Community & Non-Profits

Every 8th day of June is World Oceans Day. It was first declared at the Global Forum, a parallel event at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in 1992 and was inspired by an event organized...

I’m writing to all the new moms out there who are looking for their support system. Two words: Carmel Blue. When I become a mother, Carmel Blue was a place where I felt I belonged and where I received...

Support local businesses this holiday season! We have compiled a great list of San Francisco Bay Area-based brands offering a wide array of products, services, and even parties. Be sure to include a couple or all of these...

Nonprofit Vitalant is urging all eligible volunteer blood donors to help prevent a summer shortage by giving blood this July. Donations around the Fourth of July are typically among the lowest of the year but patients’ needs don’t take...

After the spending sprees of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday—the Tuesday after Thanksgiving—is meant to create a movement of charitable giving at the start of the holiday season. There are so many worthwhile organizations to support that...

*This post is sponsored – but the thoughts and feelings are our own, and we only work with businesses we believe to be reputable and resourceful to our readers. If you are a parent like me, you probably have...

With more than 40 years of service and experience, LifeMoves is the largest and most effective nonprofit committed to ending the cycle of homelessness in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. They serve 10,000 clients a year, 50% of...

The holiday season is a time many of us pause to count our blessings and think of ways to express our gratitude. It’s also a time we reach out to help those in need, often through gifting and serving....

My husband recently took a trip to Rwanda where he volunteered, advised, and taught business and entrepreneurship classes at the Gashora Girls Academy of Science and Technology.   Education has always been a passion of his, and so it was...

Baby2Baby Mission: Baby2Baby provides children living in poverty, ages 0-12 years, with diapers, clothing and all the basic necessities that every child deserves. Beyond Pesticides Mission: Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We...