Yuppie Friday is a group of young urban professionals dedicated to supporting San Francisco philanthropy through cocktails. Our mission is to increase awareness, raise financial support and encourage volunteerism for local Bay Area charities. We meet every other month on a Friday at various bars around the Financial District for a happy hour featuring a particular charitable organization. Throughout the year, Yuppie Friday also hosts other events involving the Bay Area non-profit community in bo …

Hello!  Welcome to "Socialize for a Cause!"  My name is Esther Hwang and I'm delighted to be your host.  I am a SF resident, law school grad, a professional pin up/glamour model (www.esther.com) and ... a cancer survivor. This meetup is about a network of quality "Beautiful people" with substance and genuine giving hearts who come together to socialize and help a 'cause.'  If you have a giving heart, you want to meet other like minded people who enjoy socializing and giving back to the community …

On February 15th, we are strongly encouraging developers and charities to show up at the centrally located Microsoft Office at 835 Market Street in San Francisco, in the same building as SF State and the Bloomingdale's Store. Location: San Francisco Microsoft office - 835 Market Street, 7th Floor. Right in the heart of San Francisco's premier shopping venue - Market & Powell. We are planning aGiveCamp, which is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrato …

This group is for anyone interested in getting in shape, meeting new friends and helping to find a cure for Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis! Team Challenge is the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's Half Marathon training program. We're about to kick off our next training season as we get ready to train for the Kona Half Marathon on June 23rd and the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon on July 21st. We train locally in San Francisco and all are invited to be a part of our team. We just ask that you …

We are an evening club for professionals who fundraise and do service projects locally and abroad.  We meet in a wine bar with food provided, and wine and beer at happy hour prices. Rotary International is the world's largest service organization with over 1.2 million members in over 160 different countries. Members of Rotary clubs, also known as "Rotarians", are established business professionals and community leaders. In more than 34,000 clubs worldwide, you'll find members volunteering in com …

Mixed Roots Meetups are casual social gatherings that are local and global depending on the location individuals decide to meet which can include colleges campuses, local restaurants, private homes and/or any other public venue where people collectively come together as a united group. The goal of a Mixed Roots Meetup is to allow individuals from all different backgrounds who have been touched by adoption, who have a mixed roots experience, and/or for those who just want to support the cause to …

This group is for people who both love to dance and to support charitable organizations (with time or money). I want to merge these two areas, somehow. That's all I know. I need help defining the rest. With your help, this can shift from a random thought to something tangible. Will we throw dance parties in the name of particular charitable causes? Will we dance to raise money for causes? Will we ask non-profits to dance? The possibilities are endless.

Public companies are a vehicle that can be used to help people and the planet. When investing in stocks it is important to consider the end product of the element for which you invest. Stock investors for good in San Francisco will align like minded people who believe that giving back and investing go hand in hand. Giving back to charity is encouraged as well as investing in companies that are striving to help the human condition. Join our group if you want to help show the lighter side of Wall …

Purpose For Profit is the community and launchpad for startups that make a difference in peoples lives, solve the worlds problems, and achieve amazing financial success all at the same time. For anyone with a passion for charities, causes, entrepreneurship, and/or technology this is a community dedicated to your success.  This is the space for community leaders, philanthropists, technologists, creative talent, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs to come together to combine their efforts and f …

The Young Leadership Committee - San Francisco is a group of young professionals dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF). The committee, based in San Francisco, hosts various fundraising events that attract hundreds of young professionals between the ages of 21 and 40. Members of the Young Leadership Committee are asked to attend meetings where they are given the opportunity to take part in the inception, planning and ultimately the success of seve …

"One never stands so tall as when kneeling to help a child" Our Mission :: Active 20-30 US & Canada provides young adults with an opportunity for personal growth, friendships and leadership development while improving the quality of life for the special needs of children in their community. The San Francisco Chapter is a group for men and women between the ages of 21 to 39 and is filled with community minded members who are interested in philanthropy, friendship and fun! We have monthly meeting …

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Blondes vs. Brunettes is a powder-puff flag football game hosted for a day of fun, fellowship, philanthropy and enjoyment as a way of raising money and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association. The event is an organized flag football game in which the two participating teams are divided based on the age-old rivalry between blondes and brunettes. Funds raised at Blondes vs. Brunettes events benefit the care, support, advocacy and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association Northern Californi …

Have some free time on your hands? Want to help out in the spirit of giving or just to get some added karma points? Want to meet new people and/or make new friends? Want to be part of something bigger than your local curling club? If you said yes to any of those questions, you should come check us out. San Francisco Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Our goal is to address our communities’ physical and social needs while promoting international und …

Picnic Dash Productions coordinates fun running events in Golden Gate Park that sponsor the Brighter Sky Foundation, a nonprofit that places social workers in public schools with high dropout rates. Races are held every 4-6 weeks and are sleep-in-and-enjoy-your-weekend friendly (races start at 2pm). Food and drinks are provided after each race, along with zany and useful prizes for the top competitors.

We’re an open training group for the Arthritis Foundation's California Coast Classic Bicycle Tour – an unforgettable 8-day, 525 mile fully supported cycling adventure from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Our training rides are open to all cyclists of all levels. We’re a wonderful group of friendly bike lovers who can accommodate cyclists of all experience levels and happily adhere to a no-drop policy. Join us for our wonderful weekly training rides, visit us online at www.AFCABikeClassic.org or co …

Soroptimist is an international volunteer service organization for business and professional women that works to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Soroptimist International of San Francisco is part of Soroptimist International, comprising almost 100,000 members in about 120 countries around the world. If you would like to know more about the Soroptimist, please also see our website at http://www.soroptimist.org The heart of Soroptimist's mission …

Want to meet fun and inspiring do-gooders? Join Go Inspire Go, a San Francisco based non-profit on an inspiring photo walk. The idea of the meet up is to take inspiring photos and share them with Go Inspire Go community’s social networks. Meet and network with new folks and future friends. Then use Instagram (Facebook and Twitter) while chatting and meandering with likeminded people to snap photos and inspiring moments and things. You can take photos of anything that is inspiring to you during t …

For over 40 years, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (http://www.sfbike.org/) has been transforming San Francisco's streets and neighborhoods into more livable and safe places by promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation. Through our day-to-day advocacy, education, and working partnerships with government and community agencies, we are helping create safer streets and more livable communities for all San Franciscans. We have a variety of way to get involved, from volunteering events th …

We’re an open running group training for the Arthritis Foundation's 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk. Join us on our training runs and go from couch potato to 5K running super star! The Jingle Bell Run/Walk will be on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Marin Fairground and Lagoon Park in San Rafael. Everyone is welcome to join us for a festive holiday themed 5K timed run, a 5K fun run/walk, a Kids' Elf Run, costumes and prizes! For more information please contact Beth Miller at bmiller@arthritis.org or 4 …

Welcome to SF Weekly's Signature Events! You will now be in-the-know first hand on what's coming up that is local, fun and for a good cause. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions! See you on the scene! Event Organizer for other groups including Asians Eat Drink Laugh and Repeat in San Francisco. http://www.meetup.com/Asians-EDLR/

The Bay Area Social Enterprise Meetup is a group of people in the San Francisco Bay Area who gather to learn, collaborate and share their passion and wisdom about Social Enterprise with one another. We are passionate, interested and curious about using the marketplace to create social and environmental impacts.  We gather and meet others involved in social enterprise, social ventures, B Corps, impact investment, social entrepreneurship, mission-driven ventures, business for good, triple bottom l …

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in the developing world by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls have the skills and support needed to complete their secondary education. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.

We want to explore and connect with the emerging African tech communities, get to know their creatives, learn about their projects, challenges, and potentials. We'll document our experiences to "fill the blank canvas", replace stereotypes with human stories and spark interest to connect and collaborate with new members of our global tech communities. The AfricaHackTrip will take place in September 2013 and span the whole month with 5-7 destination in East, Southern, and Western Africa. The trip …

Passionate fans of avid ideas who wish to transform the future of advertising should join this group! If you have funded an ad on LoudSauce and want to meetup at the site of the LIVE ad, you may join! If you haven't funded an ad, but are excited about the mission...you should still attend these meetups! And even cooler, you and your friends may even be on the bottom of the ads we visit! (with your consent via LoudSauce of course!)

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco, Bay Area girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to ma …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Bay Area/San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to mak …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a diffe …