Los Angeles Social Venture Partners (LASVP) is a diverse network of professionals who are pioneering a new model of giving -- Venture Philanthropy. We bring our collective expertise and resources to innovative nonprofits in Los Angeles, collaborating with them to strengthen their organizations and expand their capacity to transform local communities.

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 …

NOTE: WE ARE NOT LONGER USING MEETUP.COM TO ORGANIZE THIS GROUP. PLEASE VISIT http://www.breakthecycle.org/content/young-professionals IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION OR TO JOIN OUR GROUP. Break the Cycle Young Professionals (BTCYP) Leadership Committee is an auxiliary group that raises friends and funds for Break the Cycle. The Leadership Committee plans and promotes social gatherings to acquaint other young professionals with our work through events like Bingo and an annual benefit for Bre …

Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC) is a nonprofit dedicated to advocacy, education, and support for and about biracial/multiracial people, transracially adopted people and their families, and interracial couples and families. We do many events throughout the year including social events like our Annual Family Picnic, parenting workshops, panels at universities and the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, and more! Our events are held in downtown Los Angeles and the surrounding …

NLPG is a nonprofit organization that offers a network of education, inspiration and support to professional women. NLPG brings members together through networking workshops and events, facilitates information sharing through social media, newsletters and blogs, and provides opportunities for members to make a difference through mentoring and philanthropy. NLPG's LA Chapter meets the second week monthly with additional meet-ups TBA. Please visit our website: http://www.nationalladies.org

This group is for multiracial, multiethnic, transracially-adopted, mixed families! All parents need a good support network; join other interracial families who are going through the same parenting adventures as you. Plus, your kids can develop friendships with other biracial/multiracial/adopted kids. This group is part of Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC), which is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the mixed race community for over 20 years. Visit www.mascsite.org …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

I'm No Bully! is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving as activists in the prevention of bullying and raising worldwide awareness to the short and long-term effects of children being bullied. We put together events to raise money for families who have children who have committed suicide from being bullied and to donate to schools to implement anti-bullying programs

Common Peace, Center for the Advancemenet of Nonviolence is a Los Angeles Nonprofit- 501(c)(3). Our focus is nonviolence education based on the nonviolence principles of King, Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Cesar Chavez and other leaders of the nonviolence movement.

This group was created for teachers, educators,  education & nonprofit professionals who all work for the greater good.  This group has been created so that we can socialize, network, make new friends and new connections. We all deal with the stress of work and sometimes it just nice to have fun and relieve that stress with fellow education & nonprofit professionals.  This is your group, so if you know of any good restaurants,  bars, theaters or have ideas for meetup events; please free to sugge …

Catalyst is a non-profit organization designed to break down the barriers of the entertainment industry providing resources to empower artists to pursue their craft to the best of their ability. The only criteria of art created in or through this organization is that all art endorsed by CatalystArt must be in some way for the betterment of mankind. This group will be the Genesis of this non-profit organization. We will be meeting to share ideas and grow this non-profit into a full independent no …

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 …

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.

Team Challenge is the endurance and fundraising program for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). Join Team Challenge as we train for the 13.1 Chicago Half Marathon, Kona Half Marathon or the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon. Enjoy the benefits of training locally with a team, personal professional coaching, and supporting CCFA.

About NatureBridge: 40 years is just the beginning We brought our first students to Yosemite National Park in 1971. Forty years later, more than 30,000 K-12 students from more than 600 schools participate in our three- to five-day field science programs each year in Yosemite National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Olympic National Park, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and Channel Islands National Park. Access for all students is fundamental In 40 years we’ve introdu …

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.

Global Circle is an emerging community of young professionals dedicated to supporting American Jewish World Service's mission to work directly with grassroots organizations in the Global South to help people realize their human rights and alleviate hunger, poverty and disease through sustainable models. AJWS Global Circle aims to inspire and engage young Jewish professionals in Los Angeles through personal philanthropy, social events, and social justice initiatives and educational events.

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unpreten …

Join LA's premier women's volunteer organization, the Junior League of Los Angeles, for a benefit featuring casino games, a poker tournament, exciting silent auction items, leading local chefs, and live music! On Saturday, April 27, 2013, the JLLA will host Casino Angeleno at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. The evening will feature a silent auction, opportunity drawings, a Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament, tastings from exciting local chefs, and live music and dancing. Among other exciting …

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 …