To The Person Who's Looking to Grow His/Her Business During A Challenging Economic Environment: The Beverly Hills Chapter of TEAM  is a group of business owners, sales and marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and professional practice owners committed to business networking and actively exchanging new referrals. Looking For A Growing Business Network With A Great Track Record?? We are a local group of professionals in the Beverly Hills and surrounding areas that are dedicated to helping each …

Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) is a network of passionate, globally-minded young professionals who are dedicated to alleviating poverty through microfinance, with a special focus on supporting Opportunity Interational's (Opportunity) work in Tanzania. Young ambassadors inspire, educate and involve others in the work of Opportunity in a number of ways, including through social and educational events and by traveling on Insight Trips.

The Social Enterprise Alliance is the professional association for social entrepreneurs and enterprises. The mission of the Los Angeles chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance (SEA/LA) is to support and advance the field of social enterprise in the Los Angeles region through networking, public education, and advocacy. You can learn more about SEA and SEA/LA on our website: http://www.sealosangeles.org.  

Net2LA helps Los Angeles–based nonprofits—and those working toward nonprofit status—actively engage their base and find new supporters through community-empowering technology. We meet every month alternating between educational Support Sessions and partnership-building Happy Hours. Follow us on Twitter @Net2LA Facebook Fan Page Coming Soon.

A network of social entrepreneurs, socially-conscious artists, non-profits, educators and people who making a difference. We promote edutainment (education with entertainment) and we help build better communities.

NLPG is a nonprofit organization that offers a network of education, inspiration and support to professional women. NLPG brings members together through networking workshops and events, facilitates information sharing through social media, newsletters and blogs, and provides opportunities for members to make a difference through mentoring and philanthropy.    NLPG's LA Chapter meets the second week monthly with additional meet-ups TBA.   Please visit our website: http://www.nationalladies.org

Have a dream of building your business? Want to know how to promote, market or sell? How about building your confidence talking about your passion to others that can help build your success? Or teaming with other passionate people just like you? South Bay Woman Magazine is a monthly edition to support women and their families. A helpline with vital numbers for emergencies of all types.  Inspirational People of the month and Spotlighting non-profits plus Showcasing people strengthening the fabric …

The first party forum is Free! "Transition To Green" Community is all about learning at the local level how to make a transition to greener living. This is a grassroots, (non-partisan) public educational outreach that is on the nonprofit path. The concept of making a transition to green is something that all of us should be interested in learning more about, even if that means starting with baby steps. If you care about having cleaner air, water, energy efficiency, healthier food products and re …

… The group, Catalyst Pioneers, is housed under the structure of the Catalyst Network of Communities - a 501c3 nonprofit organization that operates as a social enterprise.

… Shift LB is fiscally sponsored by Catalyst Network of Communities, a 501(c)3 nonprofit. http://www.shiftlb.blogspot.com http://www.gocatalyst.org About Evolver Social Movement Evolver.net and Evolver Social Movement sponsor our monthly events by connecting us to great topics, films, and people. Evolver Social Movement is organized by hope fiends, ecological activists, and utopian pragmatists who see this time of creative chaos as an opportunity to rethink, reconnect, and reinvent our lives. …

We are fun and positive women in our 20's, 30's, and 40's exploring and loving all that Los Angeles has to offer, all while consciously giving back to charities we believe in, such as the Teen LUVE Foundation. *The Teen LUVE Foundation, is a non-profit 501 (c) (3), that mentors and offers workshops for at-risk teen boys and girls ages 12-17.   Are you looking to: *Meet like-minded positive women? *Network for business and/or new friendships? *Try something new in 2012 and have some fun? *Enjoy L …

From referrals to networking The Collective is Los Angeles/Santa Barbara based with a focus on the sharing of talents and some resources by its members. If you’d like to be a part of an open-minded group of thinkers bent on business success but tempered with empathy this may be the group for you. This group is not only about social get togethers, group photos and seminars but about moving already existing businesses forward or getting new ideas off the ground as quickly and as efficiently as pos …

… "Founded by spiritual leader and cultural visionary Andrew Cohen in 1988, EnlightenNext is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Based in Lenox, Massachusetts, and with centers in New York, Boston, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Copenhagen, EnlightenNext is a global organization with a network of members spanning twenty countries." What is EnlightenNext's Mission? "EnlightenNext is dedicated to catalyzing evolution in consciousness and culture. We strive to be leaders, examples, and path …

Who says giving back can't be fun! This group is for people who enjoy live music, especially when its for a great cause! A benefit concert is a great way to raise funds and awareness for a cause. Join this group if you want to contribute to worthy charities and causes by attending benefit concerts around Los Angeles.

WHAT ARE WE ABOUT? --------------------------The insatiable longing for adventure, the inordinate passion for exploration, the untamable desire to make a difference, combined with that noble spirit of lasting friendships - that is to us what the 20s & 30s are about. Does such a spirit run through the labyrinths of your veins? This is what we are here for - combined with some laid-back fun and some meaningful volunteer work. We want this group to be a close-knit yet welcoming circle of friends i …

Time banking is about spending an hour doing something for someone in the community. That hour goes into the Time Bank as a Time Dollar. Then you have a Time dollar to spend on having someone doing something for you. It's a simple idea, but it has powerful ripple effects in building community connections. We started the West LA Time Bank a few months ago-- for people of all ages, ethnicities, and abilities. EVERYONE has something unique to offer-- and everyone's time is valued equally. We a …