Social Venture Partners Minnesota is a bridge between philanthropy and community. . . building relationships and investing for a just, thriving community. Since 2002, we’ve worked shoulder-to-shoulder with 60+ nonprofits through a combination of grants and consulting for greater impact.

Our Mission
To catalyze equitable social change by expanding the impact of youth-serving organizations, and building an effective community of engaged philanthropists. Together, we’re working for better futures.

Our Vision
Every young person’s future unfolds uncompromised by systemic injustice.

The SVP Fellows program is a three-year skills-based volunteer experience for community-minded professionals, leaders and social entrepreneurs who are Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color and who:
• Believe better futures are imperative for under-resourced youth
• Seek to use their skills to collaborate with nonprofits on organizational capacity building
• Demonstrate a commitment to racial equity and eliminating systemic injustices
• Desire working shoulder-to-shoulder with others on highly strategic initiatives
• Are eager to hone current skills and learn new skills via a cohort experience
• Are critical thinkers and willing to give a minimum of 50 hours/year of skills-based volunteering

SVP seeks individuals who meet the criteria outlined above, are connected to the populations SVP serves and have a passion for strengthening the Twin Cities community through hands-on work with innovative nonprofits. An ideal SVP Fellow has skills needed for nonprofit impact building projects (i.e., program evaluation, fund and/or business development, nonprofit leadership, strategic planning, etc.) and is committed to co-creating opportunities for all to thrive.

Fellows become full SVP Partners. They experience the benefits of SVP Partnership through network expansion, leadership and philanthropic development, workshops and more. We are committed to creating a meaningful, engaging and valuable experience for our Fellows.

The goal of the SVP Fellows program is to more intentionally center the diverse communities that we serve in our work. By actively seeking to include a wider variety of voices and skills that supplement or add value to those already represented in our Partnership, we aim to become an authentically inclusive organization, better equipped to serve the Twin Cities community with understanding, cultural competency and deep mutual learning.  


Nominations process:
- Nominations accepted through February 15, 2021.
- Nominations will be reviewed and follow up interviews conducted between mid-February and early March.
- Finalists notified and invitations issued to become an SVP Fellow no later than March 26, 2021.

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