Social Venture Technology Group

SVT Group is an advisory firm that provides strategy and tools to measure social and environmental impact and maximize positive impact per dollar. SVT serves funders, investors and enterprises in a variety of industries including environmental sustainability, health and human services, and international sustainable development.

Founded in 2001, SVT Group has worked to further the adoption of social return on investment and other impact management standards. We believe each client is unique, and carefully assess the client's particular context and priorities before recommending a solution. By cultivating and supporting the capacity of organizations to measure, manage, and communicate their positive impact, SVT helps to inform strategy, continuously improve results, and increase financial returns.

Mission & Vision

Make It Rain. Rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world. Rain enables diverse ecosystems to flourish, food to grow, bodies to be healthy, and power to be generated. Rain is what happens when evaporated moisture hits a tipping point, condenses into droplets, and falls back to Earth. When there is not enough humidity in the air, rain can't reach the Earth because it evaporates before it touches down.

We see this as a metaphor for the global economy today. Rain is the social, natural and financial capital and humidity is the health, well-being and sustainability of people and nature. Unfortunately when only financial return is considered by managers and investors, places that once had plenty of rain go dry, and the rain that falls doesn't reach the ground, while in other places there is too much rain and people drown. We believe that when people have the skills, tools and information to consider social and environmental as well as financial return, they will create enterprises that ensure there is enough rain for everybody.

At any given time, precipitation covers only about 2% to 5% of the surface of the Earth. Likewise, our goal is to catalyze the adoption of impact management practices by 2% to 5% of the world's enterprises. We believe when this occurs the rest will follow.

Values

As a company, we stand by the following principles:

• Add value to the customer. SVT provides high value per dollar services and tools in the eyes of our customers. Learn more about our impact
• Harness the collective wisdom of people globally. Our work touches on and draws from a global brain trust.
• Excel in design and communication.
• Reject complacency. At SVT, we continually search for new knowledge and better techniques. Want to help us get better? Tell us about your ideas