Jennifer Larkin
Managing Director, Social Venture Partners Philadelphia (SVP)
Jennifer Larkin is the Managing Director of Social Venture Partners Philadelphia (SVP), a role in which she is charged with leading the launch of this transformational new initiative. Jennifer is best described as our Partnership Builder.
SVP Philadelphia is a collective giving network of engaged leaders committed to reducing poverty in our region. By leveraging resources and investing in collaborative solutions, SVP Philadelphia connects social impact organizations with people who want to contribute money, time and their professional skills and networks. SVP Philadelphia is the newest chapter of SVP International, the global leader in engaged philanthropy with chapters from Boston to Bangalore. In association with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, and with generous support from the William Penn Foundation, SVP Philadelphia is part of the SVP global network, which is made up of 3,500 philanthropists in 42 cities worldwide.
Prior to her role with SVP, she served as the Director of Major and Individual Gifts at UWGPSNJ and was also responsible for the formative stage of United Way’s Innovation Fund. Earlier in her United Way career, she oversaw capacity building initiatives designed to sustain and strengthen nonprofit partners through leadership development, strategic partnerships and outcomes measurement.
Jennifer serves on the Board of Camp to Belong River Valley, which is dedicated to reuniting brothers and sisters placed in separate foster, adoptive or kinship homes through events that encourage positive sibling connections and empower meaningful relationships. She also serves on the Advisory Board for Sibling Connections, a nonprofit in Massachusetts, and has volunteered with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Big Brothers, Big Sisters Independence Region. She was past chair of the Philadelphia chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP), where she was responsible for setting the strategic vision for the chapter and designing programming for its members.
She holds a Bachelor of Social Work from James Madison University, as well as a Master of Social Work with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from Bryn Mawr College. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends and exploring ways to be of service to her adopted hometown of Philadelphia.