Welcome! This regular newsletter keeps you informed about recent developments, upcoming open and members-only events, and opportunities to engage with SVN members and the wider SVN community. We’re serious about continuing to strengthen the connections in our community and this newsletter is an essential part of our commitment. |
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Members Helping Members: How to Navigate Our Businesses Through These Turbulent Times: Adapting, Growing and ThrivingIn turbulent times, community comes together to support each other. This is especially true for the SVN Community. A week ago, SVN Board Members Rose Yee and Josh Knauer facilitated a members-only candid conversation to share how our businesses are impacted by these turbulent times and how our businesses are adapting. And even beyond adaptation, are there business opportunities the community sees on the horizon? A great group showed up for a lively conversation and shared specific challenges their businesses face. Follow-up actions to support members were discussed and mobilized. It was heartening to see SVNers jump into action for each other.
The community decided to continue these conversations, and the next members-only discussion is scheduled for Thurs, Feb 27 @ 11am PT/1pm ET. |
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SVN’s Members-Only Directory is Here!We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new SVN Member Directory! This valuable resource is now available to all members. Find fellow mission-driven entrepreneurs, discover potential collaborators, and connect directly with peers who share your commitment to building a regenerative economy. Access the directory below. |
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SVN Board Elections: Time to Vote Soon!The applications for our Board of Directors positions are in. Member voting will begin shortly, with candidate bios and information coming to your inbox in the weeks ahead. Get ready to vote from March 10-24 and help shape SVN's future leadership. Learn more about the process here. |
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New Membership Committee Created - Join us!We are excited to announce that the Membership Working Group is now officially a Membership Committee of the Board. This committee’s work will encompass, among others, defining SVN’s membership benefits, identifying membership tiers, discussions on how we integrate, as a membership organization, SVN’s mission with its vision, setting membership goals, and planning and managing specific actions and projects that will bolster member benefits. SVN Members can join Board members Rose (Chair of this committee), Rob, Josh, and Chris in making SVN even more impactful, inspiring, and fun collective we are.
If you’re interested in joining, make sure you’re a member and then please let us know your availability, and we’ll send you an invite! |
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DATE March 13, 2025 TIME 4:00-5:00PM ET LOCATION Online, Zoom OFFERED TO SVN Members |
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| SVN’s Next Member Meeting
Join us for SVN's Monthly Member Gathering, where purpose-driven leaders connect and collaborate. These interactive sessions provide space to build meaningful relationships with fellow changemakers while staying updated on SVN initiatives and opportunities. Open to SVN members only. |
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DATE March 6, 2025 TIME 1:00-2:00 PM ET LOCATION Online, Zoom OFFERED TO Everyone |
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| Join The Living Planet Group!
The Living Planet Working Group is a community of practice dedicated to the shared mission of protecting and renewing life on planet Earth. |
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Find SVNers at These Events |
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| SVNers Are Everywhere! Join event-specific WhatsApp Groups to plan SVN meet-ups – like gathering at a bar on the first night. Introduce each other and expand your networks; share your successes and strengthen our community. Environmental Grantmakers Association Federal Policy Briefing, February 25th, 11:00-12:00 PM ET Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington DC IC member, Jon Scott, leading a panel discussion featuring Navajo Power, an example of how and why foundations, philanthropy-minded individuals and family offices should do more impactful investing.
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| Have an event to share? These upcoming events are generated by YOU, our community! Submit an event of interest through our Event Submission Form to be featured in our next newsletter.
Want to connect with others?When requested by members, we will create WhatsApp groups for the event to help organize meet-ups, keep in touch, and message each other during and after the event. To create a group, members should send their request to admin@svn.org. |
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SVN IRL!SVN members gathered in NYC last month for an evening of conversation and networking. |
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Member Programs & Movements |
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Shift the Conversation > Make Change; Starts Feb-25Because conversation reflects culture, shifts in conversation can shift culture. This is the work of SVN members Martha Williams & John Scilipote, cofounders of BreakBread World. Join them for a 4-part virtual Conversational Learning Lab for changemakers – where we will raise awareness around how we talk and be with each other. Limited to 25 people. Paying SVN members: use discount code PARTNER. |
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Join A New Coalition Of Businesses Getting Off Social MediaHarry Doull of Keap Candles is helping assemble a coalition of businesses, large and small, that have already left social media, have taken significant steps in that direction, or are seriously considering doing so. This group will share tips and advice for building out alternative growth channels and mutual support (e.g. co-marketing through a certification). If you are interested in joining or learning more, email Harry! |
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New Ebook: Make Your Mission IrresistibleAre you tired of struggling to secure funding for your social enterprise? Do you feel like your impact isn’t getting the attention—or support—it deserves? In "Make Your Mission Irresistible," a new ebook from Community Symbol CEO, Martin Ricard, learn the marketing strategies that will transform how you tell your story, build trust, and attract the support you need to thrive. |
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What if leadership wasn’t just about thinking—but also about sensing?From SVN member Nancy Zamierowski: In an increasingly complex world, how can we navigate uncertainty with clarity and creativity? Foundations of Systems Sensing explores how embodied awareness and wider ways of knowing transform leadership, collaboration, and change. With 20 case stories and visual maps, it offers a tested blueprint for cultivating trust, insight, and transformative action through the Sensing Journeys method. |
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| Share your updates!We want to hear about your achievements, collaborations, and initiatives. Submit your community updates through our Community Update Form for a chance to be featured in the next newsletter. |
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