Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles is a community outreach and advocacy program. Silva and Francis Battista, two of the original founders of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah launched L.A. Programs in 1991. From those first grassroots steps, which included assistance to animal victims of fires, riots and the Northridge earthquake, Best Friends - L.A. Programs has grown to become one of the most influential and effective animal welfare organizations in the L.A. area. Best …

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 …

serveLA is a volunteer group for anyone who wishes to volunteer their time, energy, or abilities to make the world a better place. We wish to be a voice of hope, compassion, beauty, and generosity in the Los Angeles area by teaming up with partner organizations to serve people in need.

Los Angeles Responsible Pit Bull Owners (LARPBO) launched in February 2011 to bring together "Responsible Pit Bull Owners" in the greater Los Angeles area. Our mission is to join together in group activities, events, pit bull advocacy, education/training classes, and community outreach in order to promote a positive image of all “bully breeds.” We are committed to educating the public about responsible pit bull and dog ownership, banishing the myths that the media feeds the public. We actively w …

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 …

Angels Serving in Los Angeles is for individuals that are excited and motivated to give back to our community. We are all about serving our community anyway we can. We provide support to our local non-profit and community organizations. We’ve been told our group has an infectious energy and abilities to make the world a better place. Our team of organizers is constantly looking for events where we can best serve our community. Members can give their valuable time helping others while meeting new …

LA Makerspace is a non-profit member-driven family friendly community space for makers, tinkerers, and DIYers of all ages to create and collaborate. Our mission is to provide a place where youth can make and learn alongside adults and where members can work on their own projects while learning new, unique maker skills through our workshops, on-going interest-based programs, mentorship, and peer learning environment. We offer affordable single classes, multi-day workshops, access to equipment, an …

This group is dedicated to increase gender diversity in the Ruby community by helping women learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails via an ongoing series of outreach workshops in the Los Angeles area. The workshops are geared to help, primarily, women learn Ruby On Rails. The workshops will be free and any level of experience is accepted;   from having never coded to years of experience - all are welcome! Men are welcome, provided that they are a guest of a woman registered for the event. If you are intere …

The Alpha Epsilon Pi Alumni Club was founded to connect AEPi Alumni from any chapter who currently live and or work in the greater Los Angeles area. The Alumni Club has been established to allow Brothers to participate in philanthropic & social events and professionally network with other alumni in order to extend the mission of AEPi beyond college graduation. The Los Angeles Alumni Club intends to set a standard for all AEPi Alumni Clubs around the world.

If you are a Radiologist, Radiologic Technologist (diagnostic Technologist, Ultrasound Technologist, MRI Technologist, Specials Technologist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist) or Educator this organization is designed especially for you. This organization was created to bring together imaging professionals throughout the greater Los Angeles area. We will be focusing on networking, outreach and volunteering. These efforts will be designed and calendared based on the feedback of members. This will be …

Los Angeles chapter of LOPSA (League of Professional System Administrators) exists to: - Provide a social forum for Sys Admins via the monthly UUASC-LA meeting (http://uuasc.org/la/) consisting of a technical presentation and dinner. To contribute speakers to UUASC-LA. - Provide a social forum for professional Sys Admins via the occasional LOPSA-LA meeting consisting of a technical presentation and dinner. - Help educate the community in the practice of system administration through support of L …

We are committed to enhancing visibility to self service government initiatives that are completed, in progress, or just getting off the ground. Our goal is to create a community where information, experience, ideas, and strategies are shared collaboratively and to: (a) connect government organizations with resources to get projects off the ground; (b) make an informed choice on tools and technologies for self service applications, (c) develop strategies for citizen outreach, on-boarding, and us …

This is a group for anyone interested in hiking---with a mission to help others! Our hikes are drives where we collect items for local shelters and/or schools. We collect all items before the hike so we know, while hiking, that we are also helping others. Some of the past items collected include school supplies, hygiene items, blankets, etc. Let's climb the local hills and mountains while giving back to those in need.

Yarn Bombing Los Angeles (YBLA) is a group of guerrilla knitters who have been collaborating since 2010. YBLA stages public installations and performances to help expand the definition of public art to embrace street art, including self-initiated, ephemeral urban interventions utilizing fiber material and craft techniques.Collaborative art making, community building, public outreach, blurring boundaries between contemporary art practices, graffiti and craft are integral components to YBLA's prac …

Community Animal Acupuncture LA (CAALA) is  for any holistically minded humans that wish to get acupuncture for their animal companions!! We are offering a practical,  animal acupuncture healing experience in a community setting. This is about healing our animal companions, and bringing the community  together in order to foster an environment in which true healing can take place.   When people (and animals) come together with the same intention, there is the potential for great things to take p …

We connect volunteers with trusted organizations that fit their passion, skill set, and availability.

Do you want to meet new friends? Make new business connections? Do you like being involved in the community? Do you want to develop professionally? Are you between 21-40 yo and want to meet like-minded young professionals with the same personal, social and business goals as yourself? If you said YES to any of the above...then WELCOME to the BURBANK JAYCEES!!! We're a young crowd from businesses and studios around Burbank.  We volunteer throughout the community and we provide fun opportunities fo …

Have you ever wanted to give back to your local community, but been afraid of how you could make a real difference on your own? Community Recycling Outreach Organization (CROO) is here to help! By organizing the local community to collect and donate those otherwise wasted recyclable materials with CRV that usually end up in curbside recycle bins (or worse), our goal is to recover those valuable recyclables and turn them into real donations that help our local soup kitchens and food banks. For ex …

United Steps is a privately funded non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California. Our primary mission is to reverse the cycle of homelessness with practical methods. In Southern California, we’ve developed a dangerous tolerance for assuming that having thousands of people living on the streets is acceptable. This is an embarrassing and shameful environment which has caused Los Angeles to become the capitol of homelessness in America. The reality is that more than enough food, housing, …

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 …

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.

Would you like to meet some positive people who love an active life, enjoy socializing, out of town travelling and paddling? Killer Guppies Dragon Boat Team Meetup was created to connect people who would like to dragon boat paddling, fitness training, socializing and anything else that helps us get out on the water! Anyone who loves to paddle – outrigger, canoe, kayak, stand up, sit down, come join us to paddle and make new friends! We’re about camaraderie, friendship and the sharing of what we …

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

Join Empowering Communties, in making a difference in your and someone elses life! We will reach out to the homesless, and families in need in our community. By assisting those intrested,with resourse needed that may help them find a safe place to live. Our Vision, to create a safe enviorments for all families in or Community! Change Starts Here!! With our families and in our Communties .. With the simple power of Unity, Love, Impathy, and Acts of Kindness!

FUSE is dedicated to providing fun fitness activities and doing a variety of community outreach projects. Its our goal to get fit, build amazing relationships in a club house environment. Our group meets not only for volunteer things at the studio but we do public events like this year welcome santa to the pier, flashmob for breast cancer awareness, road trips to other fitness places like Slimmons studio, we do campouts and cookouts and currently doing a roller derby half time show of dance and …

Bark For Life is a noncompetitive walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds & awareness for the American Cancer Society's fight against cancer. By supporting Bark For Life, you help the American Cancer Society save lives, and that helps us move closer to our ultimate goal of a world with less cancer and more birthdays. So bring your best canine friend and join us for a fun-filled day starting with a walk, and then continuing with demonstrations, contests, and games. www.RelayForLife.or …

This is a group for anyone interested in assisting to raise money for the Avon Foundation. There will be a series of fun events to promote breast cancer awareness. All are welcome. Looking forward to meeting people, building community and have a grand time while doing something good for the world.

This Group is for caring people who want to make a difference in pro peaceful education for Kids. Making a difference in the Education of Non-Violence for kids in California. Peace, Equality, Tolerance, Non -Violence is something Kids need to learn very young to help them embrace differences in others rather than being ignorant of other people in their schools, and taking that wisdom with them for their lifetime. We will be Volunteering at Awareness Events, or fundraising events in So Cal, or gi …