Over the last nine years, SVP has had the opportunity to foster social entrepreneurship in Charlotte. We are thrilled to announce the SEED20 class of 2020! Attach Families Inc. Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation City Startup Labs El Puente Hispano Emerge – The Art of Leadership Feeding Charlotte Friends of the Children – Charlotte (A program of…
When Sam Guzzie of Brand the Moth joined the 2019 class of SEED20, she shared that she was “honored to be a part of a class full of such amazing people working for the betterment of our society. Getting to meet such inspiring people was the best part for me, let alone to be included among them.” Brand…
Shaun Corbett, Executive Director of Cops & Barbers Inc., applied to be part of the 2019 class of SEED20 to embrace “the opportunity to be heard and to give the community that is normally voiceless a voice.” The organization was created in 2015 through a partnership between entrepreneur Shaun Corbett and then police detective Garry…
2019 SEED20 3rd Place and Community Vote winner, Para Guide, made some amazing progress this year! Para Guide Foundation enables para-visually impaired individuals to experience a more enriched life through guided physical activities. Shannon Houlihan, Para Guide’s founder and Executive Director, embraced the SEED20 process. “I hope to absorb as much information as possible as…
2019 SEED20 Wells Fargo Grand Prize winner, Foster Village Charlotte, has had an amazing journey this year! Last year, Executive Director Becky Santoro hoped to “build awareness in our city around foster care and learn from the incredible group of nonprofits, leaders and coaches in SEED20.” Additional funds from her SEED20 experience allowed Foster Village Charlotte…
On September 12, Social Venture Partners and five SEED20 Alumni were invited to present to the 2019 All Employee Leadership Conference for Cardinal Innovations Healthcare. The participants were selected from SEED20 Alumni who had previously participated in SVP’s annual program to identify, highlight, and connect the community to the region’s most promising social entrepreneurs…
Social Venture Partners is pleased to announce Wells Fargo as the Presenting Sponsor of SEED20 2020! SEED20 is the annual program of SVP to identify, highlight, and connect the community to the region’s most promising social entrepreneurs tackling pressing challenges. “The support of Wells Fargo has been the foundation of the SEED20 program since its inception nine…
We are looking for social entrepreneurs and innovators who are working to make change happen. They are leaders of organizations and programs with an exciting and creative social focus. Who should apply? Whether an individual or start up with a well-formed idea, an emerging nonprofit, or a well-established nonprofit with a new program, SEED20 applicants should… – have…
The 8th Annual SEED20 was a huge success with a prize pool of $46,000. Matt Olin once again returned as Master of Ceremony bringing his creativity to the SEED20 stage. Our panel of judges — Glenn Burkins, Davita Galloway, and Chris Elmore offered insightful feedback on the three-minute pitches. All ten finalists shone and told their…
You’ve met the SEED20 Class of 2019 — now we want to introduce you to the dynamic group of judges and entertainers who will be on the SEED20 stage on March 25th! Matt Olin, Master of Ceremony: Matt Olin is co-founder of Charlotte Is Creative, a non-profit that develops and runs initiatives such as Queen City Quiz Show (winner of…
Judge: Davita Galloway Davita Galloway is an owner of DUPP&SWAT, a change agent, a creative, a host, speaker, influencer, costumer, a doer, disruptor and a creator of all things dope. More, as a proponent and champion of building community, social equity, entrepreneurship and economic opportunity, Davita enjoys collaboration with impact on those outputs. What advice…
Judge: Chris Elmore Named a “Startup Hero” by NC Business Magazine and a maverick by SouthPark Magazine, Chris an author, college professor and strategic advisor to Kingsmen Software Products and 2ULaundry. Chris helped start AvidXchange in 2000, a business unicorn with a $1.4 billion value and 1400 employees. www.thechriselmore.com What advice would you give to entrepreneurs? I give the…