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We are committed to sharing power, broadening the voices at the table, and growing in trust-based philanthropy. Redwood City Together was selected in December 2022 as the new Community Initiative Grantee Partner, and will receive $500,000 of unrestricted funding over the next three years. This amazing Grantee Partner was selected by a Core Team of community leaders, SV2 Partners, and staff who made this grant decision on behalf of SV2. Having community leaders so deeply involved in shaping a grantmaking strategy and funding allocation is a significant step for SV2 towards participatory grantmaking, and is a way we are seeking to live our value of sharing power. Redwood City Together advances the success of youth and families in Redwood City and North Fair Oaks through community collaboration. Through our learning process about Redwood City Together, the Core Team members were impressed by Redwood City Together’s strong BIPOC leadership, with commitment to developing community leadership in partner agencies; strong connections both to grassroots community and to city government; systems-level thinking and partnerships to drive systems change; inclusion of youth voice; deep partnerships with many community based organizations, including multiple SV2 Grantee Partners in the North Fair Oaks community; many entry points and stated desire for engagement with SV2 Partners in various volunteer and engagement roles We are so excited to partner with this dynamic and impactful initiative working deeply in their community! Questions? Reach out to Amy Badiani any time at [email protected]   There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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We offer an “SV2 Essentials” curriculum with workshops and learning experiences focused on grantmaking, impact investing, and equity at three different “dosage” levels: 101 Offerings Shorter, more introductory workshops New Partner Orientation SV2 Case Studies in Grantmaking & Impact Investing Equity and Power-Sharing 201 Offerings Longer workshops or multi-part cohort groups Nonprofit Diligence with a Trust-Based Lens Impact Investing Due Diligence Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Journey 301 Offerings Deeper dives, including multi-day learning trips Understanding Nonprofit Financials How to be a Great Board Member Values-Aligned Investing Immersive Learning Trips in California and the U.S. South Year to year, the specific offerings may vary. Our aim is to activate and engage givers in their learning journeys, offering content that will help Partners reflect on both their practices and their values as givers. With our conviction that learning is often internalized best when paired with doing, we offer these workshops and learning sessions whenever possible in concert with other programming focused on practice. "I truly enjoy all the learning aspects of SV2." Jon Goulden • Meet Our Partners There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Terms Privacy FAQ Contact Us Who We Are v Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Meet Our Partners Impact Reports What We Do v Grants and Impact Investments Immersive Learning Capacity Building Meditation Mondays Who We Support v Current Grantees and Investees Past Grantees and Investees Our Impact News Events Get Involved v Become a Partner Grantee and Investee Opportunities Stay Informed – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. 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Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Grantee and Investee Opportunities Home / Get Involved / Grantee and Investee Opportunities Due to our collaborative, Partner-driven grantmaking model, SV2 does not accept unsolicited grant or investment proposals. However, if your organization is working to address a social need, either as a nonprofit or a for profit, we would love to hear from you! In order to put your work on our radar and add your information to our database, please click on the button below that corresponds to the type of funding you’re seeking. Please choose the button that corresponds to the type of funding you’re seeking. This information will feed to our database, and if there is interest in pursuing a grant or investment opportunity, someone from our team will reach out to you directly. Organizations seeking grant funding from SV2 should: Be a 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored Deliver programs and have an executive presence in the Bay Area—specifically San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and/or Alameda counties. If the organization has national reach, it must have a local office with an Executive Director and a local Board of Directors Not have previously received an SV2 three-year grant Have annual revenue of approximately $500K–$4M Be in a growth stage with a proven model and early evidence of impact Be in a period of strengthening internal organizational capacity Typically, be a younger organization (if older, we’re looking for a clear renewal or new growth phase) Address root causes by creating conditions that reduce the prevalence of an issue Keep in Touch: Grant Funding Keep In touch: Impact Investment There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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We cultivate a network of growers and producers who engage in labor practices that enable people and communities to thrive, and in growing practices that actively build the soil and promote biodiversity. We source Good Food in service of creating a better food system that is equitable and regenerative, and in which all living beings are treated with respect and dignity. Impact Investee 2022   •   Environment , Social Services & Safety Net Ambition Angels We leverage technology to empower teens to develop themselves through our high-quality, gamified curriculum – all in their native digital language – on an app. Students have the autonomy to choose from a library of bite-sized, culturally relevant content on topics like managing stress, financial literacy, and time and task management; skills critical to thriving, but that aren’t taught in schools. Grantee 2024-2027   •   Tech for Good Amped Innovation At Amped, we design appliances from the ground up for energy efficiency to create a better experience: brighter and longer runtimes. Our product pipeline is focused on appliances that can help people make money, and all our appliances are mobile money enabled. Impact Investee 2019   •   Environment , International Aqua Spark Aqua-Spark is a global investment fund based in Utrecht, the Netherlands that makes investments in sustainable aquaculture businesses that generate investment returns, while creating positive social and environmental impact. Impact Investee 2019   •   Environment Ayudando Latinos A Soñar ALAS is committed to working with and for children, youth, families, farmworkers, asylum seekers, seniors, and our general Coastside community. Our programs have grown to include culturally-centered mental health services, wrap-around case management, immigration, and education, as well as our social justice advocacy initiatives. Grantee 2024-2027   •   Mental Health & Wellbeing Brightline Defense Brightline is an environmental justice nonprofit organization that works to empower communities and create sustainable environments. The Brightline team blends public policy advocacy and on-the-ground partnerships to promote sustainability and opportunity in traditionally underserved communities. We promote sustainable policies ranging from local hiring to clean energy to energy efficiency. Grantee 2022-2025   •   Environment Buoyant Ventures Buoyant Ventures invests in early-stage digital solutions for climate risk. Their portfolio companies focus on adaptation and mitigation. They are committed to hiring, investing in, and supporting the development of diverse teams. Impact Investee 2022   •   Environment Candoo Tech Candoo Tech provides tech support and training to help older adults feel more comfortable with phones, computers, tablets, and more. We work with enterprises including senior living communities, health plans and healthcare providers, social service agencies and directly with consumers. Our services are remote and nationwide. Impact Investee 2022   •   Social Services & Safety Net , Community Engagement change:WATER Labs change:WATER Labs is developing a low-cost, compact, waterless toilet for non-sewered households and communities. In many refugee camps and disaster-relief arenas, aid agencies struggle to mount acceptable responses to the immediate pressures of providing safe sanitation. Women and girls are disproportionately impacted when toilets are not available because they risk assault or violence with their current solution. change:WATER is particularly motivated to help develop solutions for these situations. Impact Investee 2021   •   Environment Circe Bioscience Circe has developed a gas fermentation platform that converts CO2 and hydrogen into valuable fats and oils. They project cost parity at scale with conventional production methods. Their technology has the potential for gigaton-scale GHG reduction with minimal land use. Impact Investee 2024   •   Environment Climate Resilient Communities Climate Resilient Communities has a volunteer-driven commitment to helping residents reduce their energy costs, improve home health, and gain access to local resources like subsidized solar panels and home energy audits, and weatherization upgrades. Grantee 2022-2025   •   Environment CNote COVID-19 Relief Fund CNote makes it easy for individuals and institutions to invest in a more inclusive economy. CNote has created the Rapid Response Fund to quickly deploy patient loan capital to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI)s so they can fill this critical lending gap until federal and state aid is implemented. Impact Investee 2020   •   Economic Opportunity & Employment Community Investment Management Community Investment Management (CIM) is an institutional impact investment manager which provides strategic debt funding to scale and demonstrate responsible innovation in lending. Our work combines experience, leadership, and values to align the long-term interests of investors and historically underserved borrowers. Impact Investee 2019   •   Economic Opportunity & Employment Countable Countable’s community platform can empower transformative movements by enabling organizations to turn engagement into meaningful, measurable, and scalable impact. Impact Investee 2018   •   Community Engagement Croptix Croptix is developing a practical turn-key solution for identifying crop disease, allowing growers to spot problems long before they’re visible to the naked eye. Croptix uses a revolutionary patented technology to look inside the leaves of citrus trees for signs of HLB and other diseases. Croptix stores each grower’s geo-tagged data in a secure database and applies artificial intelligence to achieve a constantly improving recommendation specific to their groves and growing conditions. Impact Investee 2022   •   Environment Edvisorly We empower students and universities to achieve transfer success! EdVisorly is the first and only platform to empower community college students to explore, connect, and apply to public & private universities through one simple and transparent mobile app. Impact Investee 2023   •   Education Friends for Youth Friends for Youth safely and expertly matches adult volunteers with youth who need support through our two mentoring programs: 1-to-1 Mentoring and School-Based, Group Mentoring. Mentors are matched with lo Events – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. 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The SV2 staff will respond to your application shortly. - Who are SV2’s Partners? SV2’s Partners are a warm, welcoming, and diverse community of givers and changemakers. Our Partnership includes both new and seasoned philanthropists, busy professionals and civic leaders, individuals and families. - Do I have to pay to attend SV2 events? No. Once you are an SV2 Partner, you can attend SV2 events on a complimentary basis. However, we ask that you RSVP for headcount and planning purposes. Occasionally, SV2 collaborates with other organizations on co-sponsored events where there may be a special discounted fee to cover costs. - What is the Visionary Leadership Circle? We have an exciting and unique challenge match from our founder to bring forth a new generation of visionary leaders within SV2 committed to SV2’s mission, organizational capacity, sustainable impact and best future. We invite you to be a founding member of SV2’s Visionary Leadership Circle by contributing $20,000+ per year. Click here to learn more about SV2’s new Visionary Leadership Circle . - What is the minimum contribution in order to become an SV2 Partner? The cost of SV2’s considerable social impact in the community, on Partners and Grantees is $10,000 per household. In light of this, $10,000 per year is the recommended contribution. Yet we strive to make joining SV2 as a Partner as accessible as possible to a range of Partners. In that spirit, we offer multiple contribution levels, including a “Contributing Partner” level at $6,000 (the minimum contribution) and a “Next Gen” level of $4,000 for Partners under 35, if you are unable to contribute at the $10,000 or above levels. If you work for an employer that can match your donation, you could donate half of your contribution and ask your employer to match the other half. - Is my Partner contribution to SV2 tax deductible? Yes, all contributions to SV2 are fully tax-deductible. - Am I required to participate in SV2 programming as a Partner? Definitely not! There is no requirement or even an expectation of participation – SV2 is a no-guilt and no-obligation zone. Roughly one third of our Partners are “Investor Partners,” meaning they support SV2’s impact financially with no participation in SV2 programming. Your involvement in the SV2 community can ebb, flow and evolve to fit your life and schedule. Grantees & Impact Investees - What are the requirements of becoming an SV2 Grantee or Impact Investee? SV2 Grantees must have a presence in the Bay Area, and must be in our funding areas – currently Education, International Development, Environment, At-Risk Youth, and Economic Opportunity/Employment. Generally, SV2 Grantees have a budget between $250K – $2M. SV2 Impact Investees can be based anywhere, though are typically domiciled in the U.S. Investees must have social impact baked into their model. We typically invest in early-stage companies. - How do I apply for a grant or investment through SV2? If you are interested in submitting your organization for consideration, please fill out this form , and we will include your organization in our database. If a potentially synergistic opportunity arises, we will contact you. - What does the SV2 grant/investment application process look like? Grantees: All SV2 funding decisions are made by current SV2 Partners in collaborative grant/investment rounds. Once you are invited to submit a letter of interest, an SV2 Partner will reach out to notify you about the status of your application. If you continue to the application stage, you will be asked to submit a brief application and supplemental materials. As the field of applicants is narrowed, you may be invited to speak to our Partners and/or have a site visit. For more information, visit this page . Investees: Once you submit an interest form, SV2 Partners will reach out if there is a potentially synergistic opportunity. You may be invited to submit additional materials and speak to a group of SV2 Partners. - How much does SV2 invest in its Grantees or Impact Investees? In Classic Grant Rounds, SV2 makes three-year grants of up to $150,000/year. In our new Lightning Grant Rounds, which are shorter and require limited time of applicants, SV2 makes one-time grants of between $20,000 – $50,000/year. Impact Investments in early stage, impact focused companies are typically between $25,000 – $100,000. General Info - How do I contact SV2? You can reach us by using our contact form . - What is SV2’s tax ID number? 51-0644783 There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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The meditations are guided by SV2 CEO David Onek and Paru Desai. David is the former Program Director at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, a graduate of Spirit Rock’s two-year Dedicated Practitioners Program, a graduate of Phillip Moffitt’s two-year Life Balance Institute training, and a current participant in Spirit Rock’s two-year Community Dharma Leaders program. Paru completed a two-year mindfulness meditation teacher training program under the guidance of globally renowned teachers Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach and is currently pursuing additional courses in trauma sensitive mindfulness. If you have any questions, please let us know by emailing mindfulness@sv2. org There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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Our collaborative practice has a ripple effect: as Partners gain skills and experience, they may choose to begin or deepen their own impact investing practice, aligning their capital allocation with their personal values. How does it work? SV2 hosts a monthly meeting on Zoom to hear pitches from two early stage, impact focused companies. At any given meeting, there is a mix of seasoned and newer investors; all experience levels are welcome. Many Partners attend pitch meetings regularly, and others attend on a drop-in basis. SV2’s Investment Committee meets directly after the pitch meeting to vote on potential investments and make other strategic recommendations for SV2’s portfolio and impact investing work. After each monthly pitch meeting, if there is interest in moving either company forward, a small team of Partners conducts diligence over 3-4 weeks, using a structured format. Diligence is presented to SV2’s Investment Committee at the following month’s meeting. Investment Committee members vote on every deal, and Diligence Team members vote on the deal on which they conducted diligence. SV2 typically invests at the pre-seed or seed stage, and our check size is $25K – $50K. We invest across many sectors, including climate, education, and economic opportunity. Just as with our grantmaking, investments are made using pooled funding that Partners contribute to SV2. When our investments make a return, the money cycles back into SV2’s mission. Meet Our Current Investees "Learning together with a terrific group of partners as we evaluate the potential investments is energizing. I am surprised to discover how good it feels to make investments aligned with your values." Tony Stayner • Meet Our Partners There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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Meg Bannick Partner Champion to ALAS (Ayudando Latinos A Soñar) Brittny Bottorff Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services Bill Brownell Investment Committee Member; Partner Champion to Recoolit Aarti Chandna Investment Committee Member; Partner Champion to Candoo Tech, Croptix, EdVisorly, Haven Connect, MedHaul & Re:Dish Catherine Crystal Foster Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services Deb Dauber Investment Committee Member; Family Philanthropy Interest Circle Leader, Partner Champion to The José Valdés Math Institute David Dill Partner Champion to Harvest Thermal & Zeal Capital Partners Diane Dittmar Partner Champion to New Way Homes Shalyn Eason Partner Champion to Ambition Angels Susan Eliot Partner Champion to ALAS (Ayudando Latinos A Soñar) Laura Finnigan Partner Champion to Brightline Defense Fund Susan Flierl Partner Champion to Oma Health Celeste Ford Partner Champion to Harvest Thermal Werner Goetz Investment Committee Member, Partner Champion to Amped Innovation Nancy Grove Partner Champion to Climate Resilient Communities Jan Half Partner Champion to The José Valdés Math Institute Nancy Heinen Investment Committee Member; Partner Champion to Buoyant Ventures, Countable, & EdVisorly Byron Hill Partner Champion to Kit Switch & Tarjimly Lisa Jones Investment Committee Member Navreet Kaur Partner Champion to PODER Mica Mayo Partner Champion to Kit Switch and June Brain Steve Mazer Economic Mobility & Inclusion Grant Round Co-Leader; Partner Champion to Multicultural Institute Rekha Pai Kamath Investment Committee Member Kelly Pope Partner Champion to Learning Genie Tanja Powers Partner Champion to Friends for Youth Aarthi Ramaswamy Partner Champion to Parent Voices Oakland Linda Solon Partner Champion to Multicultural Institute Tony Stayner Partner Champion to Amped Innovation, Change:Water Labs, Sanivation, & Zeal Capital Partners Paul Traina Partner Champion to Navajo Power Sophie Vong-Karlage Economic Mobility & Inclusion Grant Round Co-Leader Mark Wilson Partner Champion to Learning Home Volunteers Jason Zajac Partner Champion to LegalEase & Parent Voices Oakland There are many ways to get involved. 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Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Become a Partner Home / Get Involved / Become a Partner Become a partner now As a Donor Partner, your annual financial contribution to SV2 has leveraged impact in two ways: It allows SV2 to invest pooled funding directly in Bay Area nonprofits and early-stage socially driven companies. It supports robust Donor education and engagement programming that equips Donor Partners with best practices and helps them give more generously and effectively. Please join the SV2 Donor Partner community with a financial contribution at a level that is personally meaningful to you. While each SV2 Partner’s experience is unique, here are some of the ways you can engage as a Donor Partner in our community: Grantmaking: Dive into learning about Bay Area-based nonprofits working in a variety of fields, and roll up your sleeves as you join your peers in practicing diligence and making funding decisions . Learn more . Impact Investing: Come to monthly pitch meetings to hear from early stage socially driven companies working all over the world. Join a diligence team to learn more about evaluating an investment opportunity. Learn more . Immersive Learning: Attend a workshop, join a cohort, come on a multi-day learning trip. We offer many settings to go deeper alongside peers in your own learning about equity, justice, and giving. Learn more . Make an Impact Beyond the Dollars: Share your expertise and experience with our Grantees and Investees and help them build stronger, more effective organizations. Learn more. Embrace Leadership Opportunities: Hone your leadership skills in a vibrant welcoming community of people dedicated to continuous learning and creating impact. Learn more . Meet Our Partners Each of our Partners has a unique story about why we joined SV2 and what we’ve found here. "SV2's Grant Rounds help me to be more conscious of how I make my decisions on the organizations I choose to be involved in from a funding or volunteering perspective." Byron Hill "I truly enjoy all the learning aspects of SV2." Jon Goulden "Learning together with a terrific group of partners as we evaluate the potential investments is energizing. I am surprised to discover how good it feels to make investments aligned with your values." Tony Stayner There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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By integrating climate action with agricultural productivity, Mafix offers a scalable solution for farmers to improve soil quality and participate in the carbon removal economy. Post: Why SV2 Invested in Mafix Why SV2 Invested in Mafix At SV2, we partner with early-stage companies that leverage market-based solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. We look for ventures where deep technical expertise meets a clear path to global impact. Mafix is a prime example of this synergy, offering a transformative approach to both carbon sequestration and … Continued Person: Brittny Bottorff Brittny Bottorff joined SV2 as a Partner in 2024 and currently serves as a Partner Champion for Oasis Legal Services. Brittny is an attorney, mediator, and strategic advisor who works closely with mission-driven organizations and community groups on legal, governance, and organizational matters. She is a Partner at Insight Counsel LLP, where she advises nonprofit … Continued Grantee: June Brain JuneBrain has developed a portable, AI-driven retinal imaging system that enables fast, automated eye scans in any clinical setting. Their accessible platform allows providers to detect and track neurological and eye diseases more efficiently without needing specialized equipment or staff. Person: Susan Flierl Susan brings 30 years of experience in the software industry, where she drove innovation, product strategy, and business transformation for global supply chain solutions with Accenture and Oracle—including international experience in Germany. Most recently, she was Product Strategy Director at Oracle, leading global development for Oracle’s cloud warehouse management solution. Over her career, she shaped and … Continued Post: Spring 2026 Grant Round Kickoff: Economic Mobility and Inclusion On March 10, over 40 SV2 Donor Partners, Grantees, and other community leaders gathered to officially launch our Spring 2026 grant round. The evening was a powerful reminder of why we do this work: to move beyond traditional funding and toward true economic mobility and inclusion. SV2’s grant round process begins with immersive learning. This … Continued Post: Innovative Finance Spotlight 2026 In the Bay Area, we often talk about “equity” in terms of stock options and early-stage exits that create life-changing wealth for a few. But at our recent Innovative Finance Spotlight event, we sat down to ask a different question: How can that same spirit of ownership and equity translate to the employees of a … Continued Person: Catherine Crystal Foster Catherine has focused her career on bringing high-impact ideas to life and supporting inspired changemakers. She currently advises families and funders on philanthropic strategy and grantmaking. Catherine’s experience includes leadership at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, founding a Silicon Valley-focused philanthropy innovation initiative, directing a family foundation, scaling an education nonprofit, authoring welfare legislation for the District … Continued Post: Welcome Jasmine Estela, SV2’s new Program Assistant! We’re delighted to announce that Jasmine Estela has joined the SV2 staff team as Program Assistant! Jasmine’s role includes supporting programming across our three pillars (immersive learning, impact investing, and grantmaking) as well as community engagement efforts. Born and raised in San Diego, she is a 2025 graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, … Continued Person: Jasmine Estela Jasmine Estela serves as a Program Assistant at SV2, supporting collaborative grantmaking and community engagement efforts. Born and raised in San Diego, she is a 2025 graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. As an undergraduate, she held leadership roles as Social Chair and Fundraising … Continued 1 2 3 … 141 There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Terms Privacy FAQ Contact Us Who We Are v Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Meet Our Partners Impact Reports What We Do v Grants and Impact Investments Immersive Learning Capacity Building Meditation Mondays Who We Support v Current Grantees and Investees Past Grantees and Investees Our Impact News Events Get Involved v Become a Partner Grantee and Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. 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The evening was a powerful reminder of why we do this work: to move beyond traditional funding and... News 04 Mar Innovative Finance Spotlight 2026 In the Bay Area, we often talk about "equity" in terms of stock options and early-stage exits that create life-changing wealth for a few. But at our recent Innovative Finance Spotlight event, we sat down to ask a different question: How... News 25 Feb Welcome Jasmine Estela, SV2’s new Program Assistant! We're delighted to announce that Jasmine Estela has joined the SV2 staff team as Program Assistant! Jasmine's role includes supporting programming across our three pillars (immersive learning, impact investing, and grantmaking) as well as... News 10 Feb Why SV2 Invested in JuneBrain Why SV2 Invested in JuneBrain At SV2, we invest in early-stage companies that are tackling urgent social and environmental challenges with scalable, market-based solutions. We look for founders with deep founder-market fit, products... News 12 Dec Advancing Immigrant Equity Grant Round SV2 advanced more good through our Fall 2025 Advancing Immigrant Equity Grant Round. ​​Multicultural Institute and Oasis Legal Services are our new outstanding Grantee Partners! Each organization will get an unrestricted grant of... News 20 Nov Redefining Impact Investing: SV2’s Practice of Equity, Compassion, and Power Sharing A New Kind of Impact Capital Impact investing has come a long way since the early 2010s. What began as a fringe movement (investing not just for returns but with purpose) is now a global field, with more than $1.2 trillion in assets... News 01 Oct Power, Policy & People: Shaping Environmental Justice Today Recap On September 11, SV2 hosted Power, Policy & People: Shaping Environmental Justice Today at the SV2 office. More than 50 participants, including SV2 donor partners and ecosystem partners, gathered for a timely and powerful conversation... News 10 Jul SV2’s 2025 Partner Survey Results The 2025 SV2 Partner Survey Results are in! This survey is one way of understanding SV2’s impact on Partners and how we can continue to achieve our mission, learn, make positive social impact, and cultivate community. Everyone can... News 27 Jun Welcome Suhani Mohan, SV2’s new Director of Impact Investing! Suhani Mohan serves as SV2’s Director of Impact Investing, working closely with our Donor Partner community and Investment Committee to identify strong investments for SV2’s portfolio and offering support to our Impact Investees. She... News 1 2 3 … 28 There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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I'd like to help cover the transaction fees of 0 for my donation. Donation Total: $1,000 {amount} donation plus {fee_amount} to help cover fees. Donate by DAF If you are giving via a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), SV2 is listed as a recipient organization on most DAF platforms. The organization’s full name is Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2. SV2’s tax ID number is 51-0644783. Donations through DAFs sometimes come in anonymously, so please contact Mariana Aguilar at [email protected] to let us know your donation is on the way. This way, we have a chance to thank you for your generosity. Donate by Check Please make all checks payable to “Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund.” SV2’s tax ID number is 51-0644783. Our mailing address is: Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2, 350 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 103, Redwood City, CA 94065 If you have questions, please contact Mariana Aguilar at [email protected] . Donate from Your IRA If you’re over 70, you may be eligible to make a qualified charitable distribution from your retirement account. Consult your financial advisor. Corporate Gifts Leverage your company’s assets for good by giving a corporate gift. For more information on how to do so, contact Linda Prieto at [email protected] . Other Ways to Give If you’d like to give via Wire Transfer, ACH, Bill.com, or Stock/Securities transfer, please reach out to Mariana Aguilar at [email protected] for the needed account information. SV2’s tax ID number is 51-0644783. There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Terms Privacy FAQ Contact Us Who We Are v Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Meet Our Partners Impact Reports What We Do v Grants and Impact Investments Immersive Learning Capacity Building Meditation Mondays Who We Support v Current Grantees and Investees Past Grantees and Investees Our Impact News Events Get Involved v Become a Partner Grantee and Investee Opportunities Grantmaking – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Grantmaking Home / Grantmaking We take an equity-centered approach to grantmaking, supporting mission-driven nonprofits in the Bay Area with unrestricted multi-year grants and Beyond the Dollars support. We focus on funding organizations with diverse teams representative of the communities they serve. Our collaborative practice has a ripple effect: Partners’ personal giving approaches are shaped by the best practices they learn at SV2. In addition, as Partners are exposed to local nonprofits doing great work, many choose to personally support organizations they learn about through SV2. How does it work? SV2 hosts one Grant Round in the Fall and one in the Spring, each focused on a different topic area – recent sectors have included Education Equity, Economic Inclusion, Environmental Justice, Mental Health & Wellbeing, and Tech for Good. In these collaborative, experiential grantmaking processes, SV2 Partners learn about an issue area, get to know Bay Area nonprofits working in that sector, and participate in a diligence approach that incorporates best practices in trust-based philanthropy. Following this learning and diligence, participants select two nonprofits to receive three-year, unrestricted general operating support grants of between $75,000 – $100,000. The new Grantees also select one or two SV2 Partners to be their Partner Champion liaisons, providing Beyond the Dollars support throughout the three year grant period. Grant Rounds are typically led by two Partner Leaders and a staff member, who plan the content of each meeting, teach participants how to perform nonprofit due diligence, and lead the group in discussion and decision-making. Participants are encouraged to participate as fully as possible, but we welcome people to drop in at any time in the four month process. Grant Round Process: Open Call and Research: SV2 puts out an open call for nonprofit nominations, typically receiving 40-60 names of nonprofits working in the Bay Area on that issue area. A research team of Partners conducts desk top research and narrows the list to five finalist organizations. Meeting #1: Expert speakers share their knowledge and perspectives about the issue area with Grant Round participants. Meeting #2: The five finalist organizations introduce themselves and their work to Grant Round participants. Financial Diligence and Coffee Chats: Participants volunteer to do financial analysis using SV2’s structured worksheet. Small teams of participants also engage in Zoom calls with each finalist, using a structured set of questions. The notes from these “Coffee Chats” take the place of a written grant proposal. Meeting #3: Participants discuss their learnings from the Financial Worksheets and the Coffee Chats. Meeting #4: After another round of discussion, participants select two of the finalists to become three year Grantees. The other three finalists each receive an honorarium for their participation in our process. Organizations seeking grant funding from SV2 should: Be a 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored Deliver programs and have an executive presence in the Bay Area—specifically San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and/or Alameda counties. If the organization has national reach, it must have a local office with an Executive Director and a local Board of Directors Not have previously received an SV2 three-year grant Have annual revenue of approximately $500K–$4M Be in a growth stage with a proven model and early evidence of impact Be in a period of strengthening internal organizational capacity Typically, be a younger organization (if older, we’re looking for a clear renewal or new growth phase) Address root causes by creating conditions that reduce the prevalence of an issue Meet Our Current Grantees "SV2's Grant Rounds help me to be more conscious of how I make my decisions on the organizations I choose to be involved in from a funding or volunteering perspective." Byron Hill • Meet Our Partners There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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The Guiding Principles of the Plan include fostering a community of continuous learners, broadening the voices involved in our work, aligning giving and investing with personal values, working with our network to drive impact in the Bay Area, and centering equity in all that we do. Among the strategic highlights are adding Grantees and community leaders to SV2’s Board and other decision-making tables, expanding SV2’s impact investing work, and deepening relationships with local community based organizations through our Community Initiative. SV2 Strategic Plan There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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These Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”) govern your (“you” or “your”) use of the SV2 – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (“SV2,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) Websites. The “Websites” encompass the websites www.sv2.org , my.sv2, and the pages, features and services they contain for visitors, Partners, Grantees and Investees (each as defined below). These Terms are a binding contract between you and SV2. We may revise the Websites and these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes to the Terms, we will notify you via the Websites. All amended Terms become effective upon the earlier of (i) your use of the Websites after such revisions have been posted and (ii) fourteen days after such revisions have been posted. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY USING THE WEBSITES, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND THE PRIVACY POLICY FOUND HERE . IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITES. 2. Eligibility. If you use the Websites on behalf of a company or other organization for whom you work, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to bind such company or organization to these Terms and to act on behalf of such company or organization with respect to any actions you take in connection with the Websites. You agree to respond promptly and completely to requests from SV2 for additional information that SV2 deems necessary to determine your authority to act Eon behalf of a company or organization. 3. Becoming a Partner and Using my.sv2. “Partners” are the members of SV2 whose input and contributions are used to make grants and investments in nonprofit organizations and impact-oriented companies. You may apply to join SV2 as a Partner by filling out an application located in the “Become a Partner” link on the sv2.org Website. Partners are bound by these Terms. Please see our Privacy Policy for information on how we may use information provided by Partners and prospective Partners. We have partnered with Socious, Inc. to create and manage the my.sv2 Website. My.sv2 is a community resource for Partners to interact with SV2 and each other through the use of forums, emails, event planning, informational resources and a membership directory. Partners may elect to participate in one or more interest groups within the my.sv2 Website, each of which contains its own email threads, forums and event calendars. Partners are invited to share information about themselves in their member profile (“Profile”), such as their educational and career history, professional skills, contact information, interest areas and other biographical information. Your Profile is visible and searchable by other Partners, and your contact information will be displayed unless you specify otherwise. If you are approved as a Partner, upon payment of your first Contribution (as defined below), SV2 will create a my.sv2 username for you, based upon the email address you provide. 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SV2 is a 501(c)(3) organization and gifts are tax-deductible as permitted under applicable law. However, although SV2 may issue a receipt for Donations or Contributions, SV2 will have no responsibility for determining the necessity of or for issuing any tax forms, or for determining, remitting, or withholding any taxes applicable to you for any Donations, Contributions, or other exchanges made via the Websites. You will be solely responsible for determining whether you are required by applicable law to file any tax forms with the appropriate authorities. 6. Getting on Our Radar. Due to our collaborative, Partner-driven grant-making model, SV2 does not accept unsolicited grants or investment proposals. However, if you represent a nonprofit organization or impact-oriented company, you may provide us with information about your organization and how best to reach you by filling out the form on the “Grantee and Investee Opportunities” page on the sv2.org Website. SV2 will reach out to all organizations in its database whose work is a potential fit for that round of grants and investments. Organizations that have been selected and approved by SV2 for grants and investments are referred to as “Grantees” and “Investees,” respectively. 7. License to Use the Website and Acceptable Uses. Except for your User Content (as defined in the next section), the Websites, and all materials therein or transferred thereby or provided by SV2 on the my.sv2 or sv2.org Websites, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, video and music (the “Content”), and all intellectual property rights related thereto, are, as between the parties, the exclusive property of SV2 and its licensors. Subject to the license below, all intellectual property rights are reserved. 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Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Past Grants and Investments Home / Who We Support / Past Grants and Investments 1-16 of 87 Filter by Issue Area Filter by Issue Area Education Environment International Economic Opportunity & Employment Health Social Services & Safety Net Housing Resilient Youth Advocacy Workforce Development Arts & Culture Criminal Justice Reform Community Engagement Wellness Mental Health & Wellbeing Tech for Good Community Organizing Advancing Immigrant Equity Filter by Type of Funding Filter by Type of Funding Impact Investee Grantee Asian Pacific Environmental Network 2021-2022   •   Environment BAYCAT 2019-2020   •   Resilient Youth , Arts & Culture Braven Grantee 2021-2024   •   Economic Opportunity & Employment Breakthrough Silicon Valley 2021-2022   •   Education California Youth Connection (CYC) 2018-2019   •   Resilient Youth Californians for Justice 2021-2022   •   Education , Community Engagement Center for Youth Wellness Grantee 2019-2022   •   Resilient Youth CollegeSpring 2017-2018   •   Education Cool Block 2019   •   Environment Defy Ventures 2020-2021   •   Criminal Justice Reform Destination: Home 2016-2017   •   Housing Fresh Meat Productions 2019-2020   •   Economic Opportunity & Employment , Advocacy , Arts & Culture GridLab 2020-2021   •   Environment ICA Grantee 2019-2022   •   Economic Opportunity & Employment , Workforce Development Learners Guild Impact Investee 2016 Menlo Spark 2021-2022   •   Environment 1 2 3 … 6 Current Grantees and Investees There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Terms Privacy FAQ Contact Us Who We Are v Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Meet Our Partners Impact Reports What We Do v Grants and Impact Investments Immersive Learning Capacity Building Meditation Mondays Who We Support v Current Grantees and Investees Past Grantees and Investees Our Impact News Events Get Involved v Become a Partner Grantee and Investee Opportunities Our Mission – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Our Mission Home / Our Mission Our mission is to unleash the resources and talents of the Bay Area community to achieve meaningful social impact. SV2 is a nonprofit learning community of everyday givers committed to accelerating equity through grantmaking and impact investing for a thriving Bay Area and world. SV2 activates local changemakers who want to connect, learn, and practice values-aligned giving and investing in community. Our mission is to unleash the resources and talents of the Bay Area community to achieve meaningful social impact. We engage Donor Partners directly in providing unrestricted grant funding to Bay Area nonprofits and making founder-friendly investments in early-stage social enterprises and impact funds making a global impact. Since 1998, SV2 has invested in over 200 social ventures. Our Donor Partners learn best practices through this collective funding work and also in immersive learning workshops and by “getting proximate” with local community leaders and organizations. Grantmaking: We take a trust-based philanthropy approach, supporting mission-driven nonprofits in the Bay Area with unrestricted multi-year grants and Beyond the Dollars support. We focus on funding organizations with diverse teams representative of the communities they serve. Impact Investing: We make investments in early stage companies with social or environmental impact at the core of their business model. We are especially focused on allocating capital to founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Immersive Learning: We offer week-long immersive learning trips in California and the U.S. South, learning workshops on topics like nonprofit financial review, board service, and due diligence training, and peer cohorts focused on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Some distinctives of our work: We’re focused on local givers committing human, financial, and social capital for local impact We engage our donors in innovative best practices through “learning by doing” opportunities We increase the pool of active givers who understand community-driven solutions A commitment to equity, power-sharing, and mindfulness underpins our work SV2 defines success in two ways: our Donor Partners become more equitable, effective, and generous givers as a result of our work, and our Grantee and Investee Partners become more able to grow their impact as a result of our unrestricted funding and capacity-building Beyond-the-Dollars support. OUR VISION We envision a more equitable and sustainable Bay Area and world where everyone thrives. Our Core Values Our core values anchor our community and how we approach all of our work together. Impact We leverage the extraordinary resources and talents of Silicon Valley leaders and social innovators to create measurable positive impact in our community and world. Experiential Learning We learn by doing, challenging ourselves to expand our knowledge, enhance our skills, and broaden our perspectives. Shared Leadership We develop emerging and seasoned leaders for social change and support them on their personal leadership journeys through experiential learning, peer leadership opportunities and collective responsibility for the success of our work. Innovation We seek bold, creative approaches to our work, embracing both proven methods and new models for social impact. Empathy We strive to foster empathy and compassion, serve those most vulnerable in society, and support opportunity and equity for all people. Collaborative Community We are building a welcoming group of active socially responsible community members who believe in the power of creating social impact together. There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Terms Privacy FAQ Contact Us Who We Are v Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Meet Our Partners Impact Reports What We Do v Grants and Impact Investments Immersive Learning Capacity Building Meditation Mondays Who We Support v Current Grantees and Investees Past Grantees and Investees Our Impact News Events Get Involved v Become a Partner Grantee and Investee Opportunities Privacy – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Privacy Home / Privacy We are committed to protecting your privacy at Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (“SV2,” “us,” or “we”). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to your use of the www.sv2.org and my.sv2 websites (the “Websites”), which are owned and operated by us. This Privacy Policy describes how and why we obtain, store and process data which can identify you. We do not sell, share or rent this information to others in any way that we have not mentioned in this statement. We may update this policy from time to time and will indicate on the Websites when changes have been made. Changes are effective at the earlier of (i) your use of the Websites after such revisions have been posted and (ii) fourteen days after such revisions have been posted. If you do not agree with any changes to the Privacy Policy, you must cease using the Websites. 1. The Information We Collect. A. Personal Information vs. Non-Personal Information. Our primary goal in collecting information from you is to provide you with an efficient and helpful experience while using the Websites. In order to do so, the Websites collect two types of information about you, Personal Information and Non-Personal Information. “Personal Information” refers to information that lets us know the specifics of who you are and can be used to identify, contact or locate you. We may collect and use Personal Information to verify your identity when you are making one-time or recurring donations (“Donations”), communicating with us or other members of the SV2 community through the Websites or, if you are a Partner (as defined in our Terms of Use found here ), making your annual contributions (“Contributions”) through the sv2.org Website. “Non-Personal Information” refers to information that does not by itself identify you. Examples of Non-Personal Information we may collect include demographic information and which web pages of ours are most often visited. We will explain how Personal and Non-Personal Information is collected below. B. Information you provide to us. We collect Personal Information and Non-Personal Information directly from you as follows: (a) For visitors who email us directly via an email hyperlink or the “Get Involved” page on sv2. org . If you email us via a hyperlink or fill out a form as a prospective grantee, impact investee, collaborator or donor, we collect your first and last name, email address and any content included in the email or body of the form. (b) For visitors making Donations and existing Partners making Contributions on sv2.org. If you make a Donation or Contribution (if you are a Partner) to SV2 online, we will collect and maintain your name, email address, billing address, Donation or Contribution amount and IP address. We accept online Donations and Contributions through PayPal and Stripe. By making your Donation or Contribution through PayPal, you accept PayPal’s User Terms, found here . By making your Donation or Contribution directly through the Website, you are using Stripe, and you accept Stripe’s Services Agreement, found here . You may let us know that you will be making an offline Donation by filling in your name and email address under the “Offline Donation” option. (c) For Partner applications. If you wish to be a Partner of SV2, you must fill out the application available on the sv2.org Website under the “Apply Now” tab. The application will request your name, telephone number, address, email address, company name, professional title, preferred method of Contributions and other biographical information. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required, the other fields are optional. The application will also collect the IP address. (d) Information provided on my.sv2. If we have invited you to create a my.sv2 account, we will collect all of the login and biographical information that you provide in connection with your Profile (as defined in our Terms of Use), as well as any content that you upload to the Website. We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any communications that take place through the my.sv2 Website. C. Information collected through technology. We collect information from visitors to the Websites regarding the referring URL, their IP address, which browser they used to come to the Websites, the country, state and telephone area code where their server is located, and the pages of the Websites that they viewed during their visit. Some of this information is gathered through the following technologies: (a) Cookies. A “cookie” is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. Cookies are commonly utilized by most Internet users. We use traffic log cookies to help us provide you with a better Website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. Our cookies do not generally contain personally identifying information. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Websites. (b) IP Address. You can visit many areas of the sv2.org Website anonymously without the need to become a registered user. Even in such cases, we may collect IP addresses automatically. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you begin service with an Internet Service Provider. Each time you access the Website and each time you request one of our pages, our server logs your IP address. Standing alone, your IP address is not necessarily personally identifiable. (c) Web Beacons. SV2 may use a variety of other technical methods for tracking purposes, including Web beacons. Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in web pages and emails. We may use these technical methods in HTML emails that we send our users to determine whether they have opened those emails and/or clicked on links in those emails. The information from use of these technical methods may be collected in a form that is personally identifiable. D. Children and our parental consent policy. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act imposes certain requirements on websites directed toward children under 13 that collect information on those children, or on websites that know they are collecting Personal Information from children under the age of 13. We want to let you know that it currently is our policy not to collect Personal Information from any person under 13 because children are not permitted to use the Websites or services on the Websites, and we request that children under the age of 13 not submit any Personal Information to us via the Websites. If we learn that we have inadvertently gathered Personal Information from children under 13, we will attempt to notify such child’s parent or guardian and erase such information from our records, unless the child’s parent or guardian consents to our maintaining such information. 2. Use of Personal Information and Non-Personal Information. A. How we use it. We use Personal Information and Non-P Read About our Equity Work – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Read About our Equity Work Home / Read About our Equity Work A Silicon Valley Funder Diversified Its Board. Big Changes Followed Updated Chronicle of Philanthropy Article There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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Message CAPTCHA Δ Office Location SV2 – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund Sobrato Center for Nonprofits – Redwood Shores 350 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 103 Redwood City, CA 94065 Reach Us Phone: 650.526.8171 There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Terms Privacy FAQ Contact Us Who We Are v Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Meet Our Partners Impact Reports What We Do v Grants and Impact Investments Immersive Learning Capacity Building Meditation Mondays Who We Support v Current Grantees and Investees Past Grantees and Investees Our Impact News Events Get Involved v Become a Partner Grantee and Investee Opportunities Immersive Learning Journeys – Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund – SV2 You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Get Involved Become a Partner Immersive Journeys Grantee & Investee Opportunities Job Opportunities Donate Donate Who We Are Our Mission Board and Partner Leadership Staff Strategic Plan What We Do Grantmaking Impact Investing Immersive Learning Community Initiative Meditation Mondays Who We Support Current Grants and Investments Past Grants and Investments Our Impact Impact Reports Events News Search Close Immersive Learning Journeys Home / Get Involved / Immersive Learning Journeys California Equity Journey The California Equity Journey (CEJ) is a four-day, immersive, experiential learning journey that will foster a deeper understanding of the impacts of inequity, poverty, and injustice on local communities. The trip will have a special focus on water, sustainable agriculture, and farmworker experiences. Participants will learn as they listen deeply to community members’ experiences, and this will help us to identify the most effective solutions to foster economic inclusion and environmental justice in local communities. The trip is designed around dialogue with local community leaders and organizations in Modesto and in the Salinas / Watsonville area. Those who take this learning journey will broaden their California lens, get to know amazing local leaders and resilient communities, and be inspired to shape a more just and equitable future for our beautiful and challenging state. Join us! Dates: September 26-29, 2025 Cost: $3,000 per person Experiences will include: Participating in a listening circle to understand how local farmworkers are affected by contaminated well water, and how they are advocating for water justice Walking through the almond orchard of a second-generation almond rancher to learn about her sustainable agriculture practices Visiting a migrant farmworker camp and hearing the life journeys of women field workers Bonding with your fellow SV2 Partners on the bus and during late-night hotel chats and much more!   Learning Outcomes: Be better informed about priorities, issues, and challenges for California, especially water, agriculture, and farmworkers Understand how issue areas are related to each other Understand how different parts of the state are connected Learn how challenges are being addressed in different communities Gain confidence is learning how to spot and support opportunities Learn success stories and replicability in other communities and other work Our learning will influence how we engage with and fund social impact organizations, emphasizing a renewed commitment to equity practices and actions driven by compassion. We also anticipate gaining a deeper understanding of the importance of supporting community-level upstream efforts and developing a more strategic approach to advocacy tools for systemic change. We value the time that agencies dedicate to us and want to ensure that our learning process is not extractive of local communities. To honor this commitment, we are offering honoraria to all organizations that meet with us. These honoraria represent a significant portion of the trip costs. If you have questions about the California Equity Journey or want to indicate your interest in the trip before registering, please email Jody Chang at [email protected] . There are many ways to get involved. See how. --> l y Stay Informed Donate © 2026 Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. 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