Too Precious to Wear encourages jewelry designers and consumers to celebrate the beauty of the ocean without harming it. Corals are among the most important animals in the sea, providing marine life with food, shelter, and areas for reproduction. Healthy corals are essential for sustainable and productive fisheries and are depended upon by millions of people around the globe for food and income.

Today, however, coral species worldwide are at risk; one-third are estimated to be threatened with extinction. Climate change, overfishing, destructive extraction methods, oil and gas exploration, invasive species, pollution, and ocean acidification all pose a risk to coral survival. And the removal of coral for use in jewelry and home décor only places additional, unneeded pressure on these valuable animals. By promoting alternatives to real coral, Too Precious to Wear hopes to help designers and consumers make educated decisions and create a climate for ocean conservation.

For more information on Too Precious to Wear and coral alternatives, please visit www.tooprecioustowear.org.

Girls For A Change is a national non-profit organization that empowers girls to create social change. After five years of training thousands of girls in the San Francisco Bay Area and Phoenix to identify, design and implement girl-led solutions to pressing issues in their communities, GFC is expanding nationwide in the fall of 2008 with a 10-city Change Your World Bus Tour.

For more information on Girls For A Change, visit their website at www.girlsforachange.org.

Dress for Success San Francisco, a new affiliate to the international non profit organization, helps women re-enter the workforce, increase self sufficiency and advance their careers. Each Dress for Success San Francisco client receives one suit when she has a job interview and can return for a second suit or separates when she finds work. In addition, Dress for Success San Francisco clients are invited to join our Professional Women’s Group, our employment retention program upon successful employment.

The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Founded in New York City in 1997, Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help our clients find a job and remain employed. Since 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more than 80 cities in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the UK.

Visit www.dressforsuccess.org/sanfrancisco to learn more about our local affiliate. We need your help to continue making a difference in the lives of women.

The mission of the Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) is to ensure that the arts are a fundamental part of the lives of all children. A nonprofit agency founded in Oakland, California in 1989, MOCHA serves children ages 18 months to 18 years and encourages hands‑on learning in the arts; advocates for the arts as an essential part of childhood education; and promotes the arts as a critical tool in helping children of all backgrounds develop as healthy, resourceful, and involved citizens. MOCHA reaches more than 25,000 children annually, emphasizing outreach to children from low-income families and in communities that typically have limited access to the arts.

For more information on MOCHA, visit their website at www.mocha.org.

Pacific Community Ventures (formerly Silicon Valley Community Ventures) opened its doors in 1999 to develop and invest in businesses providing economic gains to low/moderate income (LMI) communities in California. PCV helps companies in traditionally overlooked areas to gain access to capital, business advice, and critical business resources that will accelerate company growth. Currently, PCV targets existing businesses throughout California, but has a particular focus on the Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego and the Central Valley.

By connecting its portfolio companies with the people and resources of the region's vibrant business network, PCV aims to create a vital new network that transcends barriers and reaches across communities.

To learn more about Pacific Community Ventures, go to www.pacificcommunityventures.org.

Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center is a 50l(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides small business training and support services to very low to moderate income women and men throughout the Bay Area. Founded in 1985, Renaissance was one of the first micro-enterprise development programs in the country. Since its inception, it has served over 12,000 clients through comprehensive and integrated programs. By helping them to start or grow their own business, Renaissance promotes lasting economic development for individuals and communities that traditionally have not had access to capital and business support. Graduates are not only becoming economically self-sufficient, they are creating systemic economic change - creating new jobs, products and services, and adding entrepreneurial and economic vitality to their communities – truly exemplifying Renaissance's motto of Learn, Earn, Return!

To learn more about the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, go to www.rencenter.org.

Teen with a Dream is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that was started by Spencer Harrison at age 14, while he was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. From "Chemo-day" care bags to help pass the long hours of treatment, laptops so that patients can continue their schooling online during treatment to remodeling pediatric cancer centers making them cheerful and kid friendly, Teen with a Dream continues to find ways to help make the pediatric cancer diagnosis and treatment a little easier to tolerate!

To learn more about Teen with a Dream, go to www.teenwithadream.org.