Multiple award winning actress Helen Hunt is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the Eastside YWCA Inspire Luncheon. The fundraiser is to be held at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue from noon to 1:30 on Thursday March 15, 2012. YWCA Inspire Luncheons bring community members face-to-face with celebrated speakers to build a stronger future for…
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As previously announced at EastsideBusinessJournal.com, The Eastside Business Directory Non-Profit of the Day is Bellevue-based World Impact Network. World Impact Network, aka “WIN”, was founded by Peter and Gabriella van Breda – two of the kindest people you would ever have the good fortune of meeting. They started WIN in 1994 and made it a…
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As first reported at EastsideBusinessJournal.com, Bellevue LifeSpring has been named the Eastside Non-Profit of the Day. You can help support them by shopping in the Bellevue LifeSpring Thrift Shop in Bellevue Square, or by attending their annual Step Up to the Plate fundraising luncheon on March 29th at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Blog this! Bookmark…
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Backyard Farming and Intro to Food Processing Begin in February With a non-profit school dedicated to teaching people how to grow, eat and live sustainably, 21 Acres announces its new series of Core Courses to begin in February. The new 21 Acres School offers continuing education classes that focus on principles of sustainable agriculture, including…
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Child United is the Eastside Non-Profit of the Day! Child United is an international relief organization dedicated to the empowerment of children through education. At times of desperate need, Child United supports families in devastation and helps with disaster relief operations. Their Mission is to empower the poorest children in the developing world, with the vision thatempowering a child will lead…
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Mercer Island Farmers Market is the Eastside Non-Profit of the Day. They are currently on break during the off-season and their website is being totally redesigned, but in the meantime, you can purchase farm fresh fruits and vegetables and other groceries at Your Local Market in Bellevue. Here is their listing from the Eastside Business…
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Bellevue-based AtWork! is the Eastside Non-Profit of the Day AtWork! is a highly supportive and innovative conduit between people with disabilities and mainstream employers in the community. AtWork! approaches its mission of helping people with disabilities be productive, integrated and contributing members of their communities from a unique 360-degree perspective. By focusing as much on…
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International Ballet Theatre is the Eastside Non-Profit of the Day! IBT is currently rehearsing for the production of Chipollino. From the IBT Website: Through the joy of dance, Chipollino illustrates the struggle of the underclass against the powerful, good versus evil, and the importance of friendship in the face of difficulties. In this visually engaging presentation,…
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Defying two recessions, the nonprofit sector posted a remarkable 10 year record of job growth, achieving an average annual growth rate of 2.1 percent from 2000 to 2010, while for-profit jobs declined by an average of minus 0.6 percent per year, according to a new Johns Hopkins University report. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg…
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Bellevue-based World Impact Network (WIN) is the Eastside Business Directory Non-Profit of the Day. In addition to training leaders all over the globe, WIN gives back at home by running Renewal Food Bank in Bellevue for the past 13+ years and helping our hungry neighbors. Here is the text of their listing from the Eastside…
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