What To Expect

One of the key aspects differentiating Social Venture Partners from other foundations is the degree of involvement of our partners in each aspect of our operations. There are 3 “tracks” of Partner involvement:

  1. Partners choose the nonprofits receiving multi-year investments (Investment Committee);
  2. They provide professional expertise to those agencies funded (Volunteer/Consulting Team); and,
  3. They are the driving force in developing, expanding and managing our organization (SVP Committees currently include: Leadership, Investment, Education & Marketing).

SVP Toronto also places an emphasis on partner education and regularly holds events for the partnership. Some examples of Partner Education Events include:

  • Lunchtime Dialogue with Bill Young and Richard Derham about Social Enterprise
  • A "Fireside Chat" – in the home of SVP Partners - on Capacity Building in Toronto's Non Profits
  • A Poverty Simulation workshop delivered by Opportunity For Advancement