SVT in the Media
Olsen talks with show host and investor Jordan Kimmel about what impact investing is, and gives some leading examples. "Impact investors ask, 'what is the impact of this investment on people and the planet?'"
Audio is available online, show date July 8, 2010, 11AM Eastern/8AM Pacific. Read more...
We're delighted to see our clients Golden Mean Capital getting coverage in the Wall Street Journal! Congratulations and nice work, David and Billy. http://tinyurl.com/AfricanVCwithImpact
On September 3, 2009, ZeroDivide engaged Jed Emerson and Sara Olsen in a dialogue about SROI (social return on investment). An internationally recognized leader in social enterprise and investing, Jed Emerson discussed the current state of SROI while Sara Olsen, founder of SVT Group, presented best practices and metrics.
Take a look at Jed's video and Sara's video
Sara Olsen, Founding Partner of SVT Group, teams with Robert Bailey, co-founder of agoodproject.com (which will debut later this year), to write this informative blog post featured on GOOD.
In the budding field of evaluation and impact management, the value comes from communicating the impact—to your team, customers, investors, and others with a stake in what you do. It’s key to make the time to put the results of impact analysis into a form your audience can absorb and use. While it takes a little practice, doing so can be very powerful. Read more...
Associated Content's recent article on Nine Ways Social Enterprise Develops Entrepreneurs mentions that, "[s]ocial entrepreneurs and their supporters also benefit from a variety of other services that inform strategic growth and development. Nonprofit Finance Fund connects nonprofits and their funders with loans, lines of credit, asset building programs, and financial consulting and advisory services that map the impact of management decisions on their finances. SVT Group assists entrepreneurs and their funders with valuation and measurement of service and mission impact." Read more...
Here's an excerpt from Green Impact's coverage of the workshop:
"It’s easy to know if you are doing good, but how do you know if you are doing well? This question was a key challenge for the morning session.
The gist of the workshop was a methodology for identifying key indicators to track and measure to help organizations ultimately communicate their value in 5 key areas: financial, social, environmental, operational and economic.
The three key take home messages I left with were: Read more...
SVT Group was named one of "America's Most Promising Social Enterpreneurs" by BusinessWeek. Read the article
Sara Olsen and Brett Galimidi, partners at SVT Group, bring you the latest trends on how to manage resources to generate the greatest positive impact on a blog hosted by the Skoll Foundations' SocialEdge. Read the blog
SVT Partner Brett Galimidi was featured on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." Watch the video
SVT, HIP Investor and FastCompany teamed up for a second time! This time the focus was "Big Oil?" Can a big oil investment be green? What are your alternatives? Read the article and listen to the podcast Read more...
SVT and its client Grupo Ecologico Sierra Gorda were recently featured on BBC's The World for our work helping a large protected area in Mexico relate poverty reduction to carbon credits. Listen to or read the article
SVT was profiled Canada's The Bottom Line in an article entitled "The Shades of Grey in Going Green." Read the article
The Scottsdale Airpark News recently featured SVT in a cover story on Social Return on Investment. Download the PDF
The New York Times recently published an article on triple bottom line reporting, highlighting the work of SVT. Read the story
Brett Galimidi was featured on Planet Good Radio discussing ‘SROI Analysis and Trends in the Social Venture Marketplace.’ Listen to the interview
The Community Wealth Vanguard published "Managing Social and Environmental Impact: A New Discipline for a New Economy" an article by SVT Group on the growth of social entrepreneurship and impact management in the midst of the global economic crisis.
SVT Partner Brett Galimidi speaking at the National Convention on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco. One of the keynote speakers at this event was Michelle Obama. Read more...
