Tides Converge SF

01/30/2018

Thank you Fred and the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education.

Today we honor Fred Korematsu, a civil rights hero.

In 1942, Fred refused to go to the U.S. government's prison camps for Japanese Americans. After he was arrested and convicted of defying the government's order, he appealed his case all the way to the Supreme Court.

12/07/2017

Please see information below on an event being held by Asian American Women Artists Association that will be taking place in the Tides Converge Gallery spaces and corridors this Saturday and Sunday!

"A meeting place for friends, a quick stop to support and shop for gifts for all, this two-day holiday fundraising event is a festive opportunity for friends and supporters to join AAWAA in support of community and highlighting the arts, craft, and creativity of Asian American women. This sliding-scale admission event will include guest speakers, music, a silent auction, bake sale, and attendees from various arts and AA community organizations. As we continue to look for new ways to connect to build our membership, community and funding, we hope you’ll join us in the festivities for this end-of-year event.

Bring friends, family and loved ones!
We hope to see you there!"

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12/04/2017

Have you designed open source software for the nonprofit sector? Know someone who has?

Applications & nominations are now open for the Pizzigati Prize hosted by ! More info & applications:

Antonio Pizzigati Prize for Software in the Public Interest

11/20/2017

Tides Converge & IMPACT Bay Area present
"Introduction to Personal Safety"

Join your neighbors for this FREE one hour class providing an introduction to empowerment self-defense!

When: Wednesday, December 6th from 12pm-1pm
Where: Tides Converge – Pacific Conference Room
Who: Open to all Tides Converge community members.
Tickets: Free but RSVP required // Spots limited so sign-up ASAP

Taught by Vanessa Baker, IMPACT Bay Area instructor, attendees will practice valuing their intuition and using situational awareness, while developing congruent body language and powerful verbal skills to deescalate and deter assault and harassment. Students also learn two simple and effective physical self-defense techniques.

Reserve your spot today!

Tides Converge & IMPACT Bay Area present "Introduction to Personal Safety" This one hour class, offered free for Tides Converge community members, provides an introduction to IMPACT's style of empowerment self-defense! In this class students practice valuing their intuition and using situational awa...

11/03/2017

Hi, Tides Converge SF Community!

Tides has continued to pilot a coworking program where individual members have access to Tides’ collaborative workspace and all of our great community amenities through a monthly membership program.

Announced a little over one year ago, this coworking program is meant to provide an alternative workspace option for staff of small nonprofits or social enterprises (or remote staff of larger organizations) whose work schedule, travel demands, or team size make a permanent private office unnecessary or impractical, or are on waitlists for private offices and need an intermediate solution.

We currently have ten fantastic members and continue to accept applications on a rolling basis.

Know of a colleague or organization/mission-aligned social enterprise that might be a good fit for our coworking program? They can check out our new Collaborative Spaces website (https://www.tides.org/impact-partners/collaborative-workspaces/).

Tides provides nonprofits and social enterprises with affordable workspace and administrative services, supporting dynamic communities on both coasts.

10/30/2017

Congratulations to Tides Converge community member No Bully on their viral "Bullying Junior" PSA (33 million views and counting!) created in partnership with Burger King during National Bullying Prevention Month. Take a look!

Scrawny. Short. Ugly. Fat. Weird. 30% of school kids worldwide are bullied each year and bullying is the #1 act of violence against young people in America t...

10/12/2017

Message from our tenant WAKE: Women's Alliance for Knowledge Exchange:

For our Tech2Empower USA initiative, we are seeking nonprofit leaders who are (a) dedicated to women's rights and (b) interested in spending a week in San Francisco for customized tech and communications training, plus the chance to connect with each other and with new allies in the tech industry.

This opportunity is open to both Bay Area-based nonprofits, plus nonprofits in all other regions across the country. The training in January 2018 is absolutely FREE (flights + lodging not included).

The application closes next week on October 18th.
http://www.wakeinternational.org/tech2empower-usa

10/06/2017

The annual Bioneers Conference is coming up Oct 20-22 in San Rafael, CA.

Bioneers, a Tides Converge tenant, is offering a discounted ticket rate for our community.

Here is the link, if you are interested:

Visit http://conference.bioneers.org for the full schedule and speaker bios.​

08/29/2017

Boys to Men Mentoring San Francisco/Alameda Counties - a non-profit organization with 20 years of experience supporting teenagers in their transition into adulthood is currently being rolled out in schools across the San Francisco Bay Area.
To build a body of mentors who are prepared to go into schools and facilitate weekly circles of teenagers, they are hosting Mentor Facilitation Trainings.
This day-long workshop is designed to get you in touch with your own teenage years so you may be able to put yourself in the shoes of those you are mentoring.
Additionally, there will be space to learn more about Boys to Men and Girls to Women and discover your next steps to get involved with this blossoming effort.
The training will be facilitated by Stefan Hermann, founder of Boys to Men and Girls to Women chapters in South Africa, Europe, UK and Santa Barbara.
More info on these training days can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boys-to-men-and-girls-to-women-bay-area-mentor-facilitation-training-in-oakland-registration-37099145543
and here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boys-to-men-and-girls-to-women-bay-area-mentor-facilitation-training-in-san-francisco-registration-37009717060

You may also contact Maisa Arias - [email protected] from out tenant Pachamama

Please note: we are hosting this same training in San Francisco on Sunday September 10th. Boys to Men Mentoring—a non-profit organization with 20 years of experience supporting teenagers in their transition into adulthood—is currently being rolled out in schools across the San Francisco Bay Area. At...

08/16/2017

This Saturday, August 19 our tenants Outward Bound California have their annual City Skyline Challenge event (https://www.classy.org/events/-/e127450), where people challenge themselves to go over the edge, rappelling from the 46th floor of the Hilton San Francisco Union Square after raising money to support outdoor leadership programs for youth, adults, and veterans throughout California.

Join them for a viewing party and watch rappellers go down the building via their live stream! Click (http://mailchi.mp/e868456f76ec/come-enjoy-the-party-and-win-a-chance-to-rappel-258839) for more details.

Fundraise for a good cause and rappel from a 46 story San Francisco rooftop to get more youth outside! Our annual high-rise fundrais...

08/02/2017

Tides Thoreau Center community member Healthy Planet US is launching a book drive to benefit All Stars Helping Kids!

The drive supports readers age 0-18 and you can drop your books in the labeled bins located near the Tides reception desk in building 1012 or near the Cafe Rx entrance by September 13th. Books that will be accepted include new and gently used books for toddlers, children and young adults
(picture books, early readers, reference books, fiction, nonfiction, biographies,
graphic novels, board books).

You can find more information here: http://www.allstarshelpingkids.org/event/3rd-annual-harvest-book-fair/

September 23rd, 2017 9:00 am 2039 Kammerer Ave, San Jose, CA 95116 Starts In: Chavez Hall at the Mayfair Community Center will be stacked with books for students ages 0-18. Each teacher will have free reign to pick out free books for her/his own classroom. Please note that quantities may be limited…