Media on SVP Tucson

If you have ever wanted to be a social change-maker, a problem-solver, and/or a philanthropist, Social Venture Partners Tucson is offering the chance to do something about it. All you need to do is attend the SVP Tucson Fast Pitch Main Event at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at the Fox Tucson Th…

2Gen Is Designed to Shake Up the Ways Social Service Agencies Support Clients Luke Smith wasn’t belting out a song or showing off shiny inventions. For three minutes, Smith, development director of Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona, stood on stage and pitched his heart out to an audience of philan…

Affordable housing. High-paying jobs. Local reporters. There’s no denying that Tucson — like many other cities — is lacking plenty of vital resources. But if there’s one resource we don’t have a shortage of, it’s nonprofit organizations that help people in need. And while it’s great that so many …

A mentoring program is using talking circles, adventure outings and overnight camping trips to help young men develop positive and healthy relationships. The Boys to Men Mentoring Network, founded 27 years ago in La Mesa, California, has grown to cities in 11 states, including three in Arizona, a…

Back-to-school is a time-honored tradition, and whether you have kids returning to the classroom or not, you can relive the excitement by supporting local nonprofits in a quest to make the coming school year successful for children and families in need. That success is facilitated by SVP Tucso…

Social Venture Partners Tucson hosted its annual Fast Pitch on March 30, a unique event designed to bring the community together to transform local nonprofits. SVP Tucson comprises partnerships between individuals, businesses, nonprofits, donors and volunteers. This network leverages donor and vo…

Three minutes can change the world for eight local nonprofits and Tucsonans can be part of that process in an upcoming event through Social Venture Partners. The eighth annual Fast Pitch Tucson will offer leaders of organizations the opportunity to vie for more than $115,000 when they take the s…