Application Deadline: SEED20 Class of 2022

Created by Social Venture Partners (SVP), the annual SEED20 program identifies, highlights and connects the community to the broader Charlotte region’s most innovative ideas for tackling pressing social challenges.

Each year, over the course of two months, a class of 20 nonprofit participants receives training, coaching, feedback, and mentoring on how to succinctly and powerfully tell their story – who they are and why they matter. These efforts culminate in SEED20 OnStage, a high-energy event where ten members of the class compete to win cash awards by making three-minute pitches to a panel of judges and a community audience. SEED20 OnStage includes a celebration before and after the pitches where the audience can interact and connect with all 20 nonprofits to learn more about their mission and opportunities for support and engagement.

Applications for the Class of 2022 are open from Sept. 15 to Oct. 24.