What Makes a Social Venture Partner?

Our Partners have diverse backgrounds and work in a range of industries, bringing unique skills, resources and perspectives to our participation in SVP Boulder County. But for all our variety, there are several important attributes that we have in common.

• Entrepreneurial – Partners are innovative, creative and solutions-driven…and expect the same of their philanthropy.
• Curious – Partners educate themselves to become informed and effective philanthropists.
• Collaborative – Partners admit what they don’t know and share what they do. We can delegate as well as take on assignments ourselves.
• Respectful – Partners foster mutual respect with each other and within Investee relationships.
• Interested in Leverage – Partners invest some combination of time, expertise and money in our community efforts. These provide leverage for deep community impact.
• Accountable – Partners are accountable to each other, our Investees and the community.
• Results-oriented – Partners achieve and document measurable results.

Is SVP Boulder County sounding like a good fit for you? If you care about the attributes listed above and answer yes to one or more of these questions, there’s a good chance you would benefit from and contribute to SVP.

• Do you want to get involved in your community but are not sure where to start?
• Do you want to learn more about the problems and solutions in Boulder County?
• Do you have hard-earned skills and experience in the business world you know would be useful to causes you are interested in?
• Do you like working in teams and helping organizations solve difficult problems?
• Do you like to give money to non-profits in your community but are not sure which non-profit to donate to or if the money is used wisely or that it is really making a difference?
• Do you want to learn more about philanthropy in general? What works, what doesn't, what other people are doing, and why?
• Do you want to be around like-minded community leaders who care about the same things as you?

Complete our New Partner Agreement or contact Jennie Arbogash to talk about joining SVP Boulder County.