About Us

Social Venture Partners Santa Barbara doesn’t principally give money.  The value of what SVPSB Partners offer Investees goes way beyond funding.  Partners are giving of themselves… Enriching all participants involved… Strengthening the fabric of the community itself.    -Naomi Schwartz, Partner

Perhaps never before has “leveraging” resources been a more compelling philanthropic model driving real change in our community.

At Social Venture Partners Santa Barbara (SVPSB), we pool our talents, our time, and our resources – investing in long-term strategic relationships with nonprofits who have a significant impact on critical community needs.  We are much more than a traditional grantmaking group.   SVPSB builds stronger non-profit organizations, builds educated philanthropists, builds a social network, and builds community.

SVPSB is about...

                                Involvement 

                                         More than writing a check
                                         More than attending a dinner
                                         More than putting a logo on a banner
                                         More than a hand out

Our distinguished team of venture philanthropists challenges the way things are and how things are done.  Partnering with like-minded nonprofits, businesses, and foundations, we dream big dreams – and we make them happen.  Our Partners are advocates of social change.  They use business models to solve social problems in an effective, long-lasting, and self-sustaining way.