Fast Pitch Announces Class of 2024: Building Capacity Through Philanthropy

Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay (SVPTB) recently selected seven nonprofits to participate in its 2023-24 Fast Pitch program. Fast Pitch is SVPTB’s signature capacity-building program, which provides funding and strategic consulting to innovative nonprofits addressing critical issues in the Tampa Bay region.

The 2023-24 Fast Pitch cohort includes:

EmpowHERment
Florida Dream Center
Girls Rock St. Pete
NAMI Pinellas
New Tampa Players
Water Smart Tots Foundation
WellFed Community

Through Fast Pitch, SVPTB Partners will invest unrestricted funding and provide countless hours of pro bono consulting services to each participating nonprofit over the next 16 weeks. The funding and guidance will help these organizations strengthen their programs, scale their impact, and build capacity.“We believe that strategic investments of funding, time, and expertise can help innovative nonprofits achieve their missions and create lasting change,” said Mike Lally  Board Chair of SVPTB. “The organizations selected for our 2023-24 Fast Pitch cohort are tackling some of the most pressing issues facing our community. We’re honored to support their important work.

SVPTB leverages successful business and community leaders’ time, expertise, and financial resources to accelerate the impact of nonprofits based in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando counties. Through programs like Fast Pitch, SVPTB Partners have invested in over 50 Tampa Bay nonprofits since 2017. Joining them to support the capacity building of area organizations is Community Foundation Tampa Bay, the SVPTB Fast Pitch title sponsor since the program’s inception in 2018. 

Long-standing partners, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay (CFTB) and Social Venture Partners (SVP) Tampa Bay, are united by one common goal: impactful community change. We each approach our goal from different yet complementary angles, coming together to achieve the goal of sustaining high-impact nonprofits right here in Tampa Bay.

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About Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay: Social Venture Partners Tampa Bay (SVPTB) is a nonprofit that brings together successful professionals to strategically invest in innovative nonprofits addressing critical issues in the Tampa Bay region. Partners contribute funding, time, and expertise to help high-impact nonprofits achieve their missions and scale their impact. SVPTB is an affiliate of the Social Venture Partners International network, which includes more than 3,500 partners across 40 cities.

Media Inquiries:

Keara McGraw (Program Manager)

Info@svptampabay.org