Social Venture Partners Los Angeles Inc

SOCIAL JUSTICE PARTNERS LOS ANGELES (SJP) INVESTS IN, EXPANDS, AND CONNECTS (CON ON SCH O) COMMUNITIES ADVANCING RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. WE SUPPORT THE CREATION OF SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES OF CARE FOR THE WELL-BEING AND LIBERATION OF ALL PEOPLE. WE ADVANCE RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BY PROVIDING GRANTS, TRAINING, PEER LEARNING, AND HEALING SPACES.

RACIAL EQUITY IN HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE: THE RACIAL EQUITY IN HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE TAKES A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO SHIFTING THE CULTURE AND WORKFORCE OF THE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM, THROUGH RECRUITMENT OF A DIVERSE TALENT POOL, HIGHLIGHTING AND SUPPORTING LEADERS WHO CENTER A RACIAL JUSTICE LENS, AND RETAINING TOP TALENT BY CREATING AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE CULTURE. WE HOST RECRUITMENT EVENTS TO DRAW LEADERS OF COLOR INTO LEADERSHIP-LEVEL POSITIONS IN THE SECTOR, A RACIAL EQUITY FELLOWSHIP FOR MID-LEVEL LEADERS IN THE SECTOR READY TO STEP INTO EXECUTIVE LEVEL POSITIONS, AND TRAINING AND SUPPORTS FOR C-SUITE LEADERS TO INTEGRATE AN EQUITY LENS INTO THEIR ORGANIZATION'S CULTURE AND WORK. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.

PHILANTHROPY DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY BUILDING: SJP ENGAGES MEMBERS ("PARTNERS") AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN SUPPORTING THE WORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ANTI-RACISM IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND. WE HOST DISCUSSIONS AND TRAININGS WHERE PEOPLE LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS FROM NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THROUGH SJP'S ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE ALSO ACTIVELY CULTIVATE CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH CROSS-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO CONNECT AND COLLABORATE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LEVEL CHANGE AND AMPLIFY OUR IMPACT. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.

SYSTEMS CHANGE ACCELERATOR: SJP SUPPORTS A COHORT OF EARLY-STAGE SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVES WITH A COMBINATION OF SEED FUNDING, PEER LEARNING, AND COACHING. SJP PROVIDES A RANGE OF IN-KIND ASSISTANCE BASED ON THE NONPROFITS' PRIORITIES, INCLUDING STRATEGIC PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS, EXECUTIVE COACHING, LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE, AND FUNDRAISING. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS.

FAST PITCH: SJP RECOGNIZED A GAP IN THE LOS ANGELES NONPROFIT LANDSCAPE IN THAT THERE WAS NO FORUM FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH EMERGING, VISIONARY SYSTEMS CHANGE INITIATIVES TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS. SJP'S SOLUTION: FAST PITCH. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, WE HOST OUR FLAGSHIP FAST PITCH PROGRAM AND EVENT, 10 WEEKS OF TRAINING AND INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING FOR OUR SYSTEMS CHANGE ACCELERATOR LEADERS ON HOW TO SUCCINCTLY AND POWERFULLY TELL THEIR STORY IN A THREE-MINUTE ELEVATOR PITCH. THE TRAINING PROGRAM CULMINATES IN AN EVENT ATTENDED BY 100S OF ANGELENOS WHERE WE SPOTLIGHT THE SYSTEMS CHANGE LEADERS AND RAISE FUNDS TO COLLECTIVELY SUPPORT THEIR WORK. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2008, FAST PITCH ALUMNI HAVE RAISED OVER $4.5M THAT THEY ATTRIBUTE TO THEIR FAST PITCH EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN REPLICATED BY 19 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. WE DID NOT HOLD A FAST PITCH EVENT IN 2021, AS WE CHOSE TO EXTEND THE 2019-2020 ACCELERATOR PROGRAM AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC ON OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.