Join Us in Bringing the Bernal Heights Town Square to Life!
Join Us in Bringing the Bernal Heights Town Square to Life! Thank you for your interest in becoming a steward of the planters at the Bernal Heights Recreation Center! This green installation is a vital step toward a community-driven vision: transforming the blacktop...
Assessing Time Commitments: Be Realistic About Your Availability
Assessing Time Commitments: Be Realistic About Your Availability One of the most important parts of volunteering well is being honest about your time. A strong commitment starts with a realistic one, because the right volunteer role is the one you can actually...
Beyond the Check: Empowering Donors to Support Nonprofits in New Ways
Beyond the Check: Empowering Donors to Support Nonprofits in New Ways Traditional giving still matters, but it is no longer the only, or always the best, way donors can help a nonprofit thrive. Today’s most effective supporters contribute in multiple forms: money,...
Monthly Giving vs. Annual Giving: Which Helps a Nonprofit More?
Monthly Giving vs. Annual Giving: Which Helps a Nonprofit More? A practical donor guide to cash flow, retention, and predictability. The Tool Kit: Guide for Volunteers | Nonprofit Best Practices | The Donor’s Handbook If you care about a nonprofit’s impact, you’ve...
Why Volunteers Don’t Stay: The Real Reasons Retention Breaks Down
Why Volunteers Don’t Stay: The Real Reasons Retention Breaks Down Highlights: Why Volunteers Don’t Stay: Core Premise: Volunteer retention typically breaks down not from a lack of goodwill, but from structural friction, poor onboarding, and a disconnect between...
More Than Just Soil: Finding My People in the Garden
More Than Just Soil: Finding My People in the Garden We talk a lot about greening infrastructure and the technical side of things, but the real secret behind our community projects is something much more organic. It turns out that when we set out to build gardens, we...
Strategies for Turning Underperforming Assets into Green Spaces
Community‑Led Strategies for Turning Underperforming Assets into Green Spaces Holly Park and Unaccepted Streets: Holly Park in Bernal Heights shows that underperforming public assets don’t become great community spaces because a city department “fixes” them from...
The Ultimate Guide to Pollinators
By Sharon Beals and Lori Eanes – www.bernalwild.org The Ultimate Guide to Pollinators Key Points: The Ultimate Guide to Pollinators Habitat Restoration: The project on Bernal Hill focuses on removing invasive species, such as broom, and reintroducing native...