The mission of Social Venture Partners Boulder County is to strengthen organizational capacity and sustainability of local nonprofits while inspiring the philanthropy and volunteerism of our partners.

SVP is a dual mission organization. We seek to be both an "engaged grantmaker" as well as a catalyst for giving. For 2009 our grantmaking will be focused on the following five areas:

1. Youth Development During Out-of-School Time
2. Early Child Care and Education
3. Strengthening Educational and Economic Opportunities for Latinos
4. Health Care Access
5. Housing & Homelessness

Related to our mission, SVP supports organizations that:

• Are seeking to launch, expand or replicate an innovative program;
• Are in need of and committed to incorporating SVP volunteer support to build and strengthen their organization's internal capacity to deliver programs;
• Are committed to using outcomes measurement and evaluation to provide the most effective programs possible;
• Have a long-term perspective on their impact on the client population.

SVP currently funds five nonprofit organizations. Investments range from $10,000 to $25,000 per year. Investment decisions are made by majority vote of partners at semiannual partner meetings. Decisions take into consideration SVP's internal capacity to provide sufficient human and financial capital to support long-term sustainability of community nonprofits. While applications are reviewed annually, typically SVP funds an organization several years in a row, until they graduate from SVP.