... these efforts is to make the heart of San Francisco a better place for us all.

Community United Against Violence (CUAV) is a 25-year old multicultural organization working to end violence against and within our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) communities. We believe that in order for homophobia an

The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) is the nation’s leading organization supporting women asylum-seekers fleeing gender related harm, at both the practice and policy levels. CGRS works to impact the development of law and policy to protect women

The Center for Ecosystem Survival is dedicated to creating global partnerships to inspire broadbased participation in the preservation of biological diversity through ecosystem protection worldwide. CES works in partnership with schools, universities, zoos

In 2005 California Newsreel is celebrating its 37th year of distributing cutting edge social interest documentaries to universities, high schools and public libraries. Newsreel is the oldest non-profit film and video production and distribution center in t

Our mission and goals: 1) Expands, deepens, and enriches volunteer programming throughout the Bay Area, resulting in significant, positive impact to the community. 2) Is a single point of contact for volunteers, nonprofit agencies, and corporations who see

... and long term care issues Tougher sanctions against homes that abuse or neglect

Civic Ventures is a think tank and an incubator, generating ideas and inventing programs to help society achieve the greatest return on experience. Founded in the late 1990s by social entrepreneurs John Gardner and Marc Freedman, Civic Ventures is reframin

The Community Justice Network for Youth is a newly formed national organization created to help develop, promote, and expand the work of community-based organizations that primarily serve at-risk and delinquent youth in communities of color. The founding m

... empowers the Chinese community in the San Francisco Bay Area and promotes