SVP Denver works in partnership with innovative local youth-focused nonprofits to improve their operations and long-term success.

Funding Guidelines

Social Venture Partners Denver’s mission is to catalyze positive social change by strengthening local nonprofit organizations through targeted investments of our partners’ time, expertise and money.

Through a rigorous grant selection process, SVP works with nonprofits that are interested in the combination of expertise and financial resources SVP and our partners can provide. All of our grantees have a clear vision, strong leadership, a commitment to measuring outcomes and a desire to collaborate with high-level volunteers.

What We Fund

SVP Denver supports organizations whose missions include early childhood education, K-12 education and youth development programs. Our funding priorities are voted on by the entire partnership annually and are subject to change.

How We Assist our Grantee Partners

Once an organization is selected through our grant process, SVP Denver works with the grantee to develop a work plan to engage partners in targeted projects. Below is a menu of volunteer projects that SVP partners have participated in with our grantees. Read about our grant process. 

• Financial management
• Fund development
• Information technology
• Marketing and public relations
• Program design and evaluation
• Human resources
• Mission, vision, strategy and planning
• Strategic and succession planning
• Legal affairs
• Board development