On Saturday, April 30th, Fancy Feet Dance Studio hosted their Our Gift of Light XVI Concerts for PRESENT NOW! Each year, Fancy Feet produces a benefit concert called Our Gift of Light to raise funds and awareness for a charity organization that helps other children. This year there were two shows featuring performers ages 6-18. […]
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In honor of our 10th anniversary, long-time supporter Lisa Breckenridge hosted a segment on NBC California Live about PRESENT NOW. While in our office, Lisa interviewed PRESENT NOW co-founders, Melanie Neumann and Erica Fisher about how the organization came to be. Showing viewers what goes inside of a Presence of Being Birthday box, Erica and
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We are excited to announce that we have recently changed our donation platform to Classy! Founded in 2006, Classy is one of the largest nonprofit fundraising platforms with over 6,000 nonprofit partners and over $4 billion raised for those nonprofits. Classy is also a certified B Corporation, which means it meets the highest standards of
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Recently, our co-founders Erica Fisher and Melanie Neumann were featured on EmpowHer Purpose’s Opportunity Knocks podcast with Michelle Wolf! EmpowHer Purpose is an integrated business and wellness community network of women experiencing whole life transitions while seeking personal, spiritual, and professional growth. Michelle Wolf guides you to define your purpose and gives you tools to
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The 2nd Annual Give Love & Be Loved Benefit was a momentous occasion for PRESENT NOW, marking our first in-person event in Los Angeles, as well as celebrating our 10th anniversary. The evening of April 22, 2022, was filled with magical moments – from celebrating our new partnership with Mattel to honoring our co-founders Erica
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As 2022 is quickly approaching, PRESENT NOW is overjoyed to invite our community to attend our 2nd Annual Give Love & Be Loved Benefit taking place on April 22, 2022, in Culver City, CA. This will be an evening you do not want to miss, filled with an enticing silent auction, delicious dinner, wine, and
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PRESENT NOW is so excited to announce that we will be onboarding 15 new shelter partners, totaling 18 new locations, during 2022. We will be delivering the Presence of Mind, Presence of Love, and Presence of Being to over 320 children in six new states! In addition to adding shelters in three states we currently
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PRESENT NOW’s new high school volunteer program, Presence of Joy, officially launched in September of 2021 and is already off to an incredible start! The intention of the program is to aid in the healing of children living in domestic violence shelters by providing joyful experiences and youth connection. After receiving over 75 applications, Presence
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Just in time for the start of school, PRESENT NOW has officially concluded our Presence of Mind gifts for 2021! This year we were able to not only fulfill the needs of all of our current shelter partners but also the needs of over ten shelters that have applied to partner with PRESENT NOW in
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