The Carpentries
Register now for The Carpentries final event in their 25th Anniversary Celebration Series. The virtual event will be held on Monday, December 4, 2023 at 13:00 UTC. Monthly celebrations began on July 24th, the same day when the first Carpentries workshop led by Greg Wilson came to a close in 1998 in North America at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The December event will spotlight The Carpentries’ subcommunities in Asia. Join them in celebrating the impact of this community and in wishing The Carpentries a happy 25th anniversary!
Get tickets for the event here.
Immigrants Rising
Immigrants Rising supports and empowers immigrant entrepreneurs in California through grants from the Spark Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) Initiative. Since its launch in 2020, the initiative has given away +714 grants and nearly $4,000,000. In their latest initiatives, you can now shop grant awardees’ immigrant-owned businesses through Spark Marketplace.
Shop the Spark Marketplace here.
MENTOR California
MENTOR California’s executive director Marcus Strother was recently on Sacramento’s FOX40 to promote the benefits of mentoring and their Artist and Mentor mixer coming up after the holidays in Sacramento. He also provided the hosts with limited edition MENTOR California hats that the organization has been giving out to donors this past year. The hats feature patches designed in partnership with Northern California’s Bart Bridge.
Watch Marcus Strother on FOX40 here.
It’s Giving Season!
Giving Season is upon us! Make sure you take look at our Fiscally Sponsored Projects’ fundraising campaigns. Your support helps them in their work to serve their communities. The crowdfunding page is easy to search by category and name.
See the newest campaigns here.
Find trending campaigns here.
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