Report Reveals SVP Partners Give More

San Diego SVP and 17 other SVP affiliates around the world recently conducted outcomes research among our Partners to measure changes in how much Partners give, how Partners give, and Partners’ involvement in their communities. Over 600 Partners participated, and the results are impressive.

•Partners’ giving increases because of SVP. 60% of respondents stated that their giving has increased since joining SVP, and 79% of them credit SVP with at least some impact on their giving.
•Partners give more strategically because of SVP. Respondents’ use of each of ten giving criteria has increased by 67% ‐ 232% since joining SVP.
•Partners are more involved in the community because of SVP. Respondents report increases in nine areas of community involvement, including a 64% increase in volunteering.
•The longer a Partner is involved in SVP, the larger the changes in all three outcomes. Almost twice as many (79%) long‐term Partners report an increase in their giving than new Partners (43%).

We are proud that the SVP network is making a significant difference in our local communities. These internal findings have also been corroborated by a USC study done by Dr. Michael Moody, “Becoming a Venture Philanthropist: a Study of the Socialization of Social Venture Partners.”

Read the SVP International report at the following link: Strong Partners, Stronger Communities

The Grantmaking Report: Foundation and Corporate Giving in the San Diego Region

The Grantmaking Report: Foundation and Corporate Giving in the San Diego Region is a collaboration between San Diego Grantmakers and the University of San Diego’s Caster Family Center for Nonprofit Research. With greater strategic philanthropic investments, the community’s nonprofit organizations will be better able to serve the people of San Diego. All of us have benefited in significant ways from the work of nonprofits, and therefore have felt the impact of the philanthropic organizations that support them. While this report covers numerical data about philanthropy in the region, the numbers are just a reflection of the lives of San Diegans: those giving, serving and receiving the support of San Diego’s 9,000 plus nonprofits.

Click here to view the full report