Mission & Values
Shared Principles and Practices
- Engaged Venture Philanthropy. SVPs invest time, expertise and money in nonprofits. They seek collaborative relationships with nonprofits that last for at least three years.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit. SVPs use innovative approaches to achieve leveraged results in their nonprofit partnerships and communities. They delegate decisions, resources, and authority to those closest to the work.
- Philanthropic Education. SVP Partners educate themselves and become informed, effective, lifetime philanthropists. Ongoing individual philanthropy is catalyzed through hands-on experience and education.
- Community & Collaborative Action. SVPs believe in the power of collective, self-organized effort. They encourage and maintain highly participatory, Partner-driven organizations that use non-hierarchical, low-overhead communications and operating practices. SVPs support an open exchange of knowledge and lessons learned, and avoid partisan, religious or political activities.
- Mutual Respect. SVPs respect the expertise of community nonprofit organizations. They form close working relationships with organizations where the SVP mutually vests in the nonprofit’s success.
- Accountability & Results. SVPs are mutually accountable to each other, their Investees and the community. They achieve and document measurable results, both in their own work and through their nonprofit partnerships.
SVP Toronto Vision
The vision of SVP Toronto is to make a positive change in the lives of people in our community. We will accomplish this vision by creating networks of inspired philanthropists who engage with nonprofits in long-term partnerships.
