SVPP Welcomes Paul & Debbi Brainerd for Annual Meeting

(From the April 2008 Newsletter)

Environmental Philanthropists and Tech Entrepreneur to Speak on May 15

The father of desktop publishing and founders of a the keynote speakers at SVPP’s Annual Partners’ Meeting on May 15, 2008. As the creator of Aldus PageMaker in 1985, Paul Brainerd coined the term 255-acre environmental learning center will serve as “desktop publishing.” He has since helped found the Social Venture Partners movement and a variety of environmental advocacy and nonprofit efforts. Paul and his wife Debbi created IslandWood on Bainbridge Island near Seattle to educate and inspire school-aged children for lifelong environmental and community stewardship.

SVPP will host an armchair conversation with the Brainerds focused on the topic “Trend Spotting in Your Life, Your Giving and Your World” to glean wisdom learned from their many entrepreneurial turns. The latest came when Paul announced that The Brainerd Foundation would Paul spend its entire endowment in the next 10 to 12 years.

The Annual Partners’ Meeting offers SVPP Partners the opportunity to network and learn from other Partners, our nonprofit Investees and community leaders like Paul and Debbi Brainerd. The event will be held May 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the new University of Oregon White Stag Block. Please contact Diane Selden for more information or to R.S.V.P.

The Brainerds will also be the guests of honor at a breakfast for area foundation staff and trustees on May 16. Contact Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington for more information.