Have some free time on your hands? Want to help out in the spirit of giving or just to get some added karma points? Want to meet new people and/or make new friends? Want to be part of something bigger than your local curling club? If you said yes to any of those questions, you should come check us out. San Francisco Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Our goal is to address our communities’ physical and social needs while promoting international und …

We've combined the power of NetSquared & NTEN's 501 Tech Clubs to create San Francisco Tech4Good. We gather to explore an aspect of how technology is being leveraged for social impact projects. We see a big opportunity to share experiences and take action on local and global issues. We're part of a global network of grassroots-organized communities across North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, all exploring social tech tools for social change. We come from a variety of organiz …

Come and meet other bright, ambitious internet marketers! Find new business partners, share innovative marketing strategies, find co-working buddies, talk about what worked and what didn't work, talk about your super-secret traffic sources, share victory stories or get help on your current challenges. This meetup is perfect for: Affiliate marketers Infoproduct entrepreneurs SEM / SEO specialists Bloggers Passive income builders Mini site empire owners eCommerce store owners Website flippers & d …

Startups for Profit * Purpose is the community and launchpad for startups that make a difference in peoples lives, solve the worlds problems, and achieve amazing financial success all at the same time. For anyone with a passion for charities, causes, entrepreneurship, and/or technology this is a community dedicated to your success.  This is the space for community leaders, philanthropists, technologists, creative talent, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs to come together to combine their ef …

Freedoms is a group of fantastic Bay Area folks who are interested in learning more about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT),  in a safe environment and building community at the same time. EFT often works when nothing else will. This energy psychology technique has been used successfully on a wide range of emotional as well as physical conditions, including anxiety, addictive cravings, depression, traumatic memories, phobias, pain control, stress, disease and personal performance. It has the ab …

Is Solar For You? Learn about "No Cost" and $0 Down Payment Solar Energy Programs as well as all the Federal, State and Local Incentives. NO SALES PITCHES! Let us use our group purchasing clout to create a community of empowered citizens that can exploit the latest solar technologies to power our homes and businesses and not just save money and energy but also make our own profits and implement programs such as free neighborhood electric cars! Who Should Join: HOMEOWNERS interested or cons …

The San Francisco Bay Area New Century Lions are a dynamic group of service-minded individuals. We come from many backgrounds. Some of us are starting families; some are in college or graduate school; and some are professionals in chosen fields. Diverse with individuality, when we come together, we are unified in our service to the local and global communities. We serve. The San Francisco Bay Area New Century Lions have several fundraisers and activities. We throw a marvelous Halloween …

BRIDGEMEN is a cross-section of gay, bi and trans men in our 30's and 40's who are looking to give back to our community. We organize fun and relevant community service projects that provide leadership opportunities and create friendships. Our goal is to make San Francisco a safe and happy place for everyone—by building bridges between our many social networks through service and social awareness. In the past year, we have reached out to all corners of our city, making a lasting impact through a …

Hang out with Indiegogo team members and campaigners in a city near you, find out more about crowdfunding best practices (offline and online), and more than likely have a drink on us. Indiegogo empowers people around the world to fund what matters to them. As the largest global crowdfunding platform, campaigns have launched from every country around the world with millions of dollars being distributed every week due to contributions made by the Indiegogo community. At its core, Indiegogo is the …

For readers of the Online Community Report or others interested in the topic of online community management, online social networking applications and online group collaboration. We discuss tools and strategies to enhance participation on various online communities that we support.

The goal of the SF Community Manger's crew is to meet and trade ideas. Community Management combines leadership, marketing, social media, customer service, and quite a few other skills as well.  One great way to keep up with all these areas of growth is to meet and exchange ideas, stories, lessons, etc. Given the dynamic and diverse companies, charities, and groups in our region, the chance to learn from people pursuing unique avenues is pretty darn exciting. On the simplest level, this group ca …

The purpose of this group is to promote Biodanza, a somatic practice that supports physical and emotional health and authentic self-expression through music, dance, voice and relationship, creating joy and aliveness and expanding our capacity to be in the present. Biodanza emerged in the the 60's from pioneering work of psychologist and anthropologist Rolando Toro Araneda and is currently and international movement. More at www.biodanza.us. In this meet up you will find Biodanza classes and work …

This is a group for young (ages 21-40ish) Jewish professionals (but is open to anybody regardless of religious or ethnic background) with an interest in participating in various Jewish community related volunteering projects in the spirit of Tikkun Olam - "repairing the world". The group was started as a way to meet like-minded people in a social setting and to do good within the community we live in.

Please join if you enjoy sharing or wants to learn more about a new economy, a new way of life where people share their time, objects, space and resources for a better world. This is an economy where peers, neighbors and people help one another meet basic needs, providing access over ownership. More connection --> less stuff. This group will facilitate bringing all of the sharers out there together to hang out, attend events, dinners, and meetups to tell stories and meet others who have the same …

Meet other Event Planners in your area. Discuss the best and worst practices, share advice, network, and plan!

#1 Bay Area Network! A community for entrepreneurs, small business owners and investors. Have a great idea? Have capital and can't find a sound business? This #1 Community can help. We provide financing help, business plan development, consulting, debt financing, alternative financing, and opportunities to investors. Join San Francisco Entrepreneur Investor Network Meetup today! All Entrepreneurs & Investors are welcome. We will have a wide range of qualified entrepreneurs so you can share ideas …

Hispanics Mean Business (HMB) is a great resource for professionals to build connections and receive: - Event Invitations - Presentations from experts in different industries and - Opportunities to generate more business HMB members are leaders, business owners, entrepreneurs and influencers who are proactive in achieving personal growth, community improvement and business success. HMB supports "Viva Diversity" a campaign that teaches kids about the value of cultural diversity. See video profil …

Are you a meetup organizer, co-organizer or assistant organizer? Join our network of meetup group leaders from the greater San Francisco Bay Area and help us create a more face-to-face meetup community. We organize formal and informal activities for meetup leaders to enjoy and get better at what we do--bring people together around common interests in a world that is increasingly distracting and virtual. This network is: SOCIAL: Meet other organizers and have some fun SUPPORTIVE: Vent about, laug …

What would it be like to own your home in a thriving community, close to work and school? Cohousing is housing created with the design input of the residents, according to common goals such as sustainability, community, and simply living well by sharing more. It includes individual homes supplemented by shared facilities and common areas. Management is consensus-driven and done by the residents. There are over two dozen cohousing communities in the Bay Area to date, and it’s about time to bu …

The Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank promotes and facilitates the use of Time instead of money in the exchange of goods and services. The foundation of the Timebank is a free, open source online directory, reputation and accounting system. These exchanges help develop stronger, more resilient connections between individuals and community service organizations which participate in them, by improving communication and the distribution of skills and resources among our participants. We work to …

This group is for JS people who are interested to work on side projects at the intersection of politics and technology.  It would be great to get people to share the ideas and to help each other use JS technologies in various public/politcal sectors.  We also plan to reach out to organizations that are looking to developers and have them talke a bit about what kind of technological needs they might be experiencing. If you or anyone you know are interested in participating or sharing your experie …

Ranked by American Express and Meetup.com as one of the "TOP 50" Business Meetups in the Nation -Meet other Webeneurs and Entrepreneurs. -Learn how to run your business online. -Learn what it takes to do business in today's online world. -Get advice, avoid pitfalls, network and learn from others. Novice to Expert - All are welcome! http://www.Webeneur.com http://www.WilliamAyers.com

Mobile Monday Silicon Valley is one of the largest mobile industry user groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1999, MoMo has been bringing together mobile enthusiasts for education and networking events. With the fantastic growth of the industry, a significant portion of more than 6,500 MoMo SV members have backgrounds in non-technical fields, such as business, marketing, finance and legal. But we want to make sure the actual mobile builders – yes the coders - can come together to collabor …

Join us in creating a new future for Energy Use. The California Energy Commission has given us in California an outstanding opportunity to determine how the future unfolds. The CEC recommends, in its Integrated Energy Policy Report, that in 2020 all new residential buildings be required to meet zero-net-energy performance standards, and in 2030, all new buildings are required to meet the Zero Net Energy standard. This means that all new buildings, averaged over a year, take no more energy from t …

Come and participate with the Glide Legacy Network, in the regular volunteering events which range from guest bartending, our annual holiday grocerybag giveaway or our Annual Gala Event. Volunteering includes your time, services and efforts in exciting and fun ways which promote community within the Legacy Network as well as the Bay Area at Large. You will not only be making huge contributions to those most in need within our community but you will be guaranteed to meet great people and have a w …

The Endeavor Foundation for the Arts seeks to support the arts in the GLBT community through individual grants and scholarships. Our aim is to not only support artists and students of the GLBT community, but also to educate the larger population about talented GLBT persons by bringing their artistic expressions to life and to help provide them with a pathway to successful careers

Throughout the week the SF Free School offers free classes to anyone and everyone who wants to learn, have fun and meet new people. Classes we’ve offered have been in dance, drumming, martial arts, philosophy, dating, meditation, improv, yoga, writing - and many other topics as well. Though the mix of classes and events we hold varies over time, some weeks with many events and others with just a few, much of what we held in the past was out of a yoga and dance studio, and hence, in the past, we’ …

Traditional marketing sucks! No budget, no resources, just pure creativity and innovation is what startup marketing is all about. You love it. You thrive on it. Join the SF startup marketing meetup group and share your successes (and failures), how you executed them and what you learned with the group. Each meetup we'll pick a new topic and have marketers present their stories. Topics might include acquiring customers, demand creation, blogging, analytics and measuring marketing effectiveness, s …