Become a Social Venture Partner
Our diverse membership of business and community professionals means we can tap into a broad range of knowledge, skills, and networks to support our pro bono advising engagements with nonprofits/social enterprises.
From short-term to longer-term commitments, we have a variety or ways for our Social Venture Partners to engage with frontline leaders of organizations addressing our community’s most pressing challenges in Central Texas.
As Social Venture Partner, you have the opportunity to create your own impact plan with opportunities to Lead, Advise, Learn and Connect.
Lead
Contribute your leadership experience; continue development as a leader
Lead/facilitate an SVP advising project
Chair/Co-Chair an SVP Austin Committee to build our chapter’s capacity
Advise
Share your skills, experiences and connections to support nonprofits/social enterprises
Provide an outside perspective, contribute your expertise, and present new ideas/approaches as a SVP Adviser
Coach/mentor leadership participating in accelerator/pitch programs
Connect organizations to important resources and relationships through your network
Learn
Be a lifelong learner; discover more about yourself and our community
Attend our educational events to learn about organizations addressing our community’s most pressing challenges
Participate in our ongoing learning opportunities to understand how systemic racism and societal inequities directly affect the social challenges we face in our community
Connect
Expand and deepen your social impact network
Attend our networking events and knowledge sharing forums
Collaborate with fellow SVP members to bring innovative ideas to our community
How it Works
SVP membership is a unique experience. Our Social Venture Partners invest in both time and an annual membership donation that is meaningful to them. Personally significant giving allows us to maintain a diverse membership and honors both the human and financial capital SVP members bring to this work. Your annual gift is tax deductible and employer matching funds welcomed!
Membership Diversity
Social Venture Partners who are able to give at levels of $5,000 or more annually allow us to maintain a membership comprised of a variety of backgrounds and experiences (for example, young professionals through senior executives). Your generous gift supports those who are not able to give at a high level, but are able to contribute their skills, knowledge and networks to support our advising work and organization growth.
Grant Pool
For Social Venture Partners who are able to support SVP Austin at $2,500 or more annually, 20% of their contribution will go toward a grant pool for local nonprofits in SVP Austin’s advising portfolio. Each year, Social Venture Partners decide together where to grant the collective funds.
“My experience with SVP cured my longing to do something important again. I feel what I am doing now exceeds any accomplishment I had in my corporate life.”
-Mike Clifford
SVP SINCE 2015
“SVP Austin offers a fulfilling and honorable opportunity to serve the local nonprofit and social enterprise community. I am inspired by the diverse backgrounds of my fellow partners, which contribute immeasurable strength to this organization. Above all, I appreciate that Social Venture Partners levels the playing field for organizations of all sizes.
-Jessica Whittington
SVP SINCE 2023
“I met with Partners at a networking event and after hearing about the projects with local nonprofits that they were cultivating, I was hooked!“
-Sarah Loghin
SVP SINCE 2020
“SVP Austin is a fulfilling and meaningful way for me to bring my business experience and recent MBA to support great local nonprofits. I am able to draw on my management consulting experience to get hands-on, direct, skills-based volunteering experience.”
-Ryan Baker
SVP SINCE 2022
