This organization is a disaster. They have three executive directors, which is truly bizarre and…read morewasteful, and essentially no one is running the place. It used to be a good organization but now it's unbelievably dysfunctional. Very sad.

Offer great services to the NP community. If you're a small org, they offer great discounts! Need…read morehelp fundraising? Communications? Board help? Managing your time? They have it all. Check 'em out and book a training!

LASF's mission: "To support and enrich the education of every child in the Lafayette public schools…read morethrough a broad community-based effort." A phenomenal fundraising and learning foundation to supplement the Lafayette Unified School District arts & sciences. WIth many schools having to shut down around the bay area, many regions are becoming forced to supplement their own school districts. Kudos to the folks that care enough to dedicate personal time to the cause. If you're a small business or company with items or services to donate, the group is gathering items for their various auctions and its investment into the next generation!

Bioneers was created by Nina Simmons 20 years ago celebrating nature…read more The 3-day conference brought the sustainable, environmental conscious community together. I led part of the youth portion educating highschoolers of the Real Food Standards. The Marin-based conference brings in lecturers topics ranging from biomimicry to shattered artistry. One of my favorite lecture in 2009 is "Basins of Relations" by Brock Dolman of the Water Institute. I found his style to be entertaining yet informative. Bioneers is life-changing for me. Although the ticket price is quite high. Well worth it!

THE BEST CONFERENCE EVER! Sometimes... I try not to be…read morecynical about the world. THIS PLACE CLEANSES MY SOUL and HOPE. This place gives me a lot of hope. Hope is all we have left and of course determination. All the speakers are super nice and you get to speak to these amazing activists. Danny Glover is an amazing activist and he is super down to earth. Paul Stamets is my top FAV SCIENTIST since Carl SAGAN! There are endless things to do. I've been going here since 2010. I hope to continue to go.

I became aware of the Level Playing Field a several months ago and the varied stores of the IDEAL…read morescholars are humbling. The consistent thread among their stories is the commitment and hard work of each student to excel despite the lack of resources available to them, resources that most of us take for granted. I became a mentor for an IDEAL scholar at UC Berkeley. She is smart, funny, artistic and inspiring - she is excited about life and a joy to know . She cares intensely about her community and helping others. I gain energy from talking with her each time we get together. I am impressed by the number of scholars from this program that after graduating from college, continue to graduate or professional school as well as provide help and support to newer scholars. I think this speaks well of the program and the quality and commitment of the scholars selected to participate. I understand that 100% of the administrative costs of LPFI are covered by donations from an "angel", so that 100% of my donations directly support scholars with books, laptops, scholarships, and all the various things that are needed to make it through college today. I can see how we will all benefit from the work that the IDEAL scholars will provide to our society - we will miss a great deal in the future if these students do not have a chance to fulfill their potential. I can only hope that this program will be expanded so that many more young people can benefit from the education and support supplied by the Level Playing Field. What a fine world that would be!

LPFI, their staff, and their programs make our community and society a better place…read more I got connected to LPFI when my mentee (from a 1-1 mentorship program) was selected for the SMASH summer program (before going on to Sonoma State). I can tell you that SMASH was second only to parents in being a positive and powerful force in my mentee's life. He wrote multi college essays on his experiences at SMASH and references his learning there in guiding his choice to become a high school math teacher when he graduates. The LPFI organization is full of people that DO with authenticity, capability, and deliver results. Take every opportunity you can to fund them, work with them, and learn with them.

Great resource for nonprofit organizations. Super nice people…read more CVNL is the organizer of the #BayAreaHumanRace which has over the last 3 decades supported the local nonprofit community. Last year there were 1500 runners. The people at CVNL are always super busy so it is best to just stop by and see them if you want something.

Although this used to be a wonderful service to non profits today this is strictly a money making…read moreorganization that really is not run by volunteers but is in business to sell fee for service help to non profits. It in itself is poorly organized and if you are just inquiring to get information there is no receptionist and therefor you must guess as to who you want to talk to from a recorded laundry list of names and departments. If you guess wrong you will just have to hope that that person will refer your name to someone there that can help. My suggestion is that they hire someone to organize them before they attempt to help anyone else.

This is a fantastic resource for learning innovative new ways to work in your community on behalf…read moreof the environment. The staff here is constantly figuring out creative solutions to how to make the world a better place. They focus mostly on education- one of their foremost/recent programs is Rethinking School Lunch, an exciting way of bettering the catastrophe that is our modern public school lunch program- but they are beginning to hold workshops and are always great to receive a newsletter from.

For several months now I've been donating to this organization that I only from the Internet…read more But I do feel that this organization is doing something important. In the midst of Covid-19, global warming, and slowly growing awareness of the plight of the planet's forests as well as endangered species, HFA seems to be at the forefront of what is only liminal awareness on the part of the vast majority of the American public. Charity Navigator gives the organization 4 stars (compare this with the Humane Society of U.S., only two stars). https://www.charitynavigator.org/ein/680087989 It would nice to have more direct contact with the organization but in this era of virtual reality, that notion seems arcane. "Everything" is on social media (You tube), right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1gRQeDG2k0&ab_channel=HumaneFarmingAssociation ***** I do hope yelp doesn't remove my review. I am not a "traditional consumer." I donate but do not get something material in return that I "own." In fact, I am not eating or wearing it or dancing to it. "In return," I get a thank you note from the organization and a self-sense that I have done something congruent with my deepest held values.

Sheri, the intake lady, will make you feel totally understood and seen on your first phone call…read morewith her. Until she completely drops the ball, and never gets back to you- and then tries to lie and say she did. You gave us a referral, did you? No you did NOT! Why are we still waiting for that referral then?!!! It's amazing how overwhelmed our mental health system is these days, and parents place is no different. We have been trying to get our son help since 2020, thanks to Covid. And when Sheri is on the spot, she will lie, and turn it back around on the vulnerable family who is desperately looking for help. Not to worry Sheri, you are in good company with your obvious inability to handle to mass need for therapy for our children. The system is obviously maxed out, and our kids are the ones who will continue to suffer. Thanks for nothing parents place!

This place was very educational for understanding how to get kids the extra help they need. It is…read morereally stacked against parents without an advocate. However Parents Place offered workshops and a strategy that was easy to follow. Worth the time invested into it! Thank you!