in Washington County.
Children's Relief Nursery recently launched CRN Enterprises, a new entity that will foster several small businesses. CRN Enterprises is now soliciting donations of new or gently used items worth at least $50 for online resale on Ebay. Future plans include selling children's furniture and toys including hand painted wooden rocking horses. All proceeds from these endeavors will generate funds for child abuse prevention programs.
CRN Enterprises would love to get donations of saleable items from SVPP partners. They'll even come and pick your items up! For more information, go to www.childrensreliefnursery.org/enterprises or call the Lead Partner Laura Finney at 503-617-4598.
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