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...
Dec
SV2’s Spring 2021 Education Grant Round — part of SV2‘s local Pathways to Opportunity focus — will focus on education approaches and organizations that are addressing the effects of the COVID pandemic and building toward more...
Dec
By Kelly Pope, SV2 Get Proximate Co-Lead, SV2 Partner This article is the fourth in a series about the principles and practice of getting proximate: Article 1: Overview: Confronting Truths, Changing Narratives, and Impacting...
Dec
Happy New Year to all of our SV2 Partners and friends! As we begin a new year, full of optimism and hope but ever-aware of the challenges ahead, we hope you will continue to join us to create positive change in the communities around...