Social Venture Partners Portland

TO MOBILIZE HUMAN, SOCIAL & FINANCIAL CAPITAL FOR INVESTMENT IN SOCIAL IMPACT ORGANIZATIONS.

THE PRIMARY MISSION OF SVP PORTLAND IS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT TO THE NONPROFIT GRANTEES WE CALL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN 2022, THE PARTNERSHIP OF 130+ INDIVIDUALS INVESTED MORE THAN $162,000 IN CASH GRANTS AND 5,400 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE (CONSERVATIVELY VALUED AT $543,000). TOGETHER, THESE REPRESENT A VALUE OF MORE THAN $705,000 OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS INTO A PORTFOLIO OF 12 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, WEALTH, RELIGION, GENDER, OR ZIP CODE HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY-RELEVANT EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

THE EQUITY COLLABORATIVE IS COMPOSED OF SIX PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: BLACK PARENT INITIATIVE (BPI), IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (IRCO), KAIROSPDX, LATINO NETWORK, PCUN (PINEROS Y CAMPESINOS UNIDOS DEL NOROESTE) AND NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER (NAYA). SVP PORTLAND PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING TO THE EQUITY COLLABORATIVE AND SERVES AS ITS FISCAL COORDINATOR AND LEAD CAPACITY BUILDER. USING GRANT FUNDS FOR WHICH THEY JOINTLY APPLIED, THEY ARE WORKING COLLECTIVELY TO INCREASE INVESTMENTS IN CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICES AND SHIFT THE PUBLIC NARRATIVE IN ORDER TO MAKE RACIAL EQUITY A PRIORITY IN OREGON'S EARLY EDUCATION SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS COLLECTIVE PROJECT AND CAPACITY-BUILDING ADVOCACY EFFORT, THE COLLABORATIVE AIMS TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS COMMUNITY-BASED AND COMMUNITY-LED.

AS PART OF SVP PORTLAND, THE ENCORE FELLOWS PROGRAM PROVIDES A SOURCE OF NEW TALENT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HELPS INDIVIDUALS TRANSITION INTO SOCIAL-IMPACT WORK, AND GIVES CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS A NEW WAY TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR COMMUNITIES. ENCORE FELLOWS ARE CAREFULLY MATCHED WITH THEIR HOST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR A TIME-LIMITED PROJECT AFTER RETIRING FROM A PROFESSIONAL CAREER. IN 2022, 18 FELLOWS WERE MATCHED AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 15,000 HOURS OF WORK.

CCFI: WITH INCREASED INVESTMENT IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S PRESCHOOL FOR ALL, OUR COMMUNITY HAS CREATED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO MANY MORE OF OUR CHILDREN. ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL CHILD CARE/PRESCHOOL IS THE LACK OF AVAILABLE SLOTS. OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS MANY MORE PROVIDERS AND FACILITIES TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE DEMAND. CURRENTLY, THE PATH TO OPENING A NEW OR EXPANDED FACILITY IS DAUNTING FINANCIALLY AND DEMANDING IN TERMS OF TIME AND ENGAGEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, IN 2022 SVP LAUNCHED THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES INITIATIVE (CCFI), WITH THE GOAL OF SHIFTING THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN CHILDCARE FACILITIES MARKET TO MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY CONNECT SUPPLY AND DEMAND WITH MINIMAL SUBSIDIES AND INTERVENTIONS.