The city of San Francisco was decommissioning a part of their bus fleet. It’s the type of news blurb that most of us greet with nostalgia. Oh sad, I’ll miss those old buses. But for Doniece Sandoval, it was a golden opportunity for social change. She contacted the city to ask what would happen to the buses. She learned of a donation program, acquired one, and Lave Mae was born.
Non-Profit
Any and all Wristband Bros blogs relating to non-profits.
Dawson Place Partners With Amazon Local Love
I caught a news story about a great non-profit called Dawson Place in Everett, WA that I needed to share. Something pretty historic will be forever tied to this worthy organization: They were the first non-profit to benefit from Amazon’s Local Love program.
So what is Local Love, exactly?
The Children’s Home Gets A 50k Christmas Gift
See video here.
It sounds like a movie. You’re the receptionist at a non-profit serving children in need. (In my film, perhaps the evil gas company rep has just come to turn off the heat and he laughs on his way out the door…) Suddenly, the phone rings. There’s a person on the other line asking you to check under the statue of Baby Jesus.
OpenAI: A Non-Profit To Ensure Artificial Intelligence Benefits All Of Us.
In the hopes of avoiding a robot apocalypse (or with a less dramatic take, in the hopes of ensuring humans get the most from AI), Tesla founder Elon Musk and company have started OpenAI, a non-profit that plans on open sourcing artificial intelligence. Instead of creating AI to make money for shareholders, their goal will be to maximize AI’s enormous potential for all of humanity, profits be damned.
The Birthday Party Project Is Making A Difference
It’s easy to take presents, a cake, and loads of friends and family singing happy birthday for granted. If that was your childhood, perhaps you just assume it’s everyone’s childhood. But that’s simply not the case. For many children growing up in difficult financial situations, a grand birthday party just isn’t in the cards.