Imagine a future
led by community
The time for community-led change is now. The need to support leaders at the forefront of change has never been more urgent, as our region faces significant challenges from health equity to climate justice, and beyond.
Community-led solutions are the best solutions and work to eliminate inequity using local and culturally specific knowledge. SVP Seattle is bringing people together to support on-the-ground impact.
Who We Are
We are a cross-race, cross-class, cross-cultural community that gives, volunteers, learns and acts together to create a just and equitable King County.
BARRIERS TO CAPITAL FACED BY LEADERS OF COLOR
Getting Connected
Building Rapport
Securing Support
Sustaining Relationships
Unrestricted
Net Assets
“(Philanthropy) should seek to break down longstanding, intentional, institutional policies that have shaped social divides in the United States and that continue to promote inequality today”.
What we do
Community-Led Solutions
We build the capacity of community-led nonprofits
More than Money
We make it possible for everyone to be a part of collective giving and aligned volunteerism and advocacy
Future of Philanthropy
We are creating an inclusive model of giving where anyone who wants to practice philanthropy is invited to participate.
“We saw immediately that the support SVP provided us would be important, but we didn’t realize at the start how transformative the partnership would be, especially when it came to putting systems in place that set us up for long-term sustainability.”
Our Impact
2,000 People
Engaged
in Change
We prepare and connect people with opportunities to make BIG change
10,000 hours
to 150
non-profits
We support non-profits so organizations can expand their capacity and impact
$18M to
Community
We give directly and leverage dollars to support nonprofits in our region
Reimagine with us
SVP Seattle was founded in 1997 to create new opportunities for people to give to exciting social ventures. Now, more than two decades later, it’s time to reimagine our work to put communities at the center and open philanthropy up to everyone. SVP Seattle is a small but mighty organization that has an amazing impact with a fresh and relationship-based approach to helping connect community leaders with community resources. But with only two full-time staff, the organization is at an inflection point: to scale programming and increase funding to BIPOC-led and -serving nonprofits, we need to raise funds for a sustainable and future-stable SVP Seattle.
Community-Led Solutions
by creating a community open to all who want to develop their giving practices towards justice and equity.
More than Money
to invest and support more under-resourced local BIPOC-led and serving initiatives that are advancing climate justice, health equity, wealth equity, and education equity.
Future of Philanthropy
programs to create more equitable and effective relationships with BIPOC-led and serving non-profits.
WHERE WE’RE HEADED
100%
200+ NEW PARTNERS
Community
Inclusive community open to all
200%
6 NEW GRANTEES
Grantmaking
Relationship-based grantmaking rooted in community
400%
12 PROJECTS & PARTNERSHIPS
Volunteerism
Volunteer programming that supports community-centric values
SUPPORT A FUTURE LED BY COMMUNITY
TOTAL CAMPAIGN
$2.75 M
“Despite increased support in recent years, BIPOC-led and -serving nonprofits still receive a disproportionately small share of funding and struggle to secure the support necessary for growth and sustainability. SVP Seattle is changing this narrative by reimagining philanthropy and building a future where every community has the power and resources to drive transformative change.”
Emiko Atherton, Executive Director, SVP Seattle
How to Give
Gifts by Check
Mail to:
PO Box 14148
Seattle, WA 98114
