On April 22, the 168-year-old California Academy of Sciences once again showed its resiliency after a tough year of museum building closures, plus its deep dedication to science by raising a whopping one million dollars to support both its world-class facility in Golden Gate Park as well as its global research and science education programs. […]
This Spring, artists from Cedars, a Marin County-based non-profit dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, teamed up with high school art students at The Branson School in Ross to create an exciting new art exhibit, Heroes and Heroines. Through paintings and drawings, each artist depicted their own personal hero, with subjects ranging […]
Children’s Home & Aid is doing all it can to assist families in need, and its work is more important than ever during these challenging times. The Children’s Home & Aid’s Holiday Campaign raised revenue to support its mission to create hope, opportunity and bright futures for children, youth and families. In addition to the […]
On March 11, the 19th Annual Arc Breakfast virtually broughttogether supporters, community members and business leaders across the Bay Area to help raise funds for The Arc San Francisco, a non-profit with a mission to transform the lives of adults with developmental disabilities by advancing lifelong learning, personal achievement and independence. The celebratory virtual event […]
As the largest literary event of its kind in the San Francisco Bay Area, the National Kidney Foundation’s annual author’s luncheon is a treat for anyone passionate about literature. This year’s luncheon was especially poignant, given the pandemic’s widespread impact on kidney patients and transplant recipients who have faced an even greater threat of severe infection […]
Curt’s Café is a workforce training program whose mission is to improve the outcomes of young adults living in at-risk situations through work and life skills training. Curt’s opened its first café in Evanston in 2012. In 2019, a second café opened in Highland Park. In 2021 Curt’s Cafe will present a variety of […]
During the relentless coronavirus pandemic, those already facing tough times financially, emotionally and spiritually only saw their struggles intensified. That is why this year, the d’Vine Affair, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for Catholic Charities, was more important than ever. With the 20th annual event not permitted to be held in-person at […]
Horizons for Youth’s 21st Annual On Cloud Nine event raised funds to help break barriers to education for students. Over 100 guests around the country attended the virtual Feb. 6 event. Guests heard from Executive Director Greg Borkowski, Horizons for Youth family members and other supporters. More than 30 sponsors backed the event, which raised […]
Cradles to Crayons, a recipient of the 2019 Make It Better Foundation Philanthropy Awards Judges’ Distinction Award, supplies children from birth to age 12 with basic necessities, helping mitigate clothing insecurity in Chicago. Before the pandemic, approximately 225,000 Chicagoland kids experienced poverty, and this number has since increased. In December, the Make It Better Foundation […]
Sarah’s Circle vowed from the start of the coronavirus pandemic to keep its doors open, and the non-profit dedicated to helping homeless women in Chicago has stayed true to that commitment. As the pandemic rages on, Sarah’s Circle is bringing attention to the urgent need for additional beds for the homeless in shelters across […]
