High-Impact Community Investment. Since choosing our first Investee in 2001, Morrison Child & Family Services, SVPP Partners have been deeply engaged in delivering help and value to nonprofits and the community at large. There has been great impact and experience to build upon for SVPP's future, but we also want to best utilize our unique model and resources to meet the greatest needs of the Portland area.Beginning in 2009, SVPP will invest in two primary objectives for the well being of children, youth and families in greater Portland:
- Seeding and growing efforts to meet persistent but largely unaddressed needs of children, youth and families in the Portland area; and,
- Building the capacity of strong and effective nonprofit organizations for greater success and outcomes for their clients.
Deep Partner Value and Engagement. SVPP is deepening its knowledge of Partner interests, expertise and value to build a more responsive and energized Partnership community. Our Partnership demographic is changing – we now have an equal number of Partners over 50 as under, a growing number of Partners with children at home and a strong desire for integrated learning, giving and leading in community efforts.These changes offer opportunities for a bright future. SVPP Family will enable our Partners with young children and adolescents to share lessons and engage together in 'giving back.' (See article below.) Our Resource Teams will allow Partners and volunteers to align their expertise and interests for serving related needs in the nonprofit community. And our new Education and Leadership curriculum will help partners to better understand community need, practices in strategic philanthropy and nonprofit leadership roles.
Enthusiastic Partner Recruitment. With a strong Partnership and reputation in the Portland community, the interest in joining SVPP continues to grow. We too are interested in new Partners and will be inviting area citizens who share our values and philosophy for 'giving back' to join us in the effort. We seek to grow our Partnership to 100 Partners in the coming years, doubling our current number. In the February SVPP eNews, we will highlight our plans for growth but you may learn more or become a Partner now at www.svpportland.org.
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I am so impressed with the thoughtful, creative approach that SVPP is taking. You are definitely looking for the opportunity in the crisis and acting with courage and realism.
SVPP had a huge impact on Morrison that we continue to feel every day. We are grateful and hope that our successful experience will be replicated many times over.
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