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Social Venture Partners International vs Women Moving Millions
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Verified September 2026
Philanthropic network
Verified September 2026 Social Venture Partners International
Individuals, couples, families, businesses and funders who want to give money and professional skills to nonprofits in their own city, rather than write cheques at a distance
Philanthropic network
Women Moving Millions
Women with significant personal wealth who are willing to commit at least $1 million over ten years to organisations and initiatives benefiting women and girls, plus their…
What the records say
- Gender: Social Venture Partners International: No published gender; Women Moving Millions: The community is built around women philanthropists and investors.
- Geographic restriction: Social Venture Partners International: Partners join a local affiliate; membership is not sold by SVPI directly; Women Moving Millions: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: Social Venture Partners International: $5,000 a year; Women Moving Millions: $10,000 a year.
Side by side
| Social Venture Partners International | Women Moving Millions | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Philanthropic network | Philanthropic network |
| Founded | 1997 (Social Venture Partners was founded in Seattle in 1997 by Paul Brainerd with Scott Oki, Ida Cole, Bill Neukom, Doug Walker and Maggie Walker. Social Venture Partners International, the network body, is younger: SVPI's 2027 Global Summit marks "30 years of SVP and 25 years of SVPI", implying SVPI dates to around 2002.) | 2007 (WMM's own story page dates the founding campaign to 2007, launched by Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Chris Grumm, then chief executive of the Women's Funding Network. Women Moving Millions, Inc. was later established as a separate entity with a $1.5m grant from J.P. Morgan Chase.) |
| Headquarters | United States | New York, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Affiliates in around 30 cities across six countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan and India | Members in 16 countries; the organisation is US-based and describes its membership as growing internationally |
| Members | 2,198as of March 2024 | 400as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | 30 | WMM has no chapters; it is a single global community organised around events and programmes. |
| Primary audience | Individuals, couples, families, businesses and funders who want to give money and professional skills to nonprofits in their own city, rather than write cheques at a distance | Women with significant personal wealth who are willing to commit at least $1 million over ten years to organisations and initiatives benefiting women and girls, plus their families and next-generation family members |
| Typical member | Partners are individuals, couples, families, businesses and funders who commit both a financial contribution and skilled volunteer time. The model originated among Pacific Northwest technology wealth in the 1990s and remains professional rather than ultra-high-net-worth: SVP Seattle asks partners to average $5,000 a year and states plainly that even this locks out many people, offering flexibility on the figure. | Individual members are women philanthropists and investors who have made a formal commitment of $1 million or more over ten years with an explicit gender lens. Separate Family and NextGen tiers exist at lower annual contribution levels; WMM does not publish whether those tiers carry the same $1 million commitment. The community includes donors, impact investors and political advocacy funders. |
| Qualification | ||
| Gender | No published gender | The community is built around women philanthropists and investorsWMM describes itself as a community of women; it does not publish a formal exclusionary rule.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Geographic restriction | Partners join a local affiliate; membership is not sold by SVPI directlyAffiliates operate in around 30 cities across six countries.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Not documented |
| Application process | Prospective partners contact their local affiliate rather than SVPI. SVP Seattle publishes a four-step route: attend a new partner information session, meet with staff or a board member, complete a new partner form and make a personally significant gift, then choose which grant committees, volunteer engagements or advocacy work to join. Communities without an affiliate can apply to SVPI to start one. | Prospective individual members contact WMM to discuss criteria, benefits and process; NextGen and Family applicants complete downloadable application forms published on the community page. WMM publishes a membership brochure. No review committee, interview stage, sponsorship requirement or acceptance criteria beyond the commitment level are described publicly. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: no acceptance criteria or rejection process is published. The model is explicitly inclusive: affiliates set flexible contribution levels rather than screening applicants. | Not publicly disclosed: WMM publishes no acceptance rate or review process. The effective filter is the $1 million ten-year giving commitment rather than a screening committee. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $5,000 a yearSVP Seattle asks partners to give an average of $5,000 a year, about $420 a month, and states explicitly that the figure is flexible based on capacity. This is one affiliate's level, not a network-wide fee.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $10,000 a yearIndividual membership: $10,000 or more annual contribution to WMM, in addition to the $1 million ten-year giving commitment made to outside organisations.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | No joining fee is published.verified September 2026 | No initiation fee is published.verified September 2026 |
| Event costs | Not publicly disclosed: Global Summit registration prices are not published; the 2027 Mumbai summit reached venue capacity and closed registration with a waitlist.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | Not publicly disclosed: WMM runs flagship events including a NextGen Summit but does not publish registration prices.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual, renewed at affiliate level; SVPI reports an 89 per cent average partner retention rate across the network | Annual contribution, alongside a ten-year giving commitment |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Affiliate-level grant committee meetings, volunteer engagements and events through the year, plus SVPI fireside chats and the Global Summit | Flagship events including an annual member day and a NextGen Summit, plus member education programmes and collaboration sessions through the year |
| Peer forums | No confidential peer-forum structure. Partners work in affiliate-level grant committees and pro bono consulting teams serving nonprofit investees. | The Exchange, a collaboration platform on which members align goals and pool resources, plus member education programmes; no confidential facilitated peer-forum structure is published |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | WMM says it maintains a safe, supportive environment for members to gain clarity in using their resources; no formal confidentiality policy is published. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Chapter-based, Event-focused | Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Partial |
| Local chapters | Yes | No |
| Virtual membership | No | Yes |
| Online community | Partial | Yes |
| Member directory | Not documented | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Yes | Yes |
| Retreats | No | Not documented |
| Travel | Partial | No |
| Family programming | Partial | Yes |
| Spouse and partner programming | Partial | Not documented |
| Next-generation programming | Not documented | Yes |
| Investment discussions | Partial | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | No | Partial |
| Philanthropic component | Yes | Yes |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Low |
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