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22 SVCF 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
corporate partners
SVCF's Business Services department works with more than 100 companies to help them
achieve their philanthropic objectives, engage their employees and leverage their businesses
for the common good. In 2013 our corporate donors awarded $31.3 million in grants
throughout the United States and in 26 different countries.
When working with our corporate partners -- including Microsoft, StubHub, Hewlett Packard,
NVIDIA and Cisco -- we expertly tailor services to fit companies' needs. Whether the
organization's focus is on developing signature partnerships, providing disaster relief and
recovery, matching gifts, employee engagement or international giving -- or all of the
above -- SVCF serves as a critical partner to help companies have a positive impact both
locally and around the world.
At the request of many of our partner companies, SVCF hosted a three-part education
roundtable series in 2013 to inform companies about areas of philanthropic opportunity
in education. Topics included innovation in education, girls' access to education and
a session titled India: Perspectives on Education and Engagement. More than 100
representatives from more than a dozen companies and numerous nonprofits attended
these sessions. Many reported that they gained valuable new perspective, and all said
the events met or exceeded their expectations.
SVCF also released the 2013 Corporate Citizenship Report, a study designed to highlight
trends, best practices and case studies from across the Bay Area's corporate social
responsibility landscape. The study was released in December at the 14th Annual Powered
by EF reception, a celebratory event to mark the ongoing commitment to social impact of
companies across SVCF's networks. Read the report at
siliconvalleycf.org/publications.
In an effort to continually improve our services around corporate social responsibility, we
announced a partnership with YourCause in the spring of 2013, a move we believe will
revolutionize U.S. and international grantmaking and corporate giving. The partnership
provides a turnkey solution for companies interested in enhancing their employee
engagement programs.
SVCF is proud to partner with our network of companies and their employees to make
a difference.