Holiday Gifts - Where SVP Partners are Giving

During the Holidays, gifts are abound...charitable contributions included. Increasingly, we know that more people are not just writing checks but actually seeking a return on their charitable investment. The Wall Street Journal's How to Donate Like a Pro suggests that by volunteering your time and researching a nonprofit's effectiveness, your dollars will make the biggest impact possible. We here at San Diego Social Venture Partners are known for just that: doing our due diligence before investing in a nonprofit and then giving of our time and expertise to help them become more effective. Click here to learn more about SVP

I know some of you are asking: "Now is the season of giving...so where do I start?"

Our Partners are very generous with their time and donations, especially during the Holidays. Would you like to see what nonprofits they are interested in? Once a year, we highlight some of their favorite organizations with a link to donate or volunteer.

Disclaimer: The nonprofits on this list are not necessarily vetted by SDSVP. They only represent organizations where our Partners are giving during the holiday season.

Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Partner: Rachel van Betten

Providing information and resources to law enforcement, parents, children including child victims as well as other professionals.

http://www.missingkids.com

Community Resource Center

Partner: Laurin Pause

Providing critical assistance in the areas of domestic violence services, food programs, and emergency and transitional housing assistance.

http://www.crcncc.org/

Friendship Circle in San Diego

Partner: Jerry Schneider

Addressing the challenges facing the families of children with special needs in a novel and innovative way.

http://www.FriendshipCircleSD.com

George Mark Children’s House-San Leandro California

Partner: Peg Eddy

First children's hospice house in the U.S. providing medical, emotional and practical support to families with children that have life-threatening and terminal illnesses.

http://www.georgemark.org/

Horses of Tir Na Nog

Partner: Patsy Hartman

Providing consistent, quality care for horses in need of a loving, life-long home.

http://www.horsesoftirnanog.org/

Junior Achievement of San Diego and Imperial Counties

Partner: Wendy Gillespie

Providing financial literacy education that empowers young people to own their economic success.

http://www.jasandiego.org

Volunteers of America of SW California

Partner: Mark Neilson

inspire hope through our ministry of service by providing individuals and families with tools to improve their quality of life.

http://www.voa-swcal.org

SVP Investees:

A Reason to Survive (ARTS)

Providing visual, performing, and literary art programs for kids facing life challenges.

http://www.areasontosurvive.org/

Audeo Charter School

Provideing a unique alternative educational environment for students whose academic and psychosocial needs are not met by traditional approaches.

http://audeocharterschool.net/

Camp Pendleton Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA)

Enhancing the lives of Camp Pendleton Marines, Sailors, and their families by offering programs and services that focus upon Spirit, Mind, and Body.

http://www.camppendletonasymca.org

Reality Changers

Providing tutoring and mentoring to disadvantaged San Diego youth to become first-generation college students.

http://www.realitychangers.org/

REBOOT by the National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. (REBOOT)

Assisting veterans in adjusting to civilian life and securing meaningful employment by combining best-practice performance social solutions and techniques.

http://www.nvtsi.org/

Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF)

Teaching students about the realities of violence, forgiveness, gangs, and the importance of making positive choices in their lives.

http://tkf.org/