Impact Investment Support
We provide social mission organizations with earned revenue streams free funding readiness support and connections to local impact investors to help you get access to the resources you need to scale your work.
Do you need support for a project to overcome a key challenge to your organization’s growth? If you are looking for outside expertise to amplify your impact, but can’t afford to hire an outside consultant, then SVP Denver wants to help.
Our Partners bring decades of professional experience from the business and nonprofit sectors, and they volunteer their time to help social mission organizations in Denver.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit or For-Profit Impact Organization = your organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is operating under a fiscal agent or is a social venture.
- Operating in the Denver Metro Region = you are located within and/or providing 51% or more of your services within Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and/or Jefferson counties.
- Mission and Impact = you understand how your services are meeting a clear health, economic, or racial inequity.
- Team Readiness = your staff and/or board will dedicate time to assessing current systems, strategizing their desired future state and work to get there on top of day-to-day operations.
- <$3M in Revenue = we support impact organizations that don’t have the resources to pay for outside support.
- Inclusiveness and Equity = your organization embodies values, policies and practices that ensure all stakeholders are engaged equitably.
- >3 Years of Operational and Financial History = your organization has been operating for at least three years.
- Earned Revenue Stream = your organization has an active earned revenue stream or a clear idea of one.
- Business Plan = you organization has a Business Plan or another type of financial document.
- Upcoming Pitch or Seeking Investment = your organization has an upcoming porch or is actively seeking investment opportunities.
Support Provided
Qualifying organizations will get access to:
Review of impact and/or financial plan
Experts will review your impact documents in preparation for investment or pitch.
Pitch Practice
Practice your investment pitch with a group of experts and receive feedback and guidance before your actual pitch.
General investment assessment
Experts will share insights and resources surrounding financial readiness, operational readiness, impact clarity, and investment strategies. This service may lead to 1:1 support.
Exposure and Connections to Impact Investors
We’ll help elevate your work, share your story and get you in front of the right investors whenever we can. If we don’t think we can help, we’ll let you know that too.
Application Process
1. Send an Application.
Tell us about your organization and answer key questions to help you define your Project Scope of Work. Our application takes on average 20-30 minutes to complete!
2. Response from SVP.
We will personally reach out to set up a 1:1 interview with SVP Denver staff or request more information. Following the conversation, we will present your project to Partners to gauge interest.
3. Make your impact!
We’ll share details for getting started with SVP Denver’s Funding Readiness Committee or try to point you in the direction of other resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my organization need earned revenue to participate?
This specific program requires an earned revenue stream or a clear idea of where to implement one. Our cohorts, pro bono consulting, and topical workshops are open to all social mission organizations that meet our basic program eligibility criteria.
Can I apply if my organization has an earned revenue stream, but doesn't have a business plan / other financial document?
No, a financial document is required for our Funding Readiness Committee to provide the best support. We recommend applying for Pro Bono Consulting for support with creating a business plan.
We applied, but our organization was not accepted. Can we apply again?
If you were not selected to work with the Funding Readiness Committee, we will pitch your project again in the following cycle (the following even month). If you are not selected then, you will need to reapply.
Can I apply again if my organization has already received Impact Investment Support from SVP Denver?
Yes! If things have changed in your organization and require additional support, we encourage you to apply again.
Can I be on the Funding Readiness Committee?
If you are already a Partner, reach out to eliana@svpdenver.org to learn more about serving on the committee. If you are not yet a Partner, fill out our Partner application and you will be connected with Eliana Blancas, our Director of Development.
WHO WE SUPPORT
Meet some of the organizations we’ve worked with
> MISSION-DRIVEN ORGS (NONPROFITS & FOR-PROFITS)
> < $3M REVENUE (MOST < $1 M)
> DENVER METRO AREA
> ORGS WITH LEADERSHIP WHO HAVE LIVED CONNECTIONS TO THE ISSUE
What Social Mission Organizations say about their experience
