SVP Fast Pitch Seattle (formerly Social Innovation Fast Pitch or SIFP) supports innovative non-profits and for-profit social entrepreneurs more effectively tackle social and environmental issues facing the Seattle/Puget Sound area. SVP Fast Pitch Seattle provides an opportunity for social entrepreneurs to network, opening the door for collaborations that can further the community's capacity for positive change as a whole.
SVP Fast Pitch Seattle has been steadily expanding and hopes to grow its audience from its 1,000 attendees in 2012, which saw over $200,000 in seed investment funding and grants to entrants with the most compelling and sustainable business models.
SVP Fast Pitch Seattle is presented by Social Venture Partners Seattle.
Contact Information
SVP Fast Pitch Seattle website
SVP Fast Pitch Seattle on Facebook
SVP Fast Pitch Seattle on Twitter
What's Driving This Trend
- Social Business Funding
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative ways to support and fund social entrepreneurs, creating sustainable business models for social and environmental impact.
- Collaborative Networking
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create platforms or events that facilitate networking and collaboration among social entrepreneurs to drive positive change in communities.
- Social Venture Partnerships
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Foster strategic partnerships between non-profits and for-profit social entrepreneurs to maximize their combined social and environmental impact.
Who This Affects Most
- Non-profit
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative ways to sustainably fund non-profit organizations and support their social and environmental missions.
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new business models and strategies that integrate social and environmental impact into profitable ventures.
- Social Impact Investing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Harness the power of investments to generate financial returns while driving positive social and environmental change.
