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Latino Outdoors: Participate in Latino Advocacy Week The first ever Latino Advocacy Week is being presented by the Hispanic Access Foundation from March 14-20. Through a variety of workshops, Latino Advocacy Week will support Latino communities, organizations, families, and individuals becoming advocates for themselves and in their own communities around the issues that impact their daily lives. […]

The Black Genius Foundation: Website Launch The Black Genius Foundation’s website went live this month! The Black Genius Foundation celebrates and invests in the intellectual and creative genius of Black artists, arts professionals, and arts organization that have committed themselves to creating and supporting work dedicated to and rooted in the African Diaspora. The Black […]

Radical Monarchs: Looking for Radical Troop Leaders Radical Monarchs is looking for individuals interested in starting troops in their communities with the goal of creating opportunities for youth of color (ages 8-11) to form sisterhood, celebrate their cultures, and contribute to their communities. Queer BIPOC folks are highly encouraged to apply. The organization is looking […]

In 2020, Community Initiatives once again contracted with valued partner Research Evaluation Consulting (REC) for our annual Project Impact and Customer Satisfaction Survey. Thanks to the participation of 94% of our Project Partners, we were able to take a truly meaningful look at our Projects’ activities and experiences. We also took the time this year […]

U.S. Digital Response: Helping Deliver Vaccine Rollout Information Recognizing the immense challenge for public health agencies across the country to provide timely information regarding COVID-19 vaccinations to the public, U.S. Digital Response has created a free, easy-to-deploy website template to meet this need. This communication platform can be set up in a few hours and […]

MENTOR California: National Mentoring Summit 2021 MENTOR is hosting its 11th annual National Mentoring Summit virtually on January 27-29, 2021. This year’s summit will focus on Rising to the Moment while bringing together practitioners, researchers, investors, and more to advance a collective mentoring agenda and support positive youth development through mentoring. Learn more about our […]

The Fund for People in Parks: New Projects for 2021 The Fund for People in Parks has selected several new projects to fund in the coming year. The projects include a filmmaking project in Sequoia National Park, a theater-related project in Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, educational signage in Great Basin National Park, and more! […]

The Carpentries is Fundraising Through the End of the Year The Carpentries is aiming to raise $30,000 in individual contributions by the end of 2020 in order to expand their work into new geographies and disciplines. The Carpentries managed to teach nearly 200 workshops in 2020 despite challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Donate here. […]

Black Funders Network of the Bay Area Presents: Healing the Impact of Racial Injustice & Inequity Black Funders Network of the Bay Area is hosting a virtual event focused on individual and collective healing on October 26th led by author, professor, and activist Dr. Shawn Ginwright. Dr. Ginwright will be addressing the impacts of COVID-19 and […]