(from the March 2009 Newsletter)
You get a sense in this newsletter of the many facets of SVPP. We report on the success of our Parental Engagement Project and CASH Oregon and the opportunity to support The Shadow Project. We share the stories of new Partners and our work to bring in new ones. Venture philanthropy is alive and well in Portland. Learn more here and join us in the movement.
Mark Holloway
Executive Director
SVPP Campaign for New Partners Under Way
In the March 2009 newsletter, we asked you for your thoughts, comments and questions. Have something you'd like to share? Click the "Post a Comment" link at the end of this article to join the conversation.
Tony and Holly Haber joined SVPP in January because they wanted to have more impact in the community than they did through traditional donations. With three school-aged children, they also wanted to share these values in a meaningful way so their kids grow up to be ‘givers’ as well. Tony and Holly will soon join our Investment Team to select the next Capacity Building Fund investment and they’re looking forward to our SVPP Family initiative.
Tony and Holly are just two of many people in the Portland area who want to “really give back” by leveraging their charitable donations with the volunteer expertise, resources and reputation of a corps of fellow Partners. In fact, eleven people joined SVPP in the last three months seeking to build a better Portland. Now SVPP is opening its doors to find more new Partners like these and help us double SVPP’s membership by 2011.
In this economy, it will be no small task. Thus, we formed a team to organize these recruitment efforts and build outreach efforts in the community. First and foremost, we seek to maintain the diverse existing Partner mix of retirees, working professionals, families, Gen X and Yers, and business investors who believe in the SVP philanthropy model. We have also made Partnerships available for local foundations and businesses and for professionals working in nonprofit organizations at a reduced contribution “buy-in.” See all of the benefits and options here.
As in Portland, SVP affiliates around the world find that
our best new Partners come from referrals by current Partners and friends of SVPP. This comes as no surprise since SVPP attracts people with like-minded desires to give back to our community in a unique and high-impact way. If you know of a person who might like to learn more about SVPP, contact Les Soltesz, Recruitment Committee lead, or Mark Holloway, Executive Director.
The Recruitment campaign will run through the end of April.
Tony and Holly Haber joined SVPP in January because they wanted to have more impact in the community than they did through traditional donations. With three school-aged children, they also wanted to share these values in a meaningful way so their kids grow up to be ‘givers’ as well. Tony and Holly will soon join our Investment Team to select the next Capacity Building Fund investment and they’re looking forward to our SVPP Family initiative.
Tony and Holly are just two of many people in the Portland area who want to “really give back” by leveraging their charitable donations with the volunteer expertise, resources and reputation of a corps of fellow Partners. In fact, eleven people joined SVPP in the last three months seeking to build a better Portland. Now SVPP is opening its doors to find more new Partners like these and help us double SVPP’s membership by 2011.In this economy, it will be no small task. Thus, we formed a team to organize these recruitment efforts and build outreach efforts in the community. First and foremost, we seek to maintain the diverse existing Partner mix of retirees, working professionals, families, Gen X and Yers, and business investors who believe in the SVP philanthropy model. We have also made Partnerships available for local foundations and businesses and for professionals working in nonprofit organizations at a reduced contribution “buy-in.” See all of the benefits and options here.
As in Portland, SVP affiliates around the world find that
our best new Partners come from referrals by current Partners and friends of SVPP. This comes as no surprise since SVPP attracts people with like-minded desires to give back to our community in a unique and high-impact way. If you know of a person who might like to learn more about SVPP, contact Les Soltesz, Recruitment Committee lead, or Mark Holloway, Executive Director.The Recruitment campaign will run through the end of April.
PEP Engaging More School Communities
In the March 2009 newsletter, we asked you for your thoughts, comments and questions. Have something you'd like to share? Click the "Post a Comment" link at the end of this article to join the conversation.
In 2004, SVPP decided to "pep" up the Portland school community by creating the Parental Engagement Program (PEP). PEP represented a new investee path for SVPP – rather than taking on a finite project within an ongoing nonprofit organization, PEP's mission was to create a replicable model for fostering parental engagement within schools of low income and multi-cultural families. SVPP partnered with two "test schools" and Impact Northwest (formerly Portland Impact) to achieve this aim.
Was PEP successful? We'd say so! SVPP and Impact
Northwest together created a parental engagement model to be leveraged at other schools in Portland and beyond. This model employs AmeriCorps volunteers and site coordinators of the Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) programs and services. So far, PEP has been replicated at eleven other Portland schools where Impact Northwest administers SUN programs.
How did PEP's two test schools (Kelly Elementary and Clark Elementary, now Clark@Binnsmead) fare in this grand experiment? Two words: sea change. The school leadership and SUN coordinators at both schools reported that incorporation of PEP led to a "sea change" in parental involvement within the classrooms and other areas of the schools. The number of parent volunteers at Kelly tripled over the three year SVPP investment period. The evolution of PEP at Clark led to a school reading night with local children's book author Eric Kimmel as well as a school science night at OMSI.
The benefits of PEP have not ended with the retirement of SVPP's three year investment. The School Advisory Boards for both test schools continue in full swing, as do SVPP Partners Les Soltesz, Alan Crouch and Ralph Leftwich, among others. The continued benefits of PEP are also felt at the replication schools and in the homes of Portland’s diverse working families.
Read more about PEP and review our final report here.
In 2004, SVPP decided to "pep" up the Portland school community by creating the Parental Engagement Program (PEP). PEP represented a new investee path for SVPP – rather than taking on a finite project within an ongoing nonprofit organization, PEP's mission was to create a replicable model for fostering parental engagement within schools of low income and multi-cultural families. SVPP partnered with two "test schools" and Impact Northwest (formerly Portland Impact) to achieve this aim.
Was PEP successful? We'd say so! SVPP and Impact
Northwest together created a parental engagement model to be leveraged at other schools in Portland and beyond. This model employs AmeriCorps volunteers and site coordinators of the Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) programs and services. So far, PEP has been replicated at eleven other Portland schools where Impact Northwest administers SUN programs.How did PEP's two test schools (Kelly Elementary and Clark Elementary, now Clark@Binnsmead) fare in this grand experiment? Two words: sea change. The school leadership and SUN coordinators at both schools reported that incorporation of PEP led to a "sea change" in parental involvement within the classrooms and other areas of the schools. The number of parent volunteers at Kelly tripled over the three year SVPP investment period. The evolution of PEP at Clark led to a school reading night with local children's book author Eric Kimmel as well as a school science night at OMSI.
The benefits of PEP have not ended with the retirement of SVPP's three year investment. The School Advisory Boards for both test schools continue in full swing, as do SVPP Partners Les Soltesz, Alan Crouch and Ralph Leftwich, among others. The continued benefits of PEP are also felt at the replication schools and in the homes of Portland’s diverse working families.
Read more about PEP and review our final report here.
CASH Kickoff
(from the March 2009 Newsletter)
Our Investee, CASH Oregon, celebrated its kick-off for the tax season on February 7, 2009, at its Lloyd Center Super Site with Key Bank volunteers on hand to greet tax filers. For the kick-off weekend, the Lloyd Center site alone helped families and individuals claim $65,514 in Earned Income Tax Credits, adding to a total of $180,486 in federal returns.
Our Investee, CASH Oregon, celebrated its kick-off for the tax season on February 7, 2009, at its Lloyd Center Super Site with Key Bank volunteers on hand to greet tax filers. For the kick-off weekend, the Lloyd Center site alone helped families and individuals claim $65,514 in Earned Income Tax Credits, adding to a total of $180,486 in federal returns.
Shelly Rudolph to Perform at “Shadow Jazz”
(from the March 2009 Newsletter)
Plan to enjoy an evening of great music to benefit SVPP Investee, The Shadow Project. Presented by Isler Northwest LLC, the event will feature The Shelly Rudolph Quartet followed by more music from Troubled Boots featuring Shelly Rudolph, two great ensembles both drawing on the immense talents of Ms. Rudolph. Wine and cheese will be served at intermission.
Purchase your tickets online.
Plan to enjoy an evening of great music to benefit SVPP Investee, The Shadow Project. Presented by Isler Northwest LLC, the event will feature The Shelly Rudolph Quartet followed by more music from Troubled Boots featuring Shelly Rudolph, two great ensembles both drawing on the immense talents of Ms. Rudolph. Wine and cheese will be served at intermission.
Purchase your tickets online.
When:
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Where:
The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland
New Partners
(from the March 2009 Newsletter)
Steve Brook and Vanessa Hughes joined SVPP in
December, after getting to know us over several months. They are enthusiastic and enjoy the option of being investor Partners, able to decide on their level of involvement based on their abilities and availability over time.
Steve is Practice Director for Point B in Portland. Point B is an employee-owned management-consulting firm that provides objective leadership, deep expertise and the ability to transform strategies into reality. Prior to Point B, Steve held management positions at Emerald Solutions, the Nautilus Group, Fiserv, Cingular and US Bank. Steve holds a B.S. from Purdue University and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Steve is also an adjunct professor at the Keller Graduate School of Management, and has served as a board member with the Project Management Institute.
Vanessa is passionate about her work as a teacher of English in Cleveland high school’s International Baccalaureate program. She co-founded MediaThink, a Portland based non-profit which focuses on teaching young people to strengthen critical thinking skills regarding the media and its messages. In addition, Vanessa runs a card business, Hand Maiden Cards, which markets exclusive, sustainable, handmade original art stationery products. Vanessa earned her B.A. from Columbia College Chicago in documentary film making; she holds a Masters in Education from Lewis & Clark College.
Steve and Vanessa moved to Portland, after leaving Chicago 12 years ago. They are very active in the outdoors; their ‘Zen dog’ Bella joins them for camping, cycling, climbing, kayaking, backcountry skiing and trips to the beach. Vanessa says, “Seven lifetimes is not enough to fully discover Oregon.” Steve plans to participate in Cycle Oregon for the second time this year while Vanessa teaches and gardens.
Steve Brook and Vanessa Hughes joined SVPP in
December, after getting to know us over several months. They are enthusiastic and enjoy the option of being investor Partners, able to decide on their level of involvement based on their abilities and availability over time.Steve is Practice Director for Point B in Portland. Point B is an employee-owned management-consulting firm that provides objective leadership, deep expertise and the ability to transform strategies into reality. Prior to Point B, Steve held management positions at Emerald Solutions, the Nautilus Group, Fiserv, Cingular and US Bank. Steve holds a B.S. from Purdue University and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Steve is also an adjunct professor at the Keller Graduate School of Management, and has served as a board member with the Project Management Institute.
Vanessa is passionate about her work as a teacher of English in Cleveland high school’s International Baccalaureate program. She co-founded MediaThink, a Portland based non-profit which focuses on teaching young people to strengthen critical thinking skills regarding the media and its messages. In addition, Vanessa runs a card business, Hand Maiden Cards, which markets exclusive, sustainable, handmade original art stationery products. Vanessa earned her B.A. from Columbia College Chicago in documentary film making; she holds a Masters in Education from Lewis & Clark College.
Steve and Vanessa moved to Portland, after leaving Chicago 12 years ago. They are very active in the outdoors; their ‘Zen dog’ Bella joins them for camping, cycling, climbing, kayaking, backcountry skiing and trips to the beach. Vanessa says, “Seven lifetimes is not enough to fully discover Oregon.” Steve plans to participate in Cycle Oregon for the second time this year while Vanessa teaches and gardens.
New Partners
(from the March 2009 Newsletter)
Sarah Gregory first began work in support of the
disenfranchised in sixth grade, where she led a student walkout to protest the imminent unjust incarceration of a stray dog on her school’s campus. Only upon receiving documented assurance that the dog would be adopted did she agree to return to class. That successful action led to many more years of involvement in community-based social justice organizations, including work with the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee, ACT UP! Portland and the Coalition for Human Dignity.
After attending West Linn High School, Sarah received her B.A. and Juris Doctor from Lewis & Clark College and an M.S. in Information Science from the University of Illinois. She is now employed as a Sr. Platform Methodologist at Intel Corporation.
Sarah and her son, Maxwell Bramlett, live in North Portland. Maxwell is in fifth grade at Holy Redeemer Catholic School, where he is particularly interested in science and mathematics. He also plays cello and piano, and is a starting defender on his soccer team. He is building his volunteer resume, volunteering at the St. Francis Dining Hall one afternoon every week or so since just before his fifth birthday.
The family loves to travel and spent much of Summer 2008 traveling through Central Mexico, learning to navigate the Mexico City subway system.
Sarah Gregory first began work in support of the
disenfranchised in sixth grade, where she led a student walkout to protest the imminent unjust incarceration of a stray dog on her school’s campus. Only upon receiving documented assurance that the dog would be adopted did she agree to return to class. That successful action led to many more years of involvement in community-based social justice organizations, including work with the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee, ACT UP! Portland and the Coalition for Human Dignity.After attending West Linn High School, Sarah received her B.A. and Juris Doctor from Lewis & Clark College and an M.S. in Information Science from the University of Illinois. She is now employed as a Sr. Platform Methodologist at Intel Corporation.
Sarah and her son, Maxwell Bramlett, live in North Portland. Maxwell is in fifth grade at Holy Redeemer Catholic School, where he is particularly interested in science and mathematics. He also plays cello and piano, and is a starting defender on his soccer team. He is building his volunteer resume, volunteering at the St. Francis Dining Hall one afternoon every week or so since just before his fifth birthday.
The family loves to travel and spent much of Summer 2008 traveling through Central Mexico, learning to navigate the Mexico City subway system.
Partner Ventures
(from the March 2009 Newsletter)
- Attorney Dina Alexander has joined the real estate practice of Ball Janik LLP as a Partner.
- Judith McGee was named to the Barron’s list of top 1,000 financial advisors in the country and #3 in Oregon.
- Two Partners have moved near SVPP’s office in the Center for Philanthropy: Lauren Johnson’s Thrive Foundation for Youth and Ray Jubitz with the Jubitz Family Foundation.
- Ten Partners have joined SVPP’s new Capacity Building Fund Investment Team: Valerie Ilsley, Larry Fox, Yassi Irajpanah, Aresh Irajpanah, Joan Hoffman, Tony and Holly Haber, Scott Langen, Dina Alexander, Lauren Johnson.
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