Mark your calendars for September 8, the second DonorBridge North Texas Giving Day. After much success last year they will bring together donors to support the Nonprofit community.
Award money is on the table for Nonprofits that raise the most money. Check out details here. Below is a list of DSVP Investees you will find.
• Shared Housing Center, Inc.
• The Wilkinson Center
• Vision Regeneration, Inc.
• The Samaritan Inn
• Mi Escuelita Preschool
• Youth Village Foundation
• PediPlace
• Dallas Community Lighthouse
• Educational First Steps
• The Concilio
• Child Abuse Prevention Center
• Transition Resource Action Center (through Central Dallas Ministries)
• Dallas After School Network
• KIPP TRUTH Academy
• UPLIFT Education
• NFTE
We encourage individuals, alongside DSVP, will be inspired to give on this day within the above Nonprofits.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
DSVP Strategic Plan
Over the summer months, our partnership began an inclusive strategic planning process that mirrored more of a grass-roots campaign as opposed to a board driven strategic plan. As a “partnership of equals”, it was important to vision the strategic direction of our mission collaboratively among the partners. A call for participants in the mid-summer months attracted a group of about 20 partners representing our board, lead partners, committee members and those just getting started. After a session that helped us identify our mission outcomes, we broke into three work streams that could test and inform how those outcomes could be accomplished.
They focused on: Partners, Investments and Community. Each work-stream hosted a series of meetings to gather input and capture the thinking of our partnership. Partners were encouraged to attend any and all of the meetings, and to offer up their best ideas on what our future could be.
On Monday night, at a mid-point review, representatives from each of the groups provided an overview of what has been explored, dismissed and strategies that think can further our vision. Cross-over items were collaboratively tackled and feedback was robust. If anyone who has known DSVP for a while, they can see that our partnership is evolving. What was confirmed last night is the desire for us to break away from our current processes and structure and think differently at how we serve the highest value to our partners, investees and the community. Interestingly, we saw some common themes among the three separate group: create more opportunities for partners, be more outward facing towards the community, and rethink how we use existing resources to deliver our mission.
Next steps include a continuation of the three work-streams to finalize their recommendations. And although the groups are further along in their thinking, partners are still encouraged to jump in at any point. Please reach out to sraskin@dsvp.org to help you plug- in. Also, we will host a one-day partner retreat on Friday, September 17th and any partner is welcome to participate. We will be hosting a briefing prior to that retreat to bring anyone up to speed who hasn’t been able to participate. Keep an eye out for the evite.
They focused on: Partners, Investments and Community. Each work-stream hosted a series of meetings to gather input and capture the thinking of our partnership. Partners were encouraged to attend any and all of the meetings, and to offer up their best ideas on what our future could be.
On Monday night, at a mid-point review, representatives from each of the groups provided an overview of what has been explored, dismissed and strategies that think can further our vision. Cross-over items were collaboratively tackled and feedback was robust. If anyone who has known DSVP for a while, they can see that our partnership is evolving. What was confirmed last night is the desire for us to break away from our current processes and structure and think differently at how we serve the highest value to our partners, investees and the community. Interestingly, we saw some common themes among the three separate group: create more opportunities for partners, be more outward facing towards the community, and rethink how we use existing resources to deliver our mission.
Next steps include a continuation of the three work-streams to finalize their recommendations. And although the groups are further along in their thinking, partners are still encouraged to jump in at any point. Please reach out to sraskin@dsvp.org to help you plug- in. Also, we will host a one-day partner retreat on Friday, September 17th and any partner is welcome to participate. We will be hosting a briefing prior to that retreat to bring anyone up to speed who hasn’t been able to participate. Keep an eye out for the evite.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Building a Center for Social Innovation in North Texas
DSVP recently moved to 511 N. Akard, a social enterprise of Central Dallas Ministries and the Community Development Corporation.
The move that was driven by unexpected necessity to relocate our offices that provided us a new opportunity to explore a partnership with four other amazing agencies.
The goal's to create a Center for Social Innovation. Inspired by co-working collaboration environments not unlike the one that houses the Toronto Social Venture Partnership (see quick video below), it has given us an opportunity to think differently about how we get our mission done. As we envision what a collaborative space dedicated to social innovation might be like, we consider what it would mean to all of our respective missions. Each of the organizations engaged in the conversation Central Dallas Ministries – Americorp program, CDM Community Development Corporation, Executives in Action and BC Workshops) is highly engaged in social innovation through design and deployment of highly skilled volunteers. We see these innovative work spaces popping up all over the globe and believe that model would work effectively in social impact efforts.
As we spend the next 3-6 months vetting the opportunity and what it might mean for our mission, our partners are invited to participate. There are a number of different entry points into the conversation from the business plan, to fundraising, to technology and use of space. Please reach out to staff or DSVP board if you are interested. There will also be periodic communications and updates that will be available to the partnership throughout the exploration.
Watch the video here!
The move that was driven by unexpected necessity to relocate our offices that provided us a new opportunity to explore a partnership with four other amazing agencies.
The goal's to create a Center for Social Innovation. Inspired by co-working collaboration environments not unlike the one that houses the Toronto Social Venture Partnership (see quick video below), it has given us an opportunity to think differently about how we get our mission done. As we envision what a collaborative space dedicated to social innovation might be like, we consider what it would mean to all of our respective missions. Each of the organizations engaged in the conversation Central Dallas Ministries – Americorp program, CDM Community Development Corporation, Executives in Action and BC Workshops) is highly engaged in social innovation through design and deployment of highly skilled volunteers. We see these innovative work spaces popping up all over the globe and believe that model would work effectively in social impact efforts.
As we spend the next 3-6 months vetting the opportunity and what it might mean for our mission, our partners are invited to participate. There are a number of different entry points into the conversation from the business plan, to fundraising, to technology and use of space. Please reach out to staff or DSVP board if you are interested. There will also be periodic communications and updates that will be available to the partnership throughout the exploration.
Watch the video here!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
bigBANG! Update
Here are the latest bigBANG! updates:
Press Release : Dallas Social Venture Partners’ bigBANG Already Sparking Good Works http://bit.ly/a39R4c
RSVP for Spark Club! http://bit.ly/bkQtb7
You can also stay connected to the bigBANG! at www.bigbangtx.org
Press Release : Dallas Social Venture Partners’ bigBANG Already Sparking Good Works http://bit.ly/a39R4c
RSVP for Spark Club! http://bit.ly/bkQtb7
You can also stay connected to the bigBANG! at www.bigbangtx.org
Monday, August 2, 2010
DSVP has moved downtown!
Dallas Social Venture Partners is excited to announce that we have moved our offices downtown. You can now find us in the 511 North Akard Building (next door to the T. Boone Pickens YMCA). Please note DSVP's new physical and mailing address below. Our phone numbers and emails will remain the same and the door is always open, so stop by for a visit!Physical Address:
511 North Akard, Third Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
Mailing Address:
511 North Akard
Mailbox 511
Dallas, TX 75201
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