4 things to know — WCCUSD tightens security at graduations; kitten refugees from Orange County chemical emergency
Also: Contra Costa fish and wildlife grant applications are due in July; Richmond summer camps are starting soon.
Point Richmond Music’s silver summer of concerts offers golden lineup
The popular outdoor concert series turns 25 with a lineup drawn from the Bay Area's deep well of original talent — including Los Cenzontles, Miko Marks, and Those Darn Accordions — and all of it is free.
Free field trips give Richmond students lessons no classroom could teach
A recent Iron Triangle sixth grade trip to a 1900s Angel Island immigration center shows what can happen when nonprofits collaborate to fund outdoor learning.
Transformation of an organization is no longer measured solely in terms of productivity, automation, or the adoption of new tools. In nonprofits like Amnesty International Spain, technology has also become a matter of independence, privacy, and the ability to act autonomously.
For over 14 years, the Spanish branch of the organization has operated with a clear premise to minimize its dependence…
The Bay Area Women’s and Children’s Center, once a Tenderloin powerhouse, is shutting down with several million to its name.
45-year-old S.F. nonprofit closes. Former board wonders where the money went.
The seed of social change is produced in the heart that looks around them and refuses to accept the status quo. This seed is nurtured by taking those humble first steps in the field of action and by forming those initial partnerships with other hearts who also recognize the need for change.
These efforts mature in the form of organizations that infuse energy into wider circles of stakeholders,…
(The Conversation) — The timing of the offer was thorny because it coincided with the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
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If you want to help detained migrants, but don’t know where to start, these local organizations are a great start
Step back to 19th century aboard a traditional tall ship at Marina Bay harbor
The 132-foot brigantine Matthew Turner will be docked at Safe Harbor Marina Bay Yacht Harbor giving free tours to educate the public about sailing, marine science, and Bay Area maritime history.
Labor unions, police PACs dominate outside spending in Richmond races
Six candidates filed campaign finance disclosures by Thursday's deadline. The latest data shows East Bay Working Families has spent the most, $104,000.
(RNS) — The National Association of Evangelicals, the Assemblies of God, CityServe International and Love Has No Limits are among the organizations encouraging community service on Saturday.
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The Flip: Chicago’s Playable Pinball Museum will open in Block 37 in a space that's quadruple its current size. “Chicago is the home of pinball,” founder William Pietri said.
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House Bill 1274 would allow partial grant funding in advance to reduce delays and improve services
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GoDaddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, transferred a 27-year-old nonprofit's main web address to a complete stranger 2,000 miles away. They didn't ask her for a single document to prove she owned it. Within four minutes, websites and email for all twenty of the nonprofit's chapter offices went dark. — Read the rest
The post GoDaddy handed a 27-year-old nonprofit domain to a…
Richmond will give $99M over 10 years to support youths. It’s a big win for local nonprofits
Some city council members would like a more detailed audit of how the money, approved by voters in 2018, is being spent.
For more than three decades, the Children’s Book Project has distributed over 3.4 million free books to children in San Francisco and beyond.
In a Bayview warehouse, kids scour dozens of shelves for 5 free books
Once upon a time, Microsoft Office ruled the business world. By the late ’90s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s office suite had brushed aside rivals such as WordPerfect Office and Lotus SmartSuite, and there was no competition on the horizon.
Then in 2006 Google came along with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, a collaborative online word processing and spreadsheet duo that was combined with other…
In a recent study, Stanford researchers quantified the cost of lifting people out of poverty globally, providing a framework to inform future policy decisions.
The post $170 billion needed to end poverty, Stanford researchers find appeared first on The Stanford Daily.
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Based in Beverly, Be the Village was founded in 2025 with a focus on families helping families through meal and grocery assistance, home decluttering/organization and community.
Emily Bhatnagar frequently works alongside MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, but not in the medical field. The 22-year-old is the founder of For Love & Buttercup, a nonprofit that donates books […]
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