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Need Hands-on Help? NetSquared's Free Workshops Are in Your Community

Tech Soup

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bagels and Bytes "Open-Source Summer Fiesta" San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Boston, Massachusetts: Community Class — Intro to Design Thinking and Prototyping. Los Angeles, California: LGBTQ and Tech! Wednesday, June 7, 2017. How Do You Use It?

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees / Los Angeles, CA / $935. Grantmakers for Effective Organizing (GEO) / San Francisco, CA / $1,350. YTH / San Francisco, CA / $460. Jun 13 - 14.

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FOOD CHAIN BARBIE AND THE FIGHT FOR FREE SPEECH

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In a decision released December 29th , the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco dismissed Mattel's appeal of the summary judgment of the Los Angeles federal district court regarding the creation and sale of photographs of naked Barbie dolls in provocative postures and being attacked by kitchen appliances by artist Tom Forsythe.

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Another Exclusivity Paradox: Secret Gardens, Hidden Museums

Museum 2.0

A few weeks ago, I gathered a group of creative folks in San Francisco and asked them, "what makes a social venue feel welcoming and friendly to you?" To my surprise, secrecy and exclusivity were at the top of the list. One effused about the bar Bourbon and Branch , where you need a secret code word to gain entry.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

YTH / San Francisco, CA / $495. Digital Marketing Conferences (DIGIMARCON) / Los Angeles, CA / $897. The Conference itself includes philanthropy classes ranging from individual donors, planned giving, and marketing/social media subjects. Fundraising & Grants / #GEOLearn / @GEOfunders. Fundraising & Grants.

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Big Vision Podcast: Steve Williams from POWER

Have Fun - Do Good

We began, essentially, organizing a union of low-wage workers, unemployed workers, to try to improve both the living conditions and the working conditions for low-wage workers here in San Francisco. In the last couple of years, we've begun two new organizing projects. I was hooked from that moment on.

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[VIDEO] 3 Steps To Closing $10K+ Gifts By December 31

Bloomerang

Joining us from beautiful Los Angeles is my pal, Julie Ordonez. I’m based in Los Angeles. Will you consider giving $25,000 this year in supporting youth in San Francisco? Wait at least an hour because, dang, I’m excited. Julie, how are you doing? You’re doing okay? Julie: I’m great.

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