May
This year, SV2 Teens decided to learn more about advancing equity in education. We’re so excited to warmly welcome our newest and awesome Community Partners to the SV2 family: Breakthrough Silicon Valley, Californians for Justice, and...
May
We are excited to welcome three new members of the SV2 Board of Directors: David Dill, Clara Roa and Joyce Song! David Dill is a Community Investment Officer for Boston Private Bank & Trust, where he leads community outreach,...
Apr
By Kelly Pope and Paru Desai, SV2 Get Proximate Co-Leads, SV2 Partners This article is the seventh in a series about the principles and practice of getting proximate: Article 1: Overview: Confronting Truths, Changing Narratives,...
Feb
As Amanda Nguyễn, a civil-rights activist and co-founder of Rise, a sexual-assault-survivor advocacy organization, noted: the past few weeks alone have seen several violent attacks on Asian Americans across the country: An 84-year-old...
Feb
By Kelly Pope, SV2 Get Proximate Co-Lead, SV2 Partner This article is the sixth in a series about the principles and practice of getting proximate: Article 1: Overview: Confronting Truths, Changing Narratives, and Impacting...
Feb
A heightened awareness around racial injustice is leading to increased commitment to more equitable investing and access to capital. This year, SV2 is hosting a four-part series on Investing for Racial Equity to help our community...
Feb
The Environment Lightning Grant Round explored Bay Area climate solutions and environmental justice. Partners learned about actionable, day to day approaches to be more climate friendly, as well as the broader system of advancing climate...
Jan
We’re pleased to introduce our newest Impact Investees, MedHaul and Harvest Thermal! SV2 has made a $50,000 investment in MedHaul and a $25,000 investment in Harvest Thermal -- our fifteenth and sixteenth impact investments since...
Jan
By Paru Desai, SV2 Get Proximate Co-Lead, SV2 Partner This article is the fifth in a series about the principles and practice of getting proximate: Article 1: Overview: Confronting Truths, Changing Narratives, and Impacting...
Jan
The Economic Inclusion Grant Round -- part of SV2's local Pathways to Opportunity focus -- looked at approaches and organizations that are supporting economic rebuilding in just, equitable, and inclusive ways. As job displacement is...