Miami, FL – February 1, 2018 – Social Venture Partners (SVP), the largest global network of venture philanthropists, celebrated its inaugural year in Miami at its first annual Changemakers & Cocktails event. Nearly 200 of Miami’s leading philanthropists, investors, entrepreneurs, professionals, and social impact leaders enjoyed networking, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the National YoungArts Foundation campus’ beautiful Jewel Box venue. Guests also learned more about how SVP Miami is transforming the way Miami gives and invests and met its 2018 social venture Investees, Guitars Over Guns and Lotus House. The Guitars Over Guns alumni band entertained and guests had the chance to shop at and donate to the Lotus House Thrift Pop-Up Shop.

Guitars Over Guns

Guitars Over Guns

Guitars Over Guns

Anna Frusciante

Chad Bernstein

Felicia Marquez

Lauren Harper

Felicia Marquez, Lauren Harper, Chad Bernstein, & Anna Frusciante

Marya Meyer, Donna Fales, David Villano, DD Eisenberg, & Stephanie Sylvestre

Bailey Lowenthal, Agron Perry, Kele Stewart, & Nida Khan

Alejandra Winter, Natalia Martinez-Kalinina, & Susan Cunningham

David Ross & Lauren Harper

Maureen O’Brien & Alia Mahmoud

Anne Freedman & Marta Casas-Celaya

Sarah Solomon & Joe Wemple

Tina Brown & Deborah Hoffman

Sarah Solomon, Tina Brown, & Deborah Hoffman

Nicola Brown, Tina Brown, Julia Wilkinson, Thais Thiesen, Pedro Guerios, & Mario Yanez

Ryan Mchenry, Yijia Gu, Andrew Hoffman, Randi Wolfson, & Chris Adamo

Thais Thiesen, Alana Libow, Ekaterina Juskowski, & Randi Wolfson

Maria Clara Naranjo, Saeed Mousavi, & Bailey Lowenthal

Susan & Ira Jacobson

Rengan Rajaratnam & Lauren Harper

Latrice Dan & Rachele Sturrup