#fundraising

#fundraising

Held at Feinstein's at the Nikko on December 9 and 10, 2025, the 33rd Songs of the Season sparkled with an unforgettable lineup of San Francisco legends and powerhouse voices including the event's remarkably talented producer Brian Kent; Songs of the Season founder, San Francisco Bay Times columnist, and fundraising extraordinaire Donna Sachet; Sister Roma; Kenny Nelson; Charles Jones; Kippy Marks, who is also a Bay Times columnist; Brian Justin Crum; Meghan Murphy; Leanne Borghesi;

The Helsingborg-based platform connects students with internships. Designed to streamline recruitment, the platform helps businesses quickly find qualified interns who match their needs, thanks to detailed student profiles that provide clear insights into each candidate's skills. For students, it's an easy way to discover opportunities and connect with potential employers.

The findings reveal how sharply these opportunity windows have narrowed. Almost every SME now operates within a 12-month limit, with 97% confirming that opportunities remain viable for no longer than a year. Many face far less breathing room. More than half (51%), say they have only three to six months to move, and 28% say opportunities disappear in under three. In markets where rivals are accelerating their own investment decisions, these shrinking windows are making slow responses far more costly than before.

Remote opportunities aren't always the easiest to come by anymore, with only four in 10 jobs allowing some amount of remote work in Q1 of 2025. But if you know where to look and how to market yourself, you could find an option to work from home that's the perfect fit. Whether you're switching careers, looking for flexibility, or simply want to ditch the commute, these remote roles could be your ticket to better pay and better work-life balance.

The 88-year-old Michigan grocery worker was handed an oversized check for $1.7 million Friday, the result of a remarkable fundraising campaign by a young Australian man with an extraordinary following on social media. "No, no," Bambas said, wiping tears and sniffles in front of reporters. "Thank you. Oh, my God." Sam Weidenhofer, 22, is using his powerful platforms to spread kindness - and money - on a visit to the United States. He met Bambas at a Meijer store in Brighton in southeastern Michigan about two weeks ago and recorded a TikTok video for his 7.7 million followers in which the General Motors retiree explained why he's still working as he approaches 90, following the death of his wife, Joan, after a chronic illness in 2018.

Alltroo co-founders Kyle Rudolph and Jon Walburg share how they transformed their pro-athlete star power into a fundraising platform that allows their community the ability to donate to a variety of organization and win high-value prizes. In this episode of Build Mode, they reveal how they leveraged their networks to disrupt the charitable giving industry, from raising half a million dollars for the NFL in their first year to learning hard lessons about scaling too fast.

Your tax-deductible donations have been so helpful over the years as Streetsblog provides the megaphone for the livable streets movement, which seeks to make our city better by reducing car use, boosting sustainable transport and reclaiming public space for public good. And busting drivers who park illegally with city-issued (or flat-out fake) placards. Speaking of which, this year, your donation comes with the ultimate city perk: an official-looking, yet completely fake, Streetsblog parking placard.

Thousands of people are expected to join the Coney Island Polar Bear Club for their annual New Year's Day swim in the frigid Atlantic Ocean. The event is free and open to the public, and swimmers can sign up online through New Year's Eve or in-person on New Year's Day, but advance sign-up and donations of at least $30 are encouraged. While supplies last, participants who raise more than $50 will receive a limited-edition Polar Bear Plunge beanie.

Through solidarity, creativity and collective fundraising, we can fight back against the politics of fear and exclusion and build a world where everyone can thrive. I am very fortunate to know and work closely alongside incredible trans and non-binary people whose creativity and presence are essential to the cultural fabric we all share. Trans Mission is going to be a special and unforgettable night, and I'm excited to share the stage with so many wonderful people I hugely admire.

It's more than a helpline, it's a promise, a promise that no child or young person will be left to navigate danger alone, there'll always be someone there to listen and help and guide them to safety. Please donate now to The Independent and Missing People's SafeCall campaign, which aims to raise 165,000 to create a free, nationwide service helping vulnerable children find safety and support.

Actor Sam Hoare has backed The Independent's SafeCall campaign with rallying call for help. The star urged the public to donate to the appeal as momentum builds behind efforts to set up the free, round-the-clock service. Alongside the charity Missing People, this publication is aiming to raise 165,000 to fund a service designed by young people, for young people, to help reach the 70,000 children who disappear every year in the UK.

With the opening of the new Campbell Library pushed out until next winter, the Friends of the Campbell Library have more time to fundraise. While the major funding from Measure O and several grants will cover the rebuilding costs, additional funds are needed for enhancements, including items for the planned state-of-the-art community room, study spaces and children's and teens' areas. To achieve this, the Friends of the Campbell Library has an ongoing Love Our Library campaign, with a goal of raising $250,000.

One month after Hurricane Melissa struck the Caribbean, causing an estimated $48bn-$52bn in damage and more than 100 deaths, artists and art organisations both within the region and abroad continue to mobilise in support of ongoing relief efforts. The hurricane made landfall in Jamaica with record-breaking intensity, causing more than $9bn in destruction on the island as buildings flooded and collapsed, including a significant number of colonial-era heritage sites.

When we ask readers what they would change about Streetsblog San Francisco, the top result is always the same: they'd like to see more coverage. More coverage of transit agencies and elected boards, more coverage outside of the major Bay Area cities of San Francisco and Oakland, and of course more coverage of their favorite mode of transportation. And we'd love to do all of that, but the reality is it's just not possible to cover everything with one full-time editor.

The final results are in for an auction launched on the 2025 finale of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to benefit public media. As reported by , items including a record-setting Bob Ross painting and a bidet signed by GWAR's Blöthar the Berserker raised a total of nearly $1.54 million dedicated to assisting local public broadcasters by the time bids closed on Monday night.

The "Nutcracker" productions include: "Nutcracker Sweets," an abridged 60-minute version of the classic ballet for children ages 3-9 and families featuring dancers from Peninsula Ballet Theatre and students from the Peninsula School of the Arts; "Hip-Hop Nutcracker," a full-length production by Peninsula Hip-Hop Productions Artistic Director Stuck Sanders with additional choreography by Alée Martinez. This two-act dance scenario overlays Tchaikovsky's score with DJ industrial beats and remixes; A full-length professional production of "The Nutcracker" by Peninsula Ballet Theatre's Artistic Director Gregory Amato.

"One of our cornerstone goals has always been to never turn someone away for a lack of funds,"

Much of the fundraising progress came from a series of well-attended community events. The Granite Backcountry Film Festival brought the Northeast premiere of Noah Dine's Still Excited To Ski, drawing strong turnout. Last weekend's Fall Flannel Fest added more momentum, with live music from Brooks Hubbard, fresh snowfall, auction items, and local food helping push Whaleback toward its operational goal.