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We’ve made a short video to provide some of the broad strokes of Fiscal Sponsorship. You may also visit our page, What is Fiscal Sponsorship to learn more.

To kick off our 25th anniversary, we updated our logo! Watch its transformation over the years, starting in 2008.

MENTOR California MENTOR California is hosting its first-ever statewide conference on Thursday, October 28, between 9:00am and 3:00pm. COME TOGETHER 2021 – Exploring and Amplifying the need for Diversity, Connection and Science in Mentoring is a free virtual conference put on in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of California. Speakers will include state senators, authors, MENTOR CEO David Shapiro, and more. […]

The Press Forward: Supporting Women in the Workplace McKinsey & Company, in partnership with LeanIn.org, recently published their 2021 Women in the Workplace report. Our project partner, The Press Forward, gathered news organizations to ensure voices across all industries were represented in this study. The report finds that a year and a half into the pandemic “women have made important […]

El/La Para Translatinas: Save the Date! Join El/La Para Translatinas on Friday, Oct. 8, between 6:00 and 8:00pm on Facebook Live for a celebration of their fifteen years serving the community. The event, “El/La: Poderosas, Libres y Hermosas QuinceañEl/La: Poderosas, Libres y Hermosas / Powerful, Free & Beautiful,” will be raising funds to support the […]

Vision Zero Network: Putting Pedestrian Safety First Vision Zero Network held a webinar, “Changing Deadly Streets: Learn the Facts in Prioritizing Safety for People Walking”, on August 12. Dr. Robert Schneider, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dr. Rebecca Sanders, Founder and Principal Investigator Safe Streets Research & Consulting, LLC; and Seleta Reynolds, General Manager […]

The Council for Global Equality: August Edition of Global Equality Today The Council for Global Equality (TCGE) just published the August issue of Global Equality Today, its newsletter intended to keep everyone informed on LBGTQI news.  TCGE is working closely with the Biden administration to ensure leadership is on board with the advancement of equality for the LBGTQI […]

The Carpentries: Introducing The Carpentries Director of Community, Alycia Crall The Carpentries is excited to welcome their new Director of Community, Alycia Crall. Alycia has extensive experience serving diverse communities. Most recently, she was at the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON, an organization that collects and provides environmental data to advance the field of ecology) where […]

Mission Science Workshop: Exciting News! Despite making the shift to virtual classes during the 2020 school years, Mission Science Workshop (MSW) managed to reach more than 7000 students through approximately 720 online classes. Exploding homemade bath bombs, painting with kitchen spices, and experimenting with static electricity are examples of experiments that were conducted during the virtual classes. […]

North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance: Six Chimpanzees Taken to New Home in Washington State The North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance helped re-home six chimpanzees that were abandoned when a Sylmar, CA, sanctuary, Wildlife Waystation, closed in 2019. Their new, happier home, where they will live out the rest of their lives, is located in ­­­the Cascade Mountains of […]