Team SVP
During our Annual General Meeting and 25th Anniversary celebrations at the beautiful Stanley Park Rowing Club, SVP recognized three Partners for their extraordinary service and contributions to SVP over many years. Nicole Geyer, Paul Geyer, and Greg Sullivan were each honoured with the title of Distinguished Partner.
PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs, helps young Canadians discover their passions through real-world, in-school learning experiences. Based in Metro Vancouver and operating across Canada (with over 80% of programming in BC) the organization equips students with an entrepreneurial mindset, building confidence, adaptability, and resilience.
Flourish Education & Mentorship Society provides transformative empowerment programs for pre-teen girls and gender-diverse youth. Founded in 2017 as Fire & Flower Girls, the organization’s mission is to create empowering spaces where youth can build resilience and grow with confidence through community-based, nature-connected, and mentorship-driven programming.
On May 19, 2026, more than 110 eager guests gathered together at the Stanley Park Rowing Club for SVP Vancouver’s Annual General Meeting and to celebrate SVP’s 25 years of growing impact in our community through our “money plus time” model.
What happens before a child starts kindergarten shapes far more than their first day of school. It influences their confidence, mobility, relationships, and readiness to learn—and, ultimately, their trajectory through life. Hosted in Natalie Marchesan and Ron Klopfer’s beautiful home, with stunning views and warm hospitality, our most recent Social Dialogue Series event brought SVP … Read more
Strong organizations are shaped by strong leadership. When we strengthen leaders, children and their families ultimately are the ones who benefit. We launched The Leadership Table in 2025 and SVP’s community of nonprofit leaders shared how valuable it was to have space to reflect, connect, and grow. Building on that momentum, we convened leaders once … Read more
Strong organizations start with strong leaders, but too often, nonprofit leaders are expected to give endlessly without having a place to reflect, connect, and grow. As we shared in our October 2025 snapshot, our nonprofit leaders are stretched thin. This is why SVP Vancouver launched The Leadership Table. An event built on the belief that when … Read more
The energy was high and the spirit of collaboration even higher at SVP Vancouver’s first-ever Impact Open: A Pickleball Invitational on Wednesday, September 24th. As Janelle Zwarych, our Director of Engagement, shared in her welcome speech, “This event was designed to bring together SVP Partners, corporate allies, and nonprofit organizations in a new way to support … Read more
Exciting news: the North Island Early Years Family Justice project was successful in its application to the Law Foundation of BC, and they’ll receive $1 million over four years to continue their transformative work. SVP Vancouver funded this project with a microgrant through the Transform the Family Justice System Collaborative in 2024, and we’re so … Read more
