VPP believes that investments to build and strengthen organizations are not ends in themselves, but are investments that keep on paying--in this case, through stable, more effective providers improving the lives of children, year in and year out.
In 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP) was created with two goals:
- Help great nonprofits leaders in the region grow to serve more children and youth in need more effectively; and
- Influence and inspire others with its unique philanthropic investing model.
Ten years after inception, we are gaining traction and producing results. We raised a fund of $31.4 million which was committed to twelve high-performing nonprofits in our first portfolio and will be making our first investments in the second portfolio in 2009.
VPP by the Numbers
- $31.4M raised in first fund
- $32M in additional funds leveraged: more than $1 for $1
- 12 nonprofits in first portfolio
- 29 new neighborhoods reached
- 11,686 more children and youth served
VPP: A Summary of Our First Five Years, 2005
VPP: A Summary of Our First Five Years is a report on VPP's work over its first five years of operations. It presents results from its initial investment partnerships and outlines its investment approach. The report concludes with a look to the future.
Perceptions Matter: How VPP is Learning from Its Stakeholders
Perceptions Matter: How VPP is Learning from Its Stakeholders is Venture Philanthropy Partners’ report on the results of the Massachusetts-based Chatham Group perception study, commissioned by VPP in the fall of 2008. The report details the findings of the study regarding VPP’s perceived value among its investment partners (IPs), as well as how VPP is acting on this feedback. The report confirms that VPP’s unique investment process is creating value for its IPs, offers insight into the factors that drive this value, and identifies areas for refinement.
VPP Performance Culture
VPP Performance Culture presents insights into the performance of VPP’s Portfolio One investment partners (IPs). The report is divided into two sections: the first offers a broad summary of VPP’s performance and the second describes each IP’s performance individually.
Portfolio Performance and Accomplishments, 2005
VPP: Performance and Accomplishments is an expanded report on VPP's first five years of operations. It includes results and assessment data on its initial investment partnerships, as well as broader information on its investment strategies.