Get Involved

There are a variety of ways to get involved with the SEED20 program to match your level of interest:

Sponsor: make an individual or corporate financial contribution to support yearlong programming for our local innovative nonprofits

SVP Partner: join SVP Charlotte as a Partner to be part of one of our leadership teams that run the SEED20 program collectively;

• • Selection Team– review applications, interview applicants and select the SEED20 class each year
  • Marketing Team– share the heroic stories of our ten nonprofit participants
  • Coaching Advisory Team– plan and execute the three month Coaching Program
  • Sponsorship Team– connect with community members and businesses to create opportunities for meaningful contributions and engagement with the SEED20 program
  • OnStage Team– plan the fast pitch stage event and reception afterward
  • Alumni Enrichment Team– create programming to train and expand capacity for the ten nonprofit participants and their leadership teams (board members) throughout the year

Coach: Partners, Sponsors, and other community members all join together to serve as coaches/mentors for our SEED20 participants (training provided)

Apply: Interested nonprofits can sign up for the SVP Charlotte e-newsletter and/or follow SVP Charlotte’s social media platforms to find SEED20 fall application dates (typically in September).

For more information on joining a Team as an SVP Partner, becoming a coach, or applying to the program, contact SEED20 Program Director Heather-Camille Hewett

Become A Corporate Sponsor

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Become An Individual Sponsor (Cultivator)

Cultivators (individual donors) provide financial support for SEED20 beyond the stage. By becoming a Cultivator, you will be supporting a program that provides tremendous value to local, innovative nonprofits for yearlong programming. For your $1,200 donation, you will enjoy

• Six tickets to SEED20 OnStage or access to the Livestream
• Acknowledgement in the SEED20 OnStage program
• An invitation to a celebratory lunch with the participants after SEED20 OnStage

To donate, use this LINK, and be sure to set the Pledge tip amount to $0 to avoid extra charges. For DAF donations, please contact Kristin Beck.

Join Us as an SVP Partner (Donor Volunteer)!

Have you attended SEED20 OnStage or heard about the benefits a nonprofit leader has experienced by participating in the SEED20 program? Do you want to help build a supportive environment for social entrepreneurs in our community? SVP Charlotte has an opportunity for you! Join us by becoming an SVP Charlotte Partner (donor volunteer).

Here’s How We Work

SVP Charlotte Partner households make a personally significant contribution for up to two people. While most Partners contribute financially, some Partners fulfill a portion of their annual contribution with volunteer hours. Their donations are pooled to fund the local nonprofits SVP Charlotte supports as well as our programming and operations. These contributions are stretched further by those who volunteer their time and skills to strengthen our Investees, SVP Charlotte, SEED20 participants and alumni as well as the social sector at large.

Volunteer roles are very flexible. Some of us simply use SVP Charlotte as a way to make a highly leveraged gift, others take advantage of our education sessions and peer learning opportunities, and some give our time for direct volunteer projects. With SVP Charlotte, you can enjoy a sense of community by building relationships with creative thinkers, change makers, and community-minded leaders.

For more information on how you can partner with Social Venture Partners Charlotte and support our SEED20 mission, please contact Kristin Beck.

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