Come along for dinner and Dharma discussion while part of our tab automatically goes to charity! Topics include meditation, self[less] improvement, Buddhism, volunteerism, and others by request. Benefits go to Liberation Prison Project, our nonprofit group sponsor. So how does the charity support work?  I buy discounted restaurant gift certificates through a special shopping portal set up so that a commission goes to Liberation Prison Project.  I also do most of my shopping through the same port …

Clean Jordan Lake is a 501(c)(3) grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring the natural habitat, beautifying the shoreline and protecting water quality by removal of trash and litter.  Stormwater flows carry large and small trash items from feeder streams into the lake. These deposit on the shoreline of remote coves, for example, along the Haw River Arm of the lake.  Litter generated by shoreline recreational use is another huge problem. Although far less in volume than trash from …

Durham Area Volunteer Administrators (DAVA) is a membership organization for those who recruit and manage volunteers.  We support our members by providing networking and professional development opportunities. Since 1983, DAVA's mission has been to enhance volunteer administration as a profession, to promote volunteerism in the community and to provide members with networking and professional development opportunities.

AID INDIA was founded in 1996 by a group of IIT and BITS alumni who quit their corporate careers to work fulltime to educate children in villages. AID INDIA has a strong outcome focus and impact evaluation orientation and evaluates the impact of all its projects. AID INDIA's Reading Campaign implemented in 8000 schools and 13000 villages in 10 districts over 3 years has demonstrated more than 20% jump in reading levels of children. AID INDIA's Science programs have been adopted widely by the …

Interviewing for jobs? Giving a business presentation? Leading a seminar? Need confidence? Look to Toastmasters to help you discover your confidence, whether it is for giving a toast at a wedding or for providing better customer communication. The Toastmasters: Practice Speaking and Leadership group provides meetup options that are mostly Toastmasters club events within the Triangle area of North Carolina for both people interested in joining Toastmasters as well as current Toastmasters wanting to …

Striving for More, Inc. is a triangle based non profit organization that is dedicated to ensuring children with cancer and their families receive quality emotional and spiritual support. (Learn more at http://www.striving4more.org) This group is open to volunteers who would like to help support Striving for More. Your knack for supporting will help ensure the success of this group. Activities include: * Event Brainstorming & Coordination * Venue & Vendor Selection * Sponsorship Development * V …

BE A PART OF SOMETHING MEANINGFUL while meeting new friends and having FUN! You don't have to be a member of any organization to get involved, participate, volunteer or be a sponsor. Join this group to get more information on events that you can support for a cause ! We welcome anyone who lives, studies or works in the Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Brier Creek areas in North Carolina, all the way to any part of Wake County. We are excited to have you on board !

You Call This Yoga is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to teach people the benefits of, and how to practice, gentle mat and chair yoga. Our free public classes and in-house seminars provide practical yoga techniques for students ranging from the fit athlete to the medically compromised and chair bound. Our classes are currently taught by Dr. Howie Shareff, who studies at Moving Mantra Yoga Studio. Join us to bring the benefits of yoga to your everyday life.

NAMI Wake is a nonprofit organization.  Our mission is to provide support, education, and advocacy for people with mental illnesses and their family and friends.   We offer separate support groups for both family members and people who have mental illness.  There are groups meeting in Raleigh, Garner, and Fuquay.  Please check the calendar to identify a group suitable for you or send an email.   We also offer classes for both family members of adults with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major d …

We are a group of women and men that are dedicated ending domestic violence against women and children through raising awareness and funds. Anyone passionate about ending domestic violence are welcome to join our group.

This group is organized to provide a means for grass-root business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to learn about grants for starting and building a business. It is designed for your neighborhood economic recovery by creating your own jobs. I want to help individuals who would otherwise never know (1) that there are really grants for business; (2) how to qualify your business and begin the process for receiving a grant; and (3) what is expected of you as a grant recipient. You should join this …

Modern Society is the triangle’s newest young professional group. We’re an enthusiastic group of young adult professionals, ages 21-39, committed to volunteering our time, talents and energy to promote MS awareness through various social, fundraising and volunteer events. Whether you know anything about MS or not, we want you to join! Our goal is to help create a world free of MS and you can help by socializing and joining Modern Society.

A group of women came together to start Polished Minds as an outlet to do those things life gets in the way of us, as professional women, actually doing!! Polished stands for Professional Organized Ladies Involved in Social networking, Helping others and Educating community while Developing sisterhood. We will actively participate in one community event per month, another event that will either focus on having fun/professional development/healthy lifestyle and finally we will have a business mee …