2015-08-28T14:27:29-05:00 2014-12-31 263303563 OLSEN & PARTNERS CPA SAN FRANCISCO 2352 MARKET ST STE B SAN FRANCISCO CA 941141563 990 2014-01-01 800714509 SV LINKS SV LINKS SVLI 68 WILLOW RD MENLO PARK CA 94025 MIGUEL CASILLAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT 2015-08-19 true GINA J WAOTA CPA P00751058 4152527552 2015-08-28 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z MIGUEL CASILLAS 228 HAMILTON AVENUE 3RD FLOOR PALO ALTO CA 94301 1183485 false X SVLINKS.ORG X 2011 CA SV LINKS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROMOTING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES OF EMERGING COUNTRIES AND SILICON VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA. WE PROVIDE SILICON VALLEY IMMERSION TRIPS TO STUDENTS, ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES, SO THAT THEY ARE EXPOSED TO THE UNIQUE SILICON VALLEY CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND GLOBAL, CUTTING-EDGE CREATIVE THINKING. 5 3 2 55 0 43073 3349 934968 1180136 0 0 978041 1183485 0 0 264720 210782 0 0 652324 939452 917044 1150234 60997 33251 67051 290189 35769 225656 31282 64533 X SV LINKS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROMOTING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITIES OF EMERGING COUNTRIES AND SILICON VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA. WE PROVIDE SILICON VALLEY IMMERSION TRIPS TO STUDENTS, ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES, SO THAT THEY ARE EXPOSED TO THE UNIQUE SILICON VALLEY CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND GLOBAL, CUTTING-EDGE CREATIVE THINKING. false false 7350 DESIGN INNOVATION INVESTORS PROGRAM. 33 PARTICIPANTS. BUSINESS PERSONS FROM MEXICO INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW DESIGN INNOVATION INDUSTRY WORKS IN THE SILICON VALLEY. 1162786 SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS CULTURE IMMERSION PROGRAM WITH 405 PARTICIPANTS. THE WEEK-LONG PROGRAM WAS PACKED WITH SITE-VISITS TO MAJOR ORGANIZATIONS IN SILICON VALLEY, INCLUDING GLOBAL COMPANIES, START-UPS, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING HIGH-TECH ACTIVITIES AND INNOVATION. THE SITE-VISITS EXPOSED THE PARTICIPANTS, ALL FROM MEXICO'S IPADE BUSINESS SCHOOL, TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS PLUG & PLAY TECH CENTER AND TECHBA. THE PARTICIPANTS INTERACTED AND LEARNED DIRECTLY FROM ENTREPRENEURS LAUNCHING OR ACCELERATING THEIR HIGH-TECH COMPANIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED TALKS BY TOP-LEVEL RESEARCHERS FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS MEETINGS WITH IBERO-AMERICAN STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY AND STANFORD. THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THE PARTICIPANTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SOME OF THE NUMEROUS NETWORKING EVENTS. 10000 IMMERSION PROGRAM WITH 2 PARTICIPANTS. SV LINKS ADVISED 2 ENTREPRENEURS TO ESTABLISHED THEIR OPERATION IN SILLICON VALLEY AS A RESULT OF THE IMMERSION PROGRAM THEY ATTENDED. 1039321 CONNECT, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE BUSINESS PEOPLE, ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS FROM LATINOAMERICA THROUGH AND IMMERSION PROGRAM IN SILICON VALLEY. WE BRING STUDENTS, BUSINESS PEOPLE AND ENTREPRENEURS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND SPECIALLY FROM COUNTRIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED ECONOMIES TO EXPERIENCE A WEEK OF IMMERSION IN SILICON VALLEY'S AND LEARN ABOUT THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND GLOBAL THINKING. 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WE PROVIDE SILICON VALLEY IMMERSION TRIPS TO STUDENTS, ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES, SO THAT THEY ARE EXPOSED TO THE UNIQUE SILICON VALLEY CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND GLOBAL, CUTTING-EDGE CREATIVE THINKING. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B ATTEND SOME OF THE NUMEROUS NETWORKING EVENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONNECT, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE BUSINESS PEOPLE, ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS FROM LATINOAMERICA THROUGH AND IMMERSION PROGRAM IN SILICON VALLEY. WE BRING STUDENTS, BUSINESS PEOPLE AND ENTREPRENEURS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND SPECIALLY FROM COUNTRIES WITH UNDERDEVELOPED ECONOMIES TO EXPERIENCE A WEEK OF IMMERSION IN SILICON VALLEY'S AND LEARN ABOUT THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND GLOBAL THINKING. OUR GOAL IS TO SEED IN THE MINDS OF OUR PARTICIPANTS DIFFERENT WAYS OF THINKING, LEADING-EDGE KNOWLEDGE, CULTURAL INSIGHTS AND CREATIVE IDEAS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 10B N/A FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND AUTHORIZED ACCORDIGNLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE HELD AT THE OFFICE OF SV LINKS.