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Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC is Now Youth Invest Partners

Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC is Now Youth Invest Partners

Author:

Devin Simpson

Date:

May 12, 2023

New Name, New Logo, New Mission. But our heart is the same.

Since 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC has worked to build a better Greater Washington for children and young people systemically marginalized from opportunity. We have supported nonprofits in building their organizational capacity and built regional, cross-sector networks to design solutions for our regions’ most pressing issues.

As we continue this critical work, we know there is still so much we hope to accomplish with all of you to ensure all children and youth in our region have the opportunities and support they need to thrive. And we could not think of a better way to usher in this new iteration of work than with a new brand and visual identity.

We are pleased to reintroduce ourselves to you all today as Youth Invest Partners.

Youth Invest Partners is our call to dream big and do big. In electricity, the definition of an arc is the band of sparks formed when an electric discharge is conducted from one electrode to another. Intentionally, our new logo is three arcs that each represent one of the words in our new tagline: Collaborate. Innovate. Transform. Our new logo represents the “spark” that happens when we come together with community, business, government, and nonprofit partners to create systems change for children and youth. The “spark” that is ignited in the talent and potential of young people throughout our region, and when we disrupt the systems that create barriers that limit that potential.

As we usher in a new mission and vision, the heart of our work remains the same: to leverage the power of investments and collective impact to catalyze the systems change young people in Greater Washington need to thrive into adulthood. We are building a more equitable Greater Washington, and we are excited to do that in collaboration with each of you.

Watch this video to learn more about Youth Invest Partners.

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Devin Simpson

VPP + Raise DC
is now Youth
Invest Partners

In June of 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners opened it doors,
spurred by the efforts of three founders who asked themselves,

“Could the business world provide a different, innovative
approach to social change?”

In the years that followed, VPP quickly became a strategic hub for high-impact
investments through deep and sustained partnerships with foundations, businesses,
government agencies and school systems.

In April of 2020, VPP formed a strategic alliance with Raise DC to build an investment
organization capable of driving alignment among communities, and nonprofit, business
and regional leaders around systems change. VPP+Raise DC committed to call out and
confront policies, practices and systems that contribute to racial inequity.

Today, we recognize the need to do more, be bolder, and act faster. Youth Invest Partners
is a call to “dream big and do big” to drive change that will build better futures for
Greater Washington youth today and in the days, months and years to come. Our new
name and brand reflects energy and focus as we collaborate, innovate and transform.