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It’s GIVING TUESDAY… Let’s give on Giving Tuesday to our favorite nonprofits like we give to Amazon on Cyber Monday! If you don’t have a favorite nonprofit, here are some of my local favorites who are making the world a better place, and who I have been lucky to document…

The Sonoma County Family YMCA is an inclusive, charitable organization that enriches community through the areas of Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. Photographed for Made Local Magazine, who tells stories that reflect our local economy, with a special focus on the rich bounty of agriculture, and food and beverage production. 

Fibershed is a non-profit organization that develops regional fiber systems that build ecosystem and community health. “Our work expands opportunities to implement climate benefitting agriculture, rebuild regional manufacturing, and connect end-users to the source of our fiber through education. We transform the economic systems behind the production of material culture to mitigate climate change, improve health, and contribute to racial and economic equity.” Click here to see the incredible work they do in their beautiful annual report: https://fibershed.org/annual-report/

Kitchen Table Advisors fuels the economic viability of small sustainable farms and ranches through practical business advising and relationship building.

Homeward Bound of Marin is the primary provider of Marin County homeless shelters and services for homeless families and individuals in Marin, California. Check out their newsletter to learn more about the adorable ChaBrea and her baby, Xayn.

Canal Alliance offers immigration legal services, education and career programs, and social services to help Latino immigrants and their families overcome the barriers to success. 

Momentum for Health is one of Santa Clara County’s largest nonprofit providers of behavioral health services. “We offer treatment for both adults and teens — delivering comprehensive, integrated, accessible, culturally competent care.”

Side By Side operates in four counties – Marin, Alameda, Sonoma, and Napa – across the Bay Area, reaching nearly 2,500 children, young adults, and family members per year with much-needed services related to behavioral and mental health, early intervention in schools, LGBTQIA+ support, transitional housing for foster youth, and special education. 

Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco builds homes and sustains affordable homeownership opportunities for families in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. “Our values focus on building partnerships, equity, stability, and legacy.”

Audubon Canyon Ranch, is a not-for-profit environmental conservation and education organization founded in 1962. “Today, we collaboratively steward a system of nature preserves totaling 5,000 acres across 26 properties in Marin, Sonoma and Lake counties and work to meet our mission through the integration of education, science, and stewardship in a rapidly changing world.”

ReMap helping one momma dog and her puppies at a time find their forever homes. (We currently have a ReMap foster pup at our house and we are in LOVE!)

Photographing for nonprofits is my most favorite kind of photography, so I am always eager to collaborate with more. I’d love to hear what your favorite nonprofits are. And if you would like to give the gift of photography to your favorite nonprofit that would be AMAZING… let’s connect! (Trying to get better at this networking thing… can you tell? 🙂

Happy Giving Tuesday!