FAST PITCH SEATTLE 2017 Social Venture Partners (SVP) Fast Pitch highlights and propels social innovation in the Puget Sound Region and beyond. Innovators tackling societal challenges are paired with business and community leaders who help them accelerate their impact. Each year, 56 innovators compete in one of five tracks: startup nonprofit, established nonprofit, for-profit, high school, and university. Throughout the four-month SVP Fast Pitch program, innovators hone their ideas and improve their pitches via clinics and coaching from professionals. In the past 6 years, SVP Fast Pitch provided 15,000+ hours of coaching and $1M+ in grants and pro-bono services to 300+ social impact organizations tackling poverty, homelessness, inequity in education, prisoner recidivism, climate change, and other huge challenges. The competition culminates on October 24, 2017 at the 7th Annual SVP Fast Pitch Seattle Final Showdown with 14 finalists pitching on-stage at McCaw Hall. Every ticket purchased is an act of philanthropy, and nearly 1,000 attendees enjoy an exciting evening of learning, connection and inspiration. Do you have an innovative plan for changing the world? Are you a startup nonprofit, a new program in an established nonprofit, a for-profit startup, or a university or high school student? If so, apply to SVP Fast Pitch! Applicants accepted into the program are called “Innovators.” They are assigned two coaches who help perfect their organization’s plan and pitch in preparation for the pitch clinics in August, the Quarterfinals in September, Semifinals in October, and the SVP Fast Pitch Final Showdown. Other innovator benefits include comradeship and inspiration from other innovators, a free ticket to the Final Showdown, media coverage, and connections to potential donors, investors and community leaders. Innovators who make it to the Semifinals will have the opportunity to participate in the Innovator Showcase at McCaw Hall. Fourteen SVP Fast Pitch finalists will pitch on-stage in front of 1,000 social innovation supporters for a chance to win cash grants and prizes (worth $500 to $10,000+). Online applications open May 16 and close by June 20. SVP Fast Pitch program participants will be announced in early July. [email protected] SVP Fast Pitch Seattle Propels Social Entrepreneurs Become a SVP Fast Pitch Innovator Years of SVP Fast Pitch For more info on applying to SVP Fast Pitch, please contact: “SVP Fast Pitch was a game-changer for me and Project Feast. The coaching, visibility, connections and funding greatly accelerated our work transforming the lives of refugees and immigrants in our community.” -Veena Prasad, 2013 SVP Fast Pitch Winner Hours of Coaching Organizations Impacted Grants & Services bit.ly/svpfastpitchseattle 6 15K 300+ $1M