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Conference Testimonials
Up one levelAlan Sorkin, San Diego SVP
The SVP Conference is the best place to learn about recruiting and retaining partners and running your SVP. Each year, SDSVP partners attend every session, debrief afterward and use the information as the foundation for the next year’s annual plan.
Mary Bright, Cleveland SVP
The SVPI conference is my best chance all year to connect with people who share my passion for active philanthropy. Whether they are old friends or newcomers, the presenters and attendees from across the network inspire me with their stories and challenge me with their ideas.
Andy Williamson, SVP Calgary
It's a time of year I anticipate: to reconnect with other partners, to pick up new ideas and trends, to discuss and debate, validate our work in Calgary, share my own perspective, meet some folks new to the network, and connect with key people in the philanthropic sector.
Sean Stannard-Stockton, Tactical Philanthropy Blogger
Sean Stannard-Stockton, Tactical Philanthropy blogger, shares his take on the SVP Conference. Read why the conference is a best kept secret in philanthropy.
Paul Shoemaker, SVP Seattle
I’ve been to every SVP conference since the first one in Pittsburgh in 2001. You might think it was “old hat” to me by now, but every time I go I meet new people, reconnect with others I know, and the mix each year makes it a new experience. It always energizes me.
Carolyn and Scott Sherwood, SVP Seattle
Watch how Carolyn and Scott Sherwood learned to think BIG at the 2007 SVP Conference.
Bob Wood, Dallas SVP
A chance trip to the SVPI Conference in Calgary in 2003, prompted more by the beauty of the location than the allure of the program, yielded substantial, long-term and long-lasting benefits to Dallas SVP. Our contingent, consisting of three persons, divided the program to attend all sessions, distilled useful insights, met helpful partners from other cities and brought back a detailed report, rich with ideas from across North America.
