SVP Seattle

Advocacy Affinity Group
2022-11-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
SVP Advocacy Affinity Group – Join Us!
We provide a space for SVP Partners to connect together and explore advocacy practice and initiatives. We are a group of SVP Partners interested in advocacy who invite you:

To eagerly show up for open meetings, when you’re available, or when you have specific ideas to promote
To generate excitement around advocacy initiatives (like creating a book group or getting behind a proposed state law), and get things going
To help create opportunities for Partners to learn from each other and share what advocacy they are personally doing
To determine the focus and organization of this group going forward

If you are interested in joining please email Tara Hedyati at tarah@svpseattle.org

Fall Partner Meeting
2022-11-29 17:00 - 19:00
We are so excited to announce the date of our Fall Partner Meeting on  November 29. This is our first in-person meeting in nearly two years, and we have a lot to talk about—including new programs, new grantees, and lots of new opportunities for you to get involved.
Hosted at the space of our new grantee, CHOOSE 180. we will have tasty local food and a variety of drink options. Together we will celebrate, preview the year ahead at SVP Seattle, and explore how we can further our learning journey.
SVP Seattle’s community has grown so much over these last few years, with many new Grantees and Partners joining. We cannot wait to finally come together as a community outside of a Zoom square, and we hope to see you there
SVP is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our community. We ask that each attendee be prepared to show proof of COVID vaccination and take a rapid antigen test the day of the event. Masking is optional and rapid tests will be available at the event for those who have not had an opportunity to test. Please stay home if you test positive or if you have COVID or flu symptoms. We thank you for your investment in the health and safety of our community.

Co-Creation Cohort
2022-12-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-01-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-02-14 12:00 - 13:00
SVP Seattle continues to reimagine our programs to center the voices of people most impacted by inequity, and to harness wealth, power, and privilege to dismantle unjust systems and create better futures for us all. During these monthly gatherings, Partners brainstorm and discuss programs that center and explore equity and anti-racism work.

Non-profit Learning Series: Who is Robert, and why are we following his rules?
2022-12-14 12:00 - 13:00
Join SVP Partner and Board member Alexa Carver and Dila Perera, Executive Director of Open Arms Perinatal Services, to explore non-profit boards and governance.

Alexa Carver currently operates an independent consulting firm, Inspire Impact Consulting, where she works with a wide variety of nonprofits and schools. For the past 15 years, she has focused her work with boards and leadership teams on strategic thinking, board development, and equity in governance to inspire maximum mission impact for the organizations she works with.

Dila Perera, MPH, MSW has worked in public health and advocacy locally and internationally, including time spent as a doula for Open Arms. She earned both a Master of Public Health in Maternal Child Health and Global Health as well as a Master of Social Work at the University of Washington. Dila became Executive Director of Open Arms in 2015 and is proud to lead Washington’s first and leading community-based nonprofit organization providing perinatal services.
ABOUT OUR NON-PROFIT LEARNING SERIESThis fall, we are deep-diving into how non-profits are changing to center the voices of our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. The three-part series will each feature an hour-long presentation and conversation for Partners and community to learn together. Whether you are new to non-profits or seasoned in the sector, you’ll gain new information and contribute to the conversation. Each of the hour-long sessions will feature SVP Seattle Partners and non-profit leaders sharing their wisdom and experience. The first session will focus on non-profit history and mission, in What’s the Backstory of Non-Profits? The second session will feature a conversation on non-profit models and philosophy, in Shedding the Charity Mantra, and the third session will delve into non-profit boards and governance to answer the question Who is Robert, and why are we following his rules? Join for one session, or better yet, all three.

February Happy Hour
2023-02-01 16:00 - 18:00
Join us for our first happy hour of the new year, hosted at the Cloud Room on Capitol Hill. Meet with fellow SVP Partners old and new at this casual event. There will be light bites and drinks available.
Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP.

Spring 2023 Book Club: Of Blood and Sweat (February 23)
2023-02-23 12:00 - 13:00
We’ll be reading Clyde W. Ford’s new book, Of Blood And Sweat: Black Lives And The Making Of White Power And Wealth. His book provides a compelling look at the past and its broad implications for present-day calls for racial equity, justice, and the abolishment of systemic racism.
This group will meet online four times total, February 23, March 21, April 18, and May 2 from 12:00-1:00 PM.
After the book club, we invite you to join our online event with author Clyde W. Ford on Wednesday, May 10 at 12 PM!
We encourage you to buy your copy at Parable – a Black-owned bookstore based in Tacoma. Please click here to purchase it online at Parable.
RSVP here.

Co-Creation Cohort
2023-03-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-04-11 12:00 - 13:00
SVP Seattle continues to reimagine our programs to center the voices of people most impacted by inequity, and to harness wealth, power, and privilege to dismantle unjust systems and create better futures for us all. During these monthly gatherings, Partners brainstorm and discuss programs that center and explore equity and anti-racism work.

Interested? Sign up here.

Spring 2023 Book Club: Of Blood and Sweat (March 21)
2023-03-21 12:00 - 13:00
We’ll be reading Clyde W. Ford’s new book, Of Blood And Sweat: Black Lives And The Making Of White Power And Wealth. His book provides a compelling look at the past and its broad implications for present-day calls for racial equity, justice, and the abolishment of systemic racism.
This group will meet online four times total, February 23, March 21, April 18, and May 2 from 12:00-1:00 PM.

March 21: Please read chapters 5 through 8
April 18: Please read chapters 9 though 12
May 2: Please read chapters 13 through 16 and the Afterword

Everyone is welcome to join the book club regardless of whether they have been able to read the assigned content.
After the book club, we invite you to join our online event with author Clyde W. Ford on Wednesday, May 10 at 12 PM!
We encourage you to buy your copy at Parable – a Black-owned bookstore based in Tacoma. Please click here to purchase it online at Parable.
RSVP here.

SVP International: Virtual Learning Lab
2023-03-30 16:30 - 18:00
Please save the date for SVP International’s first Virtual Learning Lab of the year on Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 pm PST. This is an opportunity for you to connect with Partners around the globe, learn about emerging trends in philanthropy and the social sector, and strategize and practice together on how we can reimagine giving to be more accountable and impact-driven. Thank you for being part of SVP and our work to reimagine giving.

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April Happy Hour
2023-04-04 16:00 - 18:00
Join us on April 4 from 4:00-6:00 pm for a Partner happy hour at Metier Brewing Company. Meet with fellow SVP Partners old and new at this casual event. Come for some light bites, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages: stay for the great company.
(Be sure to put Métier Brewing in your GPS as there is a Métier Racing And Coffee in a nearby neighborhood.)
RSVP here.

Partners in the Community
2023-04-11 09:00 - 12:00
Join the SVP Seattle board members and staff for a special event next month. We’ll be volunteering as food bank helpers at Asian Counseling and Referral Services. Following our volunteering shift, we’ll head to a nearby restaurant for lunch.

What: Food bank volunteering + lunch afterward
Where: ACRS’ CID Food Bank at 800 S. Weller St., 98104
Who: SVP Partners and friends (must be 16 years of age or older)
When: April 11th from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., optional lunch afterwards

We only have 3-5 slots, so RSVP now! To sign up, please email emikoa@svpseattle.org.
Q&A
Why are you doing this one-time event when SVP is known for skilled volunteering?
SVP’s Reimagined Vision has our Partnership showing up and supporting community whenever is needed. We also hope to build community with each other as we work side by side.
What will we be doing at ACRS?

Prepping grocery bags for delivery
Assembling and packaging food
Loading and unloading food into delivery vehicles
Supporting with organization and light cleaning within the facility

ACRS asks that all volunteers are fully vaccinated and complete a COVID-19 Vaccine Attestation.
Where will you go for lunch?
Depending on the size of the group, we will make a reservation a locally-owned restaurant that is located within walking distance of the Food Bank.

Spring 2023 Book Club: Of Blood and Sweat (April 18)
2023-04-18 12:00 - 13:00
We’ll be reading Clyde W. Ford’s new book, Of Blood And Sweat: Black Lives And The Making Of White Power And Wealth. His book provides a compelling look at the past and its broad implications for present-day calls for racial equity, justice, and the abolishment of systemic racism.
This group will meet online four times total, February 23, March 21, April 18, and May 2 from 12:00-1:00 PM.

February 23 Please read the Introduction and chapters 1 through 4
March 21: Please read chapters 5 through 8
April 18: Please read chapters 9 though 12
May 2: Please read chapters 13 through 16 and the Afterword

Everyone is welcome to join the book club regardless of whether they have been able to read the assigned content.
After the book club, we invite you to join our online event with author Clyde W. Ford on Wednesday, May 10 at 12 PM!
We encourage you to buy your copy at Parable – a Black-owned bookstore based in Tacoma. Please click here to purchase it online at Parable.
RSVP Here.

SPIN: Young Entrepreneur Project
2023-04-26 12:15 - 13:30
Please join SVP Seattle and our newest grantee, STEM Paths Innovation Network (SPIN), for a lunchtime networking event supporting young entrepreneurs of color.
The Young Entrepreneur Project (YEP) supports young entrepreneurs to plant, grow, invest, and receive the fruits of their business ventures. YEP supports students of color to manifest STEM businesses by learning skills and doing hands-on training. YEP students are prepared not only with the entrepreneurial and STEM skills to succeed, but also with tools to overcome the social emotional challenges of becoming young, successful entrepreneurs. In its inaugural year at Cleveland High School, the program currently has 16 students registered with a weekly 80% attendance rate during the weekly workshops.
After working on their business ideas since the fall, the YEP students are excited to pitch them to you!

When: April 26th, 2023, 12:15-1:30 p.m.

Where: 5511 15th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, Cleveland High School, Seattle, WA

What: Networking event where students will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with up to three professionals and pitch their business ideas and logos. Lunch is provided.
Who: Professionals with experience working in high-tech, start-ups of all kinds, game design, computer engineering, investing, product development, marketing, and other entrepreneurial endeavors. We welcome SVP Seattle Partners and prospective Partners!

To join us, we ask that you:

RSVP to emikoa@svpseattle.org by April 14th.
Provide your LinkedIn profile by April 21st for the students to review.
Post-event, complete a “Glow and Grow” feedback form, provided by SPIN, for each student you meet with at the event.

Spring 2023 Book Club: Of Blood and Sweat (May 2)
2023-05-02 12:00 - 13:00

Look, Listen & Learn: Season 4 Casting
2023-05-06 10:00 - 16:00
Is your little one interested in being part of Look, Listen + Learn? Sign up for auditions!
Auditions will be held Saturday, May 6th, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at John Stanford Center in SODO. Each audition is roughly 15 minutes long.
Consistent with our mission, LL+L TV seeks to include diverse children and families in our productions.
Children must be 6-9 years old to audition. No prior acting experience is required.
Preference will be given to Black, Indigenous, and other children of color. The criteria we use to identify children to feature on our show include:

Developmentally appropriate social-emotional skills and behaviors
Ability to focus attention for a short period of time
Willingness to interact and positively respond to questions or instruction
Basic English-language speaking skills
Some familiarity with Look, Listen and Learn

Sign-up here.
Auditions are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. If all time slots are booked, please email ap@looklistenandlearn.org to be added to the waitlist in the event of a cancellation.

Spring 2023 Book Club: Meet the Author
2023-05-10 12:00 - 13:00
Please join SVP Seattle, in partnership with Progress Alliance and the Washington Women’s Foundation, on Wednesday, May 10, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm for an exclusive online event with Clyde W. Ford, author of the 2022 book, Of Blood And Sweat: Black Lives And The Making Of White Power And Wealth. His book provides a compelling look at the past and its broad implications for present-day calls for racial equity, justice, and the abolishment of systemic racism.
This conversation will be moderated by SVP Seattle Executive Director, Emiko Atherton. We’ll also have time for a Q&A with the audience and Mr. Ford.

SVP is hosting an informal watch party in person at the Cloud Room on Capitol Hill. Join a small group of staff and Partners to watch the Clyde W. Ford author event together. Please email Heather at heatherh@svpseattle.org with questions or to join the gathering.
We encourage you to read the book and buy your copy at Parable – a Black-owned bookstore based in Tacoma. Please click here to purchase it online at Parable.

RSVP Here

SVP International: May Learning Lab 1
2023-05-11 16:30 - 17:30
Join Social Venture Partners International for our next Virtual Learning Lab to learn from other philanthropists and experts while sharing your insights.
Don’t miss this opportunity to:

Connect with Partners from across the globe
Gain more insight into accountable and impact-driven giving
Learn about emerging trends in philanthropy and the social sector

Find a Learning Lab that works with your schedule and click the link to register:

May Learning Lab 1 – Thursday May 11, at 4:30 pm PST

May Learning Lab 2 – Thursday May 25, at 8:00 am PST

June Learning Lab 1 – Thursday June 8, at 4:30 pm PST

Spring Spotlight Celebration
2023-05-17 17:00 - 19:00
Join the SVP Seattle community over beverages and appetizers to celebrate our graduating Grantees, United Indians of All Tribes, and Washington Building Leaders of Change. We’ll also hear a keynote from Microsoft’s Amy Liu, sharing her insights on the future of sustainable urban development. The Spring Spotlight Celebration is hosted at the Daybreak Star Cultural Center in Discovery Park, Seattle.

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Keynote Speaker

Amy Liu is Director of Human Services and Affordable Housing Initiative in Washington State at Microsoft. In that role, she helps lead Microsoft’s Affordable Housing initiative and also oversees philanthropic grants in Washington State. Amy’s career has spanned many industries and types of organizations, including the public, private and non-profit sectors. Amy is a recovering attorney with a wide range of work experiences, including working in an urban school district, the mortgage finance industry, law firms, a Presidential campaign, and a statewide education advocacy organization. She is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan with both her undergraduate and law degrees. She has been an avid angler for most of her life and has recently committed to learning to fly fish.
Special Opportunity: Guided Gallery Tour

Guided Tour of the Daybreak Star Permanent Collection and Sacred Circle Gallery4:00 – 5:00 pmRSVP required: email SVP Partner Terri Cole
In 1975, the City of Seattle’s 1% for Art Program allocated $80,000 for the Daybreak Star Center for an original collection of Native American Art across cultures. Native American artists were selected through a national competition to create a group of works representative of contemporary India and Alaskan Native art from over 360 tribes in North America. Enjoy hearing about the art collection from one of United Indians staff, Jose.

Look, Listen & Learn: First Annual P.A.L. Anniversary
2023-05-20 11:00 - 15:00
Join Look, Listen & Learn on Saturday, May 20, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, for its first-anniversary party celebrating the friendship of its two beloved co-hosts, Possum and Auntie Lena, collectively known as P.A.L. Gather at the Renton Community Center for garden-themed activities.
Inspired by the early learning segments from our television series, the First Annual P.A.L. Anniversary is a fun-filled day for children, friends, and families to participate in the same activities seen on the show. The event theme for 2023 is Gather, Garden + Grow, commemorating P.A.L.’s first meeting—in Auntie Lena’s backyard garden!
For more information, visit: www.looklistenandlearn.org/first-annual-pal-anniversary
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SVP International: May Learning Lab 2
2023-05-25 08:00 - 09:00

SVP International: June Learning Lab 1
2023-06-06 16:30 - 17:30

June Gathering
2023-06-21 18:00 - 20:00
Join us on June 21, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm for a Partner gathering at Tapster-South Lake Union. Meet with fellow SVP Partners old and new at this casual event. Come for some light bites, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages: stay for the great company.
Our happy hours are 21 and over. We love dogs, but not at this event.

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Coffee, Tea, and SVP
2023-07-12 10:00 - 23:30 | Queen Bee Café, 8805 Points Drive NE, Clyde Hill, WA, 98004, United States
We invite you to join us for our upcoming Partner meet-up over coffee and tea on July 12, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am, at the Queen Bee Cafe in Clyde Hill. This is a great opportunity for partners to connect over your favorite hot beverages. Our meet-ups are open to all partners.

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New Partners Onboarding (Virtual)
2023-08-17 12:30 - 13:00
At the onboarding, Emiko Atherton, our Executive Director, and Asia Wisecarver, SVP Board Member, will share:

SVP’s mission, vision, and program
What it means to be an SVP Partner
How to share your time and talent through volunteer projects
Information about upcoming SVP programs

You will also have a chance to connect with other new Partners.
To RSVP, please email info@svpseattle.org with “RSVP to New Partner Onboarding” in the subject line. Zoom link sent upon registration confirmation.
OR RSVP on eventbrite

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Foundations of Wealth Inequality
2023-09-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Byrd Barr Place, 722 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
We are excited to host Anne E. Price to kick off our series with a look at the underlying foundation of wealth in the US. She has spent 25 years in the public sector working on child welfare, hunger, welfare reform, workforce development, community development and higher education. Anne E. Price currently serves as Co-President and Founder of The Maven Collaborative, an organization working to fully dismantle racial and gender inequality within our economy.
Book Giveaway!
The first 25 people to register and attend the first of the series — Foundations of Wealth Inequality on September 13th — will receive a copy of Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond. This new book explores systemic poverty in the United States and the role that more fortunate Americans play in perpetuating the endurance of persistent poverty.

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Philanthropy and Wealth Inequality
2023-10-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Byrd Barr Place, 722 18th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Philanthropists will discuss their relationship with wealth and what they are trying to do to address systemic poverty and wealth inequality.

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Meet our speakers:

Cathy Habib
Cathy and her husband, David, joined SVP in 2001. Cathy had spent 10 years in Software Development at Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft before transitioning to staying home with their two young children. Cathy served on the SVP Education grant committee in 2007 which then inspired her to get more involved as a volunteer in local Education efforts. She served on the Bellevue Schools Foundation board for 9 years, several of those years as their VP of Grantmaking. In 2011, Cathy joined the early “volunteer” staff of Eastside Pathways, a cradle-to-career collective action organization in East King County. She now serves as the Eastside Pathways board chair which oversees the nonprofit Eastside Pathways “backbone” and provides a leadership table for the Eastside Pathways Partnership. Because of Cathy’s interest in collective action, she joined the SVP EduCAT committee in 2018 to deepen her knowledge of Collective Action efforts in the Puget Sound region.
David Habib
David Habib joined Social Venture Partners in 2000, after a career in software development at Microsoft. Since 2000, he has focused exclusively on the nonprofit sector, where he has provided program management and software engineering for database and web-based applications for nonprofits. Along with his wife Cathy, he has been involved in philanthropy and nonprofit work since then.
He has served on two SVP grant committees, and has been an avid technology volunteer, working on database projects for many SVP investees and other Puget Sound area nonprofits including SPEB, Rainier Athletes, Youth Eastside Services, Child Care Resources, New Futures, Washington Environmental Council, Powerful Voices, Seattle SCORES, Groundwire, Rainier Scholars, and many others. He also worked for Salesforce.com’s Foundation, working on software for the nonprofit sector.
Beth McCaw
Beth McCaw is the founding funder of Threshold Philanthropy, LLC, and with her husband Yahn Bernier, co-founder of the Bernier McCaw Foundation. Beth and Yahn have a long history of giving in their communities, most recently in Washington state, which has been their home since 1998. It’s here that Beth had transformative experiences on the Board of Directors of YWCA of Seattle/King County/Snohomish County and YWCA USA, as President & CEO of Washington Women’s Foundation, and also as a member of the Sisterhood, a community of seven white women and six Black women who are living into what it means to deeply reckon with white supremacy and the wealth gap. As part of the Sisterhood, Beth is actively working to build intergenerational wealth in Black families and at Threshold, through relationship-building and the return of resources, is exploring individual reparative action and how to help people and communities heal.
Srilakshmi (Sri) Remala
Srilakshmi (Sri ) Remala is a Senior Program Officer on the K-12 Solutions team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focused on scaling high-quality instructional materials through digital experiences for students and educators that build context, motivation and engagement mathematics. Over the last 10 + years, she has focused her career on bringing technology products to market that improve student and teacher outcomes especially for low-income students and students of color. She has led product teams at ed-tech companies like Committee for Children, Agile Mind, and DreamBox Learning and recently developed a mobile app for college students to stay on track to achieve their term goals. Sri began her education sector work as part of the on the ground team of two non-profits in our region, Washington STEM and Community Center for Education Results (CCER). Sri is driven by the belief that where you live and zip code you were born into should not determine the quality of education and opportunities you receive. She is actively involved in her family’s philanthropy effort at The Satya and Rao Remala Foundation and has made investment both locally and abroad in STEM programs, university scholarships and educator development opportunities. The Remala Foundation support for education takes many forms and is rooted in the belief that education opens doors to opportunity and economic mobility. Sri holds a bachelor’s from Carnegie Mellon University and an MPA from UW Evans School of Public Affairs. Sri currently serves on the advisory board for the University of Washington College of Education and Zeno Math.

Skilled Volunteering Onboarding
2023-10-19 12:00 - 13:00
What is SVP’s approach to skilled volunteering? What does capacity building for a non-profit mean? What kind of non-profits and volunteer jobs are available?
Join SVP Seattle staff and Partners to learn more about how SVP pairs Partners with non-profits looking for skilled volunteers to work on projects focused on building an organization’s capacity, such as website development and design, project management, strategic planning, and communications strategy. You’ll learn more about the non-profits we support, our approach to volunteering and capacity building, hear stories from other volunteers on their experiences, and what volunteering opportunities are open right now.
We require this orientation for anyone interested in volunteering with SVP.
*Zoom link provided upon registration.*

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