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In Memoriam: Jerry Jones
Jerry Gale Jones, esteemed Portland businessman, philanthropist, spiritual seeker and meditation teacher, peacefully passed away on December 29, 2016, at his home in Ojai, California. He will be remembered as a quiet, deep, hardworking, kind and generous man, a loving friend and father, and he will be greatly missed.
Notes from India: Think 10-Fold
A small group of SVP partners and staff crossed time zones to India to take part in the first national convening of affiliates around a single goal: one million livelihoods by 2020. The traveling cohort joined SVP India Partners and staff from chapters in Pune, Mumbai, Dehli, Bangalore and Hyderabad and nonprofit, government and corporate sector leaders for a think-tank summit, The Million Jobs Conclave.
Together We Succeed
Yes, back in the day, Reading Results was, indeed, the Portland Reading Foundation, a small scrappy nonprofit with a big idea and a tenacity to move from a founder-led organization to a more established nonprofit. Serving 11 schools and about 60 kids, Social Venture Partners took the risk and in October 2009 funded the investment.
From Encore Fellow to Board Member at KairosPDX
I accepted the nine-month Fellowship and dug in to learn as much about the financial inner-workings of KairosPDX as I could. I treated this opportunity from the perspective of a start-up not-for-profit business and asked myself what financial management structure would I want in place if I were to “invest” in KairosPDX.
Meet Our Public Health Perspective
To help us pursue our Ready for Kindergarten goal to ensure that all children in the Portland metro area are prepared for kindergarten, we have built a Goal Strategy Team to plot our best course. The team will inform SVP's investment process by providing a detailed understanding and high-level perspective on Portland's early childhood landscape. Here is what Jessica Guernsey has to say about the unique perspective she brings to the table and why she got involved.
Results and Targets to Kick Off 2016
In 2015, we developed Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to report activity against our four Strategic Objectives. The KPIs are intended for Board review quarterly and full Partnership review at our Annual Partners Meeting. We have highlighted several key results and targets on which to focus.
Investing in the Future: Partnering with Latino Network to Build Capacity
‘Our newly enhanced infrastructure is starting to give us the strong base we need to keep growing,’ - Carmen Rubio, Latino Network Executive Director.Nearing its 20th anniversary of providing culturally specific solutions to the Latino Community, Latino Network had reached a critical crossroads. In working with SVP Partners to plan growth strategy it had become apparent, given expected growth in its programs and client population, that an investment in organizational capacity was needed. Supporting Latino Network to reach its potential meant investing in an administrative infrastructure that could support growth in its highly successful programs.
Encore Fellowship Prepares Marketing Professional for Encore Career
After I completed my Fellowship, I knew that I wanted to continue my work in marketing and communications for a nonprofit, so I applied to job postings on the MacsList website. I saw a position at Janus Youth, an organization that provides community-based services to enhance the quality of life for children, youth and families, had an interview and got an offer within two weeks. The experience I had in my Fellowship and the communication work I accomplished at PSU were crucial in preparing me for this position.