Our Mission

Pacific Community Ventures creates jobs and economic opportunity in low income communities through the direct support of small businesses as well as by advocating for systemic change to increase investment in these vulnerable communities.
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2011 Annual Report

With your support, in 2011 PCV stepped up our efforts to get people working again. And not just working, but prospering. Learn more by downloading our annual report.
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Latest News and Publications

May 18, 2012

Alumni Spotlight: Ben Thornley

Ben Thornley, Director of InSight at PCV, was highlighted by UC Berkeley's Center for Nonprofit and Public Leadership for his work as the Board President of Centerforce, a nonprofit supporting families and communities impacted by incarceration. Learn more about Ben.

May 17, 2012

Bank of America Small Business Owner Survey: How San Francisco Ranks

Bank of America recently released their bi-annual Small Business Owner Survey, and San Francisco ranks as number one in confidence in their local economy. Plus, see some interesting and eye-opening satistics - including one that claims running a business is more stressful than raising kids!

May 15, 2012

Motivate Your Employees to Create Passionate Brand Ambassadors

Rethink making your employees "happy" and focus on turning them into passionate, motivated brand advocates. It's easier than you think, and your employees will thank you for it! Watch this short video clip about how monetary incentives may not be the answer to increasing creativity and productivity in the workplace, and how three simple things can make your employees jobs more fulfilling.

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April 16, 2012

PCV Annual Report 2011

With your support, in 2011 PCV stepped up our efforts to get people working again. And not just working, but prospering. To prosper means to flourish;...

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March 16, 2012

The Impact Investor: Best Practices in Impact Investing

The Impact Investor is a project to build data-driven and practitioner-guided knowledge for the rapidly growing field of impact investing. It is a partnership between...

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February 10, 2012

Impact at Scale: Policy Innovation for Institutional Investment with Social & Environmental Benefit

The Global Impact Investing Policy Project is a collaboration between InSight and the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University, funded by The Rockefeller Foundation,...

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