Social Venture Partners Connecticut Announces Grant Opportunity

Social Venture Partners Connecticut Invites

Letters of Interest for Investment

 

Venture philanthropy seeks to invest in innovative and high-impact organizations focused on closing the opportunity gap in Connecticut

Social Venture Partners Connecticut (SVP Connecticut), a venture philanthropy organization that provides innovative organizations operating in Connecticut with multi-year grants of up to $25,000 per year and pro bono strategic consulting, announced that it is accepting Letters of Interest for investment. 

The submission deadline is Monday, October 17, 2016. All submissions must be made online at the SVP Connecticut website (www.socialventurepartners.org/connecticut).  

Organizations who share SVP Connecticut’s mission of closing the opportunity gap are invited to apply. Cross sector initiatives to provide employment or educational opportunities to disadvantaged families are also supported.  

SVP Connecticut follows a venture philanthropy model in which its members, referred to as Partners, pool their time and resources to provide financial operating support and “hands on” technical assistance, executive coaching, and professional consultation to Investees.

SVP Partners engage with staff and board members to help achieve shared goals, increase business effectiveness, and improve the impact of services delivered. This combination of SVP Partners’ professional skills and expertise, along with financial support, produces positive long-term impact for the Investees.

SVP Connecticut is a field of interest fund of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.

A public information session to learn more about SVP Connecticut and its innovative model of engaged philanthropy will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 3:30-4:30pm in the McManus Room of the Westport Public Library located at 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT. Leaders of innovative organizations operating in Connecticut who share SVP Connecticut’s mission of closing the opportunity gap in Connecticut are encouraged to attend. Registration information as well as SVP Connecticut’s investment criteria and eligibility parameters can be found on the SVP Connecticut website.    

For further information, email info@svp-ct.orgor visit the organization’s website at socialventurepartners.org/connecticut/

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Submitted by Norwalk, CT

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