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each year, 7x7 puts it to you: What are San Franciscos most beloved nonprofit organizations? In 2012, nearly 42,000 readers voted online. The top six charities received a $2,000 donation while the front-runner, selected by you, won a $10,000 grantcompliments of sponsor Pacific Gas and electric company. check out the results. by alannah macintyre

Too often, immigrants to the united statesmany who were doctors, lawyers, scientists, and engineers in their home countriesare met with the dismal prospect of minimum-wage jobs or unemployment. upwardly global, founded in 2000 by sF resident Jane Leu, takes aim at this waste of human potential with employment training and skill-level job placement. The six-month program costs $2,500 per student, but the value to upwardly Global pupils is priceless: Participants have been placed in educational roles at stanford university and uCsF and have found jobs at such Fortune 500 companies as Google, Wells Fargo, and Microsoft.
dollar and sense: a $50 donation provides one-on-one coaching on how to succeed in the u.S. job market. whats next: upwardly Global will allocate its $10,000 PG&e grant to training webinars for 1,000 immigrant and refugee professionals. // upwardlyglobal.org

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sf smiles

This volunteer-run organization helps to support more than 40 local agencies, including St. Anthony Foundation and Larkin Street Youth Services, by providing them with necessities such as furniture, household items, and clothing.

dollar and sense: Give $50 to fuel the charitys donation pickup van. Or for $100, furnish a familys apartment. // sfsmiles.org dollar and sense: for $12 a day, you can provide a senior with two nutritious meals, plus support services like safety checks and nutrition counseling. // mowsf.org

meals on wheels of san francisco

Community support is critical for the SF branch of this wellknown nonprofit. Private donations account for 60 percent of the organizations funding. Since 2007, Meals on Wheels SF has increased its service to homebound seniors by 47 percentwithout any additional government funding.

Westfield San Francisco Centre 845 Market Street Second Floor San Francisco 415.371.1175 www.pandorasf.com

larkin street youth services

Since opening in 1984, this Tenderloin neighborhood organization has reached more than 70,000 at-risk teens and young adults in need of housing, nutrition, health care, education, and employment.

dollar and sense: a donation of $2,000 provides 40 homeless children with a bed and meal for a night or supplies 800 kids with Street Outreach Kits filled with water, lip balm, clean socks, and snacks. // larkinstreetyouth.org

i am so glad that my first job in the u.s. is in my field and isnt a survival job. i can do so many things from here. i have options again.
elena nikolaev, Upwardly Global program participant who is now a
clinical research coordinator at PAIRE (Palo Alto Institute for Research & Education)

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Happy Hour 4-7pm Mon-Fri Kitchen open 6 til late Mon-Sat Patio open daily til 10pm Mojito Mondays Tequila Terror Tuesdays Whiskey Wednesdays $5 PBR and shot Free BBQ Sunday with Chupa and Damon 3-7pm Schlitz Industry Night Sunday: Free snacks from Clares Deli

habitat for humanity, greater san francisco

Working to build affordable, permanent housing in SF, Marin, and the Peninsula, this Habitat for Humanity chapter plans to construct 400 new family homes by 2020. The orgs biggest benefactor is SF-based Wells Fargo which, in 2011, funded the half-million-dollar launch of the branchs revitalization efforts in Bayview.

dollar and sense: fifty dollars supplies nails for a new home project; $250 buys a front door; $500 purchases the windows; and $2,000 covers energy Star appliances. // habitatgsf.org

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woman inc.

An acronym meaning Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent, WOMAN Inc. has served victims of domestic violence since 1978. The nonprofit runs a 24-hour crisis hotline and offers emergency supplies (food, clothing, taxi and BART fare), as well as support groups and therapy.

dollar and sense: PG&es grant will go toward their new Latina program, which offers translation services to monolingual Spanish speaking survivors. // womaninc.org dollar and sense: Since rocket Dog never turns an animal away because of medical issues, vet bills can be heftyup to $7,000 a month. all donations go to helping save a pups life. // rocketdogrescue.org
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rocket dog rescue

All of the proceeds at this volunteer-run organization are put toward saving dogs from over-crowded shelters and placing them in loving homes. Over the past 10 years, Rocket Dog Rescue has saved more than 6,000 animal lives.

806 South Van Ness @ 19th Street

The Mission

4pm-2am Mon-Thurs 2pm-2am Fri-Sun 415 824 1800 bendersbar.com

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7x7 and Paci fi c Ga s & E lEc tr i c awa r d sa n fr a n ci sco s favo r itE ch a r iti E s 2012
On December 11, the seven category winners in our annual online search were honored at the Fairmont Hotel.

guests at the private reception were treated to stunning views of the city they serve, with delicious hors doeuvres from the fairmonts caterers and a festive holiday soundscape in the air. // the stunning room was made even more lovely by our event partners Blueprint studios and award-winning church street flowers. // (main): this years top winnerUpwardly Globalreceived a special grant for $10,000.00 from PG&E. // (middle row): guests from San Franciscos nonprofit communityincluding Jennifer Juras (youth Leadership institute), sean Murphy (inner city advisors) and Kate sofis (SFmade)enjoyed holiday beverages from our partners finlandia vodka, Glenfiddich scotch, Peroni beer, and Peju Province winery. // 7x7s digital media director Mary Polizzotti with Upwardly Globals dove vallender and anne Kirwan. // category winners including woMan, inc., rocket dog rescue, larkin street Youth services, Meals on wheels sf, and habitat for humanity Greater san francisco were each presented with a $2000.00 grant. // chad christensen of sf smiles. // (far left): the Pg&e team: Ezra Garrett (Vice-President of community Relations), amanda tutera, sarah sasaki, wendy fukamaki, and Jennifer lujan. // Please consider donating time, energy, and resources to any of the wonderful nonprofit organizations working to make the Bay area a better place to live! // 7x7.com/sfcharities2012_photos

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