Join us August 13th for a screening of the Black Girls CODE short documentary! After the film, the Black Girls CODE staff will talk about Summer of CODE 2013, which is bringing their mobile lab to 10 new cities and 2,000 more girls. Then we'll all brainstorm solutions to a couple of technology challenges they're facing. We'll also hear from Nish Pangali, who's in charge of the Technology Donation program at SAP's Corporate Social Responsibility. Come enjoy a great film, some collaborative problem-solving, light refreshments, and of course, socializing and networking with your fellow nonprofit techies.

Social Media makes information more accessible and useful by combining together technology, content, and social interaction in many forms including websites, blogs, podcasts, video-sharing, social bookmarking, review sites, email marketing, event promotion, instant messaging, mobile apps, and more. Consumers expect companies to use Social Media intelligently and for Social Media initiatives to align with other marketing strategies. This session will provide an overview of the 9 Key Areas of Social Media as defined by David Mitroff, Ph.D. and then use Constant Contact Email Marketing examples to illustrate these strategies.

Three days of immersion into the proposal writing process and discover how to craft a compelling proposal package. You’ll become familiar with the components of a competitive grant proposal and a well-organized budget, and you’ll develop a targeted list of foundation funding prospects. DAY 1: Proposal Writing Workshop DAY 2: Proposal Budgeting Workshop DAY 3: Foundation Research Master Class Topics: What grantmakers look for and how they approach the proposal review process.How to write and frame the components of a competitive grant proposal Ensuring that your budget conveys an accurate picture of your project’s needs and value. Translating your organization’s needs into research strategies. How to analyze and evaluate prospects using Foundation Directory Online Professional to determine a potential fit

If you are passionate about climate change, committed to making a difference at the community level, and want an exceptional opportunity to develop real world professional skills that are critical to building a career in this field, Climate Corps Bay Area's Fellowship Program may be a great fit.

The Bay Area's housing market is booming, with huge implications for both renters and homeowners in ethnic communities. Join New America Media and HERA to find out what's happening with foreclosure relief, tenant evictions, and housing costs. Our speakers will also explain current housing scams and where people can go for free help.

globale is a festival that proposes, through the exhibition of films and documentary moments of constructing a broad public debate on issues related to globalization processes. It is a festival nonprofit, non-competitive and, therefore, does not deliver prizes or charge registration fees. globale was born in Berlin (Germany) in 2003, and is still performed today for the purpose, including the headquarters of the festival follow multiplying, so as to create a network. Currently, globale happens in three German cities, in Montevideo (Uruguay), since 2009, and also in Warsaw (Poland) since 2010. In 2011, the festival came to Bogota (Colombia) and Rio de Janeiro. The organizing committees in each host city are composed of a heterogeneous group of people who work in solidarity in organizing the festival. The group has a horizontal management and commitment to make its decisions by consensus.

Gain new skills and a fresh perspective from young board members. Leverage MBA/graduate student skills on a strategic project. Mentor the next generation of board leaders.Receive professional training from Berkeley-Haas faculty. Integrate Fellows into the board and one committee.

Coming off the heels of its festival premeire as an official selection in the 2013 San Francisco Black Film Festival, Impresa! will be screened at the California Historical Society with filmmaker Sephora Woldu. Screenings at 6:30 and 7:30 PM Impresa! is a narrative fiction about a person who wants to take over a nontraditional business and the reactions she gets from her family/ community.She is a first generation Eritrean American living in San Francisco, and the perils of her nontraditional business venture worry the family. Our protagonist goes on a day trip in the Bay Area visiting the most creative Eritrean and Ethiopian owned businesses to prove that innovation has a place in the community. The short film is a light, uplifting look into the fictitious story of one girl abandoning cultural fiscal fears and chasing entrepreneurship. As a silent film, Impresa! is a story told in English and Tigrinya subtitles. Tigrinya is the official language of Eritrea, and though commonly spoken and understood, the East African nation is a proud country of many people and languages. Impresa! is proud to tell this story in both English and Tigrinya to accurately represent the Diasporic experience.

W.O.M.A.N., Inc will soon be celebrating it's 35th birthday and you're invited to join in the festivities! The event will be held at Virgil's Sea Room, a unique new bar in the Outer Mission. There will be speakers from the community, a raffle with lots of cool prizes, and even a new drink named after the agency.

Learn the nuts and bolts of writing a professional screenplay! Have you ever wanted to write a story formatted for TV or for the big screen? This 3-session workshop will provide you with the concepts, tips, and exercises to flex your imagination with the written word. You'll also recieve a free Microsoft Word template for the screenplay format which is the industry standard and would otherwise cost you $200. Snacks will be provided!

The Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival (POWFest) is now accepting entries for its seventh annual festival scheduled to take place March 6 - 9, 2014. The regular deadline for entries is Friday, August 16, 2013. POWFest places a spotlight on women directors by showcasing their work and empowering the community of women in film. POWFest encourages women to find their voice and to share their stories through innovative and quality filmmaking. We feature the work of today’s top women directors, honoring the true pioneers while providing support and recognition for the next generation of leading women filmmakers. Past Guests of Honor include: Allison Anders, Kathryn Bigelow, Gillian Armstrong, Amy Heckerling, Barbara Kopple and Penelope Spheeris.

Words of Revolution is a documentary about a culture trying to revive and progress from a history of violence. While the country of El Salvador has suffered the aftermath of a civil war and the growth of gang violence, Salvadorans residing in the United States face challenges with their identity, culture, and negative connotations denoted by the media. Through the hopeful voices of hip-hop artists’, a professor, and a community activist, this documentary helps promote change and bring cultural identity to a culture that is beginning a new chapter in their history…a chapter of peace…prosperity…and unity.

Andrew Lam & Richard Rodriguez in Conversation about the Literary Life in San Francisco. A reunion of colleagues, friends, alumni to toast Andrew on the publication of his THIRD book! There will also be a book signing afterward

Communities that lack good access to healthy fresh food likely struggle with significant health problems such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Those same communities often don’t have safe environments for kids to play and for adults to exercise and can suffer from a disproportionate share of substandard housing and environmental hazards. At a time when researchers are mapping connections between physical environment and health, Reporting On Health presents a webinar that explores how environmental and social conditions impact health.

Author and activist Roger Burbach will discuss the recently released book (named above) he co-authored that looks at the current efforts of Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela in building 21st century socialism. This is the first of a monthly series of forums on timely, important developments in Latin America that will be held at Café La Peña. The interactive series is organized by CENSA, the Center for the Study of the Americas. Mark the 3rd Wednesday of each month if you want to keep abreast of issues in the region.

SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE! Before he was convicted of murdering a policeman in 1981 and sentenced to die, Mumia Abu- Jamal was a gifted journalist and brilliant writer. Now after more than 30 years in prison and despite attempts to silence him, Mumia is not only still alive but continuing to report, educate, provoke and inspire. Stephen Vittoria's new film is an inspiring portrait of a man whom many consider America's most famous political prisoner - a man whose existence tests our beliefs about freedom of expression. Through prison interviews, archival footage, and dramatic readings, and aided by a potent chorus of voices including Cornel West, Alice Walker, Dick Gregory, Angela Davis, Amy Goodman and others, this riveting film explores Mumia's life before, during and after Death Row. Dir: Stephen Vittoria. 2013. Digital. 120 mins. Nightly at 6:45pm & 9pm through August 29th.

In 2011, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association partnered to host an annual conference that provides journalists with the industry’s best training and networking opportunities.

A tribute to immigrant women unmasking sexual violence will feature the groundbreaking documentary, "Rape in the Fields" and guest speaker, former farm worker Yolanda Alaniz, co-author of of Viva La Raza: A History of Chicano Identity and Resistance and with Los Angeles Radical Women. Saturday, August 24, at 7:30 pm. A scrumptious home-cooked Mexican supper (with vegetarian option) served at 6:30 pm for an $8.50 donation.

Learn all about field lighting in this three hour workshop. Very useful for shoots on location!

The EPPY™ Awards, presented by Editor & Publisher, honor the best media-affiliated websites across 31 diverse categories. Now in its 18th year, this international contest has broadened its scope to keep up with the ever-changing Internet industry. Winning Entries EPPY™ winners will receive an engraved award recognizing their achievement and will be included in press releases, along with being acknowledged in Editor & Publisher Magazine. EPPY™ winners may order additional EPPY™ awards, custom engraved with the winning entry's information. Honorable Mention recipients will receive one certificate per winning entry, ready for framing in a standard 8.5" x 11" frame, and customized with the winning project's informatio

International humanitarian and celebrity Danny Glover will be the keynote speaker at the Oakland, California based Christian Church Homes' (CCH) annual dinner and fundraiser on September 6 at the Oakland Marriott Hotel, bringing his notoriety to impart the importance of affordable senior housing. CCH, a nonprofit builds and maintains 59 sites in across six states and has a goal to increase its affordable senior housing by double in alignment with U.S. Census statistics that say the senior population will double in size by 2020.

This class will introduce you to the world of non-linear editing using Apple's Final Cut Pro. You will learn different editing styles and in the process, acquire the skills needed to edit your own project. Final Cut Pro is a world famous Mac based application that has become the industry standard for film makers such as the Coen brothers and Walter Murch. This workshop certifies you to make reservations in our editing lab.

Destroyed homes, threats at gunpoint and high-court action, this battle by three young people to stand up for their rights is a testimony to people power. When the South African government promises to 'eradicate the slums' and begins to evict shack dwellers far outside the city, three friends who live in Durban's vast shantytowns refuse to be moved. Dear Mandela follows their journey from their shacks to the highest court in the land as they invoke Nelson Mandela's example and become leaders in a growing social movement. By turns inspiring, devastating and funny, the film offers a new perspective on the role that young people can play in political change and is a fascinating portrait of South Africa coming of age.

In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and Far from the Tree, journalist Katy Butler delivers an exquisitely written, expertly reported memoir and exposé of modern medicine that blazes the way to more humane, less invasive end-of-life.

Each day is composed of three-hour Writers’ Workshops in the morning and lectures and time to explore in the afternoon. A field trip will be held on Saturday afternoon and closing remarks will be made later in the day. Sunday’s schedule is set for final workshop sessions in the morning to accommodate early departures.

This two-day event will provide nonprofit organizations with an opportunity to explore best practices in nonprofit tech, raise their questions and concerns, and learn how others are applying digital and mobile tools in support of their social change efforts. The agenda will be richly interactive and participant-driven. The focus will be on dialog and collaboration, and a primary objective will be to establish opportunities for participants to build and strengthen relationships where they can share knowledge and find support. We will engage registered participants before the event to invite thoughts and suggestions on what should be on the agenda and what kinds of outcomes will make time at the event well spent

In the wake of the Supreme Court's recent decision regarding Fisher v. University of Texas, For Discrimination is at once the definitive reckoning with one of America's most explosively contentious and divisive issues and a principled work of advocacy for clearly defined justice. What precisely is affirmative action, and why is it fiercely championed by some and just as fiercely denounced by others? Does it signify a boon or a stigma? Or is it simply reverse discrimination? What are its benefits and costs to American society? What are the exact indicia determining who should or should not be accorded affirmative action? When should affirmative action end, if it must? Randall Kennedy gives us a concise, gimlet-eyed, and deeply personal conspectus of the policy, refusing to shy away from the myriad complexities of an issue that continues to bedevil American race relations.

Thousands are expected to rally for Peace this September 21st, the United Nations International Day of Peace. Peace Day San Francisco, sposored by Code Pink Women for Peace occurs on Saturday this year at the United Nations Plaza (Civic Center) in San Francisco. From 12:00-4:00 various musicians and speakers address whistleblowers, drone warfare, mass incarceration, the industrial food complex and more. Musical acts include Pamela Parker, Thunderground Collective, Clara Bellino and other local performers. Speakers include: Terry O'Neill and Patricia Ireland of the National Organization for Women, John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Pamm Larry of Label GMO Campaign, Stephanie Tang of World Can't Wait and Toby Blome of Code Pink

Symphony of the Soil explores the complexity and mystery of soil. Filmed on four continents and sharing the voices of some of the world's most highly esteemed soil scientists, farmers, and activists, the film portrays soil as a protagonist of our planetary story. In a skillful mix of art and science, soil is revealed to be a living organism, the foundation of life on earth. Most people are soil-blind and "treat soil like dirt." With the knowledge and wisdom revealed in this film, we can come to respect, even revere, this miraculous substance. The film inspires the understanding that treating the soil right can help solve some of our most pressing environmental problems, from climate change, to dead zones, to feeding an ever increasing world population. Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia.

Until the watershed leak of top-secret documents by Edward Snowden to the Guardian UK and the Washington Post, most Americans did not realize the extent to which our government is actively acquiring personal information from telecommunications companies and other corporations. As made startlingly clear, the National Security Agency (NSA) has collected information on every phone call Americans have made over the past seven years. In that same time, the NSA and the FBI have gained the ability to access emails, photos, audio and video chats, and additional content from Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Microsoft, YouTube, Skype, Apple, and others, allegedly in order to track foreign targets. In Spying on Democracy, National Lawyers Guild Executive Director Heidi Boghosian documents the disturbing increase in surveillance of ordinary citizens and the danger it poses to our privacy, our civil liberties, and to the future of democracy itself. Boghosian reveals how technology is being used to categorize and monitor people based on their associations, their movements, their purchases, and their perceived political beliefs. She shows how corporations and government intelligence agencies mine data from sources as diverse as surveillance cameras and unmanned drones to iris scans and medical records, while combing websites, email, phone records and social media for resale to third parties, including U.S. intelligence agencies.

Formerly known as the National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) CAAM is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. We do this by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in film, television and digital media. Produced by CAAM, CAAMFest is the nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films, annually presenting approximately 130 works in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. Since 1982, the festival has been an important launching point for Asian American independent filmmakers as well as a vital source for new Asian cinema, accepting films, videos, and digital and interactive media projects that are made by or about Asian Americans and Asians of any nationality. There are several competition categories including: the Comcast Narrative Competition, the Documentary Competition, the Emerging Filmmaker Award, the Best Narrative Audience Award, the Best Documentary Audience Award and Loni Ding Award in Social Issue Documentary Award. See past award winners. CAAMFest aspires to incite dialogue and community engagement, motivated by “the innovative ways Asian Americans are contributing to and shaping American Identity and Culture,” says Stephen Gong, Executive Director of CAAM. In doing so, CAAMFest also showcases music, food, and interactive workshops. The 2013 festival itself drew an attendance of 25,000, including more than 250 filmmakers and industry guests from around the world. CAAMFest provides essential opportunities for exposure and engagement for visiting filmmakers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

This core class offers hands on training with digital video cameras, microphones, mixers, monitors, and lighting kits for your productions shot on location. Learn shooting techniques and use of accessories to produce high quality video and audio. We'll also discuss equipment safety and check out procedures. Students will be given projects to complete during the class culminating in a final group project. Successful completion of this class will certify you to check out field equipment. We will focus on JVC GY-HM100U HD cameras and will cover everything from how to white balance, focus, expose and record audio to the special considerations of shooting HD. In addition: we are incorporating iOS into this class! Bring your iPhone and iPad and learn how you can use them in media production!

If The World without Us imagined how the planet might respond to our absence, Countdown explains how it will look in our presence In his bestselling book The World without Us, Alan Weisman considered how the Earth could heal and even refill empty niches if relieved of humanity's constant pressures. Behind that groundbreaking thought experiment was his hope that we would be inspired to find a way to add humans back to his vision of a restored healthy planet -- only in harmony, not mortal combat, with the rest of nature.

Make your own TV shows or films in our full-service Large Studio, the second biggest studio in the East Bay! This 4-part class will show you the basics of all aspects of studio production, from camera and lighting to audio and graphics. Take turns on crew positions as you produce actual shows. Get certified and then it’s your turn to create your own shows!

Award-winning filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman will premiere World Peace is a Local Issue, at a celebration of local, community-based projects. Activists from East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Redwood City will participate by presenting currently important local issues. The evening will include a Memorial Tribute in which former Palo Alto Mayor Peter Drekmeier will honor two former Palo Alto Council Members, Gary Fazzino and Ellen Fletcher who are featured in the film. Fadiman’s film documents a memorable event in mid-Peninsula history: the efforts of Palo Alto residents (in 1983) to convince their City Council to adopt a resolution endorsing a Nuclear Weapons Freeze. This drama takes place against a backdrop of worldwide grassroots efforts to rein in the alarming nuclear arms race during the Cold War era. The film focuses on the tension of the council meeting where impassioned pleas of residents result in two council members changing their positions, ensuring passage of the controversial Resolution. The evening’s program will also feature presentations by activists from East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Redwood City and Palo Alto, who are hard at work on local issues and who’ve been involved in past successful efforts. Guests will be welcomed by a local jazz trio.

Under the leadership of founder Sylvia Siegel, and those who followed her footsteps, TURN has grown to become the largest and most successful utility consumer advocacy organization int he state, racking up billions of dollars in savings for California consumers. Join TURN veterans, friends and even some of our opponents on November 14th as we celebrate our legacy, present awards to our heroes, and look forward to another 40 years of championing the rights of Californians.