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Community Partner Spotlight: CAIRO
Over the past six years, the Center for African Immigrants & Refugees Organization (CAIRO) has expanded their preschool programs tremendously. SVP Portland has brought business acumen, experience, and entrepreneurship skills to provide key support as CAIRO has expanded.
Announcing Matching Fund Grant Recipients!
SVP Portland teamed up with the Black United Fund of Oregon to leverage our investments in two Community Partners through the launch of an Equitable Early Education Grant initiative.
Why did you join SVP Portland?
If you want to join this incredible group of professionals who are working to address our greatest community challenges, contact us! But don’t just take our word for it – consider these reasons why some of our Partners joined SVP.
Meet our new board member, Eva Maribona!
We are so excited to welcome Eva Maribona to our Board of Directors! Eva works as the Deputy Director of Workplace Culture & Operations at Latino Network.
Dismantling Historical Power Structures
Read about SVP’s work to dismantle racist systems.
2023 Superstar Awards
SVP Portland staff is delighted to share our fourth annual Superstar Awards!
Business Partner: Center for Equity and Inclusion
It has been a productive year for our Business Partnership with the Center for Equity and Inclusion (CEI).
The Evolution of the Child Care Facilities Initiative
The Child Care Facilities Initiative (CCFI) has expanded and evolved since it began in 2022, and will soon become a part of Build Up Oregon.
AEME: Empowering Kids to Explore, Learn, and Play
SVP staff recently made a site visit to AEME to view the classrooms full of joyful and curious preschoolers.
Please Welcome Our New Encore Fellows Program Coordinator!
SVP Portland is happy to announce that Margaret Barrett has joined our team as a new Encore Fellows Program Coordinator!
Forging the Way Forward: SVP Portland’s Three-Year Strategy (2023-2025)
Learn about our 2023-2025 strategic plan!
Welcome Our New Encore Fellow!
We are happy to share that Scott Overson joined the SVP team as an Encore Fellow!
More Equitable Nonprofit Governance
In “Four Insights and Five Key Steps for More Equitable Nonprofit Governance,” Dr. Renee Rubin Ross highlights SVP Portland as a positive example of an innovative governance model.
A New Grant Initiative with Black United Fund
This collaboration between SVP Portland and BUF-OR aims to create equitable access to high-quality early learning in our communities.
Pitch & Picnic with Community Action
At the Pitch & Picnic event, Community Action program leaders presented their business plans for community input.
All Aboard the Learning Train!
At a recent Learning Train Academy site visit, SVP Portland Partners and staff got to learn more about Ashley and Erica’s shared passion for early childhood education.
Why Venture Capitalists Should Invest in Nonprofits
What would the world look like if we all invested much more in nonprofits that create measurable positive change in the world?
2023 Community Impact Award Winner: Darcie de Freitas
We are excited to announce that Darcie de Freitas, an SVP Partner, is the 2023 Sarah Cohen-Doherty Community Impact Award recipient!
Connecting Communities to Oregon’s State Forests
Learn about Tom Diamond’s Encore Fellowship with State Forest Trust of Oregon. “This was a deeply enriching project that took me in all different directions.”