Do you dream of starting a nonprofit? Are you interested in learning to write grants? Is your board in need of development? Are you managing an organization but need help strengthening systems and programs? Need to learn how to evaluate programs? Is your staff receiving the most effective training? Do you want to learn how to best fundraise for your particular organization? This meet up group will invite you to trainings on these topics available in Pasadena.

Net2LA helps Los Angeles–based nonprofits—and those working toward nonprofit status—actively engage their base and find new supporters through community-empowering technology. We meet every month alternating between educational Support Sessions and partnership-building Happy Hours. Follow us on Twitter @Net2LA Facebook Fan Page Coming Soon.

PR over Coffee is a do-it-yourself PR resource for small businesses, startups, professionals and nonprofit organizations. We organize meetups that teach you how to do your own PR. We even invite news media — reporters, magazine editors, and TV producers — to talk, advise and generally hear about YOUR stories. We also offer other small business PR resources to help you get noticed by the media. We share news story leads on our PR over Coffee Facebook page and have helped several small businesses …

Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. These gatherings provide a chance for all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change, whether you're part of a nonprofit organization or a for-profit organization, a funder or a consultant, a developer or an entrepreneur. WHY AN EASTSIDE GROUP? Due to the realities of the traffic flows in our fair city ( …

Join the top LA Nonprofit Salesforce User Group to keep abreast of the latest advances, network with like minded Salesforce nonprofits and hone your skills. We share the latest tips, tricks and welcome beginners. Bring lots of questions and enjoy complimentary snacks.

Philanthro is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage young professionals in philanthropy, by serving as the leading platform for young professionals to connect with charitable causes through social, volunteer, and leadership activities. Philanthro is a 100% volunteer-based organization that prides itself on its core values of transparency, efficiency, and creativity. Beyond financially supporting charities, Philanthro's greatest contributions are building awarenes …

Our goal is simple: to get involved in the community. Whether you're interested in giving a few hours of your time, a day or become a dedicated volunteer, our group will consist of people who want to make 2012 a year of volunteerism and getting engaged with their community. I'l be posting and setting up events around the activities of different nonprofit organizations in LA - get involved with me.....make 2012 an amazing year!!! I'll be posting events based on dates, focusing on the current mont …

Join us for an evening of networking, panel discussion and ideas on Strategies for Non-profit Success. This workshop will focus on using today's online marketing tools as well as off-line ideas such as live fund raising events. Industry leading professionals will head the panel discussion.

To The Person Who's Looking to Grow His/Her Business During A Challenging Economic Environment: The Beverly Hills Chapter of TEAM  is a group of business owners, sales and marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and professional practice owners committed to business networking and actively exchanging new referrals. Looking For A Growing Business Network With A Great Track Record?? We are a local group of professionals in the Beverly Hills and surrounding areas that are dedicated to helping each …

310YP is a proud 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is the newest group of young professionals in Los Angeles. Our team is made up of seven board members and four Committee Chairpersons who share similar visions of hosting events that are fun, energetic and business-focused. 310YP is looking for young professionals who want to take advantage of career development and networking opportunities while making charitable contributions. We give 100% percent of our proceeds from events and donations ba …

We get together almost every week to volunteer for LGBT rights. We are fun, active and inspiring people!

Things are really turning out amazing for our Feed the Homeless LA event on the 11th of May! I implore anyone wanting to be a part of this spectacular event to please step forward and let me know so we can get you into the loop. We have so many exciting surprises for the people on this day, things that no one has ever done for those in need! So please, don't hesitate to step up and/or share this event with others that you think might want to take part. Our arms are open to anyone willing to help …

From referrals to networking The Collective is Los Angeles/Santa Barbara based with a focus on the sharing of talents and some resources by its members. If you’d like to be a part of an open-minded group of thinkers bent on business success but tempered with empathy this may be the group for you. This group is not only about social get togethers, group photos and seminars but about moving already existing businesses forward or getting new ideas off the ground as quickly and as efficiently as pos …

CUE-LA is the Los Angeles affiliate of CUE, Computer Using Educators, a nonprofit educational association founded in 1978 with the goal to advance student achievement through technology in all disciplines from preschool through college. Every year CUE-LA runs several ed tech conferences and professional development workshops for Los Angeles area educators. Our MeetUp group will host informal events that make connections between educators and artists, game designers and curriculum creators, princ …

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is a nationwide network of people dedicating to working together to advance research, support patients and create hope for those affected by pancreatic cancer. Save the Date:  PurpleStride Los Angeles Saturday, May 12, 2012 If you are interested in volunteering, please contact DeAnna for more information! dfederico@pancanvolunteer.org

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REQUESTING EVERYONE SEEKING INSPIRATION IN HELPING OTHERS, NATURE and ANIMALS WHILE ESTABLISHING FRIENDSHIPS/CONNECTIONS. We want to create and host fundraisers/events and celebrate life by finding like minded individuals. COME one come all we already have an event in the works scheduled January 27 2013. INQUIRE WITHIN!!! WE PROMISE YOU WILL HAVE FUN and MEET LOVELY/CARING people

Open to backpackers and soon-to-be backpackers of all ability levels, LABC is where L.A. area backpackers can come together for weekend backpacking trips in the surrounding wilderness areas and longer excursions outside Los Angeles. This is not backpack traveling. Our focus is on the outdoors. We're all about backcountry adventure! *These are NOT guided trips (you have to pay BIG BUCKS for those)! *There are no "leaders". We're just people who love to backpack and don't mind sharing with other …

HoneyLove is a Los Angeles based 501(c)3 nonprofit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.

Autism in Long Beach provides Free Resources, Events, Sibling Inclusion, Group Activities, & Support for Families on the Spectrum

The Alliance Française of Los Angeles is a dynamic educational and cultural nonprofit organization that serves the Greater West Los Angeles and West San Fernando Valley areas. Our mission is to promote and enhance the knowledge and appreciation of French and Francophone culture, to increase the knowledge and comprehension of the French language, as well as to encourage interaction among French, Francophone and American people through educational programs and cultural events.

This group is a newly formed hub for the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality, in particular a new spiritual teaching called Evolutionary Enlightenment, recently synthesized into a book of the same name written by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen. Our most basic goal is to host regular gatherings and events that convey the essential ideas of this new spiritual perspective. Towards this, the core of our meetup will focus on discussions using excerpts or chapters from the book as starting poi …

WELCOME TO PEOPLE HELPING THE COMMUNITY (PHTC) MEETUP! PHTC is an active group of individuals who have the common interest to help those in need. Our members will team up with other organizations from all over Los Angeles to provide support wherever it's needed.  We are active, and provide a variety of monthly volunteer events from feeding the homeless, trips to orphanages, visiting senior centers, Reading to Kids, Habitat for Humanity, and other great events. We are a dedicated group of individ …

The first party forum is Free! "Transition To Green" Community is all about learning at the local level how to make a transition to greener living. This is a grassroots, (non-partisan) public educational outreach that is on the nonprofit path. The concept of making a transition to green is something that all of us should be interested in learning more about, even if that means starting with baby steps. If you care about having cleaner air, water, energy efficiency, healthier food products and re …

Meet other locals from all Industries to discuss your Business Ideas and Strategies. Gather to discuss current events, share experiences, and to network with other people interested in Business. CEO Space has helped thousands of business owners raise BILLIONS of dollars over the last 20 years. We help Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Inventors, Authors, Speakers, and Investors with - Power Networking - Positioning your company as a “capital magnet” - Building a Superst …

The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) is a nonprofit organization comprised of leaders in the field of web television, web video, and the digital entertainment industries. Founded in 2009, the IAWTV is helping to shape the rapidly evolving web television industry while providing a venue for the acknowledgement of artistic and technological achievement in original entertainment distributed on the open internet. IAWTV members include actors, agents, composers, content developers, dir …

Black Skeptics Los Angeles (BSLA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Humanist public education, media representation, and cultural resources for African American non-believers and their allies.  BSLA’s programming and initiatives seek to promote greater awareness and understanding of African American secular humanist, freethought, and atheist traditions, beliefs and practices in Los Angeles communities of color and beyond.  Since 2010, BSLA has hosted roundtables on secul …

WHAT ARE WE ABOUT? --------------------------The insatiable longing for adventure, the inordinate passion for exploration, the untamable desire to make a difference, combined with that noble spirit of lasting friendships - that is to us what the 20s & 30s are about. Does such a spirit run through the labyrinths of your veins? This is what we are here for - combined with some laid-back fun and some meaningful volunteer work. We want this group to be a close-knit yet welcoming circle of friends i …