Community Outreach to Professional/Technical Groups

The Actors’ Fund’s Actors’ Work Program (AWP) assists entertainment industry professionals in identifying and finding sideline work and new careers. AWP is a comprehensive employment and training program committed to fostering resiliency and self-reliance for industry professionals as well as providing a resource for referral of highly skilled and creative workers to the larger employment community.

The Bay Area Career Center (BACC) offers credentialed career counselors and coaches, relevant workshops, job support groups and networking opportunities to help you find your direction and make successful changes in your work life.

California Professional Women's Association was founded in January 2004 for the purpose of providing education on technology and labor trends, professional development and career revitalization. We offer mentoring and coaching to students, new college graduates, and established professionals. We initiate and participate in community service projects related to our core competencies. CaPWA's focus is to help its members derive more value and satisfaction from their current work - to be informed, successful professionals while leading balanced, relevant personal lives.

The Foundation Center's mission is to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy. Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector.

The purpose of Golden Gate Chapter IAAP is to encourage pride, integrity, and commitment to excellence in all office professionals by inspiring personal and professional growth through education and certification, hands-on leadership, and networking opportunities. The IAAP mission is to be the acknowledged, recognized leader of administrative professionals and to enhance their individual and collective value, image, competence, and influence.

The MPBA was founded in 1992 by a group of Malaysian professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its membership includes Malaysians and non-Malaysians from diverse backgrounds representing a whole spectrum of businesses and industries. They include banking, law, biotech, computer & software, small business, international trade and high tech companies. Our activities include business seminars, workshop on topics of international and popular interest and informal networking and social events.

The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA), Inc., San Francisco Chapter is a not-for-profit entity that has been organized to build the intellectual and economic development of the Black Community. Founded in 1979, NBMBAA-San Francisco Chapter maintains the same organizational vision set forth by our National founders, and serves Black business professionals, MBA students, and entrepreneurs in the Northern California region. Our members are community leaders and professionals who embrace the mission of the association, and strive to make a difference within their area of influence.

In 1992, a diverse group of young social entrepreneurs were helped by a number of established community and national leaders to create Public Allies, believing that there were many energetic, talented young people who wanted to address critical issues in their communities and many organizations and communities who could benefit from their contributions. Public Allies advances diverse young leaders to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation.

The South Asian Bar Association – Northern California chapter (“SABA-NC”) was founded in 1993 to ensure that Bay Area South Asian lawyers were provided an avenue to develop professionally, network among peers and volunteer within the South Asian community. As the number of South Asians in the legal profession has grown, so too has SABA's presence in the Northern California legal community. Today, SABA members practice in public interest organizations, government legal departments, and from solo to AmLaw 100 private law firms throughout Northern California.