Venture Philanthropy Partners: Investing in Social Change.

Learning

Papers and Perspectives

As part of our effort to “capture” and share what we are learning in the field, we periodically post in this section of our website documents that describe our work in progress. These documents present methodologies we are developing, stories about our efforts and those of our investment partners and advisors, original research on issues related to children and education, and other materials that are less formal than our published reports. We encourage you to browse these virtual shelves and to return from time to time for we regularly post new material in this area. We welcome your feedback on these resources.

VPP Papers and Perspectives

The Perfect Storm:
An essay on the nonprofit funding crisis of 2002, written by VPP Chairman Mario Morino

Nonprofit Organizations Serving the Greatest Number of Children in the National Capital Region:
A report delivered to VPP by Community Wealth Ventures in February 2003 that outlines the organizations in the NCR serving the most children and youth.

Regional Impact:
An overview of a VPP Board of Directors meeting in 2006 that highlighted VPP's impact on a regional level.