Social Impact Market Catalyst's collaborative environment for social impact.

We help people and groups to connect, collaborate, and share resources. We do that by launching Collaborative Projects that involve bringing together and working with multiple partner organizations towards a common goal. We also adopt unincorporated groups into our organizational structure (called fiscal sponsorship) to function as one of Catalyst's programs. We also connect with about 100 collaborative partner organizations and businesses that share our Common Community Values.

In our 2012-2013 Fiscal Year (April 2012 - March 2013):

0 Paid Employees

80+ Core Volunteer Leaders

300+ Occasional Volunteers

10 Volunteer Board of Directors

10 Catalyst programs, projects, initiatives

23 Catalyst adopted groups/programs (fiscally-sponsored)

40,000+ People Serviced in the Community Annually

2,500+ People Serviced in the Community Monthly

Catalyst's 2013 - 2014 Programs and Projects

Catalyst Collaborative Projects
and Programs

Catalyst-Adopted Groups
(Fiscally Sponsored - Model A)

Catalyst-Supported Groups
(Fiscally Sponsored - Model C)

1 REVOLUTION

Accessible Connections Exchange

Bucket List Day

Catalyst Pioneers

Emerging Leaders Network

Green Long Beach!

Long Beach Free School

Long Beach Free Store

Long Beach Theatre Arts Collaborative

Orange County Time Bank

Los Angeles Costume Swap

Long Beach Time Exchange

Love in the Mirror

Rockin Taco

The Art Team

Catalyst Collaborative Projects These are projects or programs initiated by or birthed out of Catalyst:
	1 REVOLUTION 1 REVOLUTION is a social collaborative that aims to create programming that connects people around the shared interest of building community through cycling and other modes of human powered transportation. Our purpose is to promote the use of human powered transportation as a tool that can be used to enrich quality of life. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Accessible Connections Exchange (A.C.E.) We want to see an enhanced quality of life for the disabled community where individuals are empowered, service providers are better connected, and the broader community has a better understanding of the disabled culture. Our mission is to create a collaborative of individuals and service providers that will work strategically to partner, advocate, build community, and share resources in order to better support the disabled community. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Emerging Leaders Network We are emerging and existing community and organizational leaders, including grassroots organizers, program directors, Executive Directors, Founders, and business owners committed to supporting one another, equipping, and encouraging each other so as to cultivate a positive and productive camaraderie throughout our city for years to come. We are currently hosting 10 training modules during this year to help develop your organizational capacity and sustainability. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Green Long Beach! We will support a green Long Beach by bringing together individuals and organizations for promoting environmental awareness through environmental education and outreach, community gardens and green spaces, green jobs and training, an annual GreenLB celebration, and other environmental based community needs. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Long Beach Free School Our mission is to create an alternative and supplemental system of education for young people and adults to engage in lifelong learning. The Long Beach Free School (LBFS) believes that when community members come together to share ideas, the community as a whole benefits. As a free school in one of the most diverse cities in California, LBFS strives to provide and foster collaborative grassroots learning opportunities that are representative of and accessible to all its community members. With a for-the-community, by-the-community approach to education, everyone is encouraged to participate as both student and teacher. Teachers (aka “Resident Professors”) need not be experts in their field to teach. The only prerequisites are a desire to share knowledge and a love of learning. Everyone has something of value to contribute. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Long Beach Free Store The Long Beach Free Store is a place where you can share what you have and find what you need. It is a physical space where you can share resources with others. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Orange County Time Bank The mission of the Orange County Time Bank is to build and strengthen relationships within Orange County, California by connecting people’s unmet needs and untapped resources. We do this through the use of “time banking,” a system in which members give and receive services and skills using “time dollars,” a community currency that uses time as an indicator of value. The concept is simple: One hour equals one time dollar, regardless of the service given, from dog-walking to graphic design, community organizing to tutoring, cooking lessons to massage therapy. Everyone is an asset and everyone's time is valued equally. >>Click here to read more about this project<<
Catalyst-Adopted Groups These are unincorporated community groups that have been fiscally sponsored and adopted into Catalyst and now function as Catalyst programs:
	Dark Blue Mondaze Our mission is to create a quality arts/entertainment experience that raises awareness for social justice. Through our showcase theatre series, we expose traditionally underservered members of the community to the wonderful world of theatre while inspiring and encouraging people from all walks of life to discover their highest potential. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Fit to Live We create activities to promote healthy living and exercise to combat childhood obesity. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	F.O.O.D. for Pets F.O.O.D. (Feeding Out of Devotion) for Pets provides pet food to homeless, low-income, and homebound individuals who otherwise may not have adequate food to take proper care of their pets. By easing their concerns about caring for their pets, clients can make better use of their resources, such as money and food. In many cases, the availability of pet food and more efficient allocation of resources may help a client reestablish him or herself in society. Additionally, of course, it alleviates the potential suffering of animals who may not have had sufficient food or necessary supplies. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Foodscape Long Beach Foodscape Long Beach looks for underused land space to turn into food productive areas. Through this practice, we spread agricultural literacy to others and enable them to eventually do this work also. In addition, we support and develop networks that facilitate sharing, accessing, and developing food in the city. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Leap Frog Yoga We provide a positive environment for kids and teens to learn tools for wellness, stress management and empathy. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Long Beach Grows LBGROWS mission is to promote green, healthy, environmentally sustainable urban agriculture in Long Beach, CA & other activities that educate, enhance, & grow our communities by ensuring & safeguarding local food security. We are addressing local food security by bringing small scale agriculture back to the city. LBGROWS is providing people means to grow or access chemical-free real food grown locally & affordably to feed their families, and teaching people basic food-related life skills. We are building a community farm co-op where people can grow food together while building community & relieving hunger, one lot at a time. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Los Angeles Costume Swap We host creative events and outreach to promote the sharing and upcycling of costumes year-round as an effort to reduce waste in the landfill. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	OutFaith OutFaith.com connects people of all religious perspectives to the LGBT world of faith - informed, engaged, and above the fray. Readers can discover current affairs daily by exploring OutFaith’s global news and local events. Information is promoted to a global community by submitting activities and announcements online. Users can plug into LGBT-faith pop culture by perusing film and music archives, watching trailers, and downloading audio samples. In addition to a library of reviews and publications to keep readers informed, OutFaith.com features an all-encompassing directory of LGBT-faith organizations, collaborations, and resources that will keep the community connected to everything LGBT-faith. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Shift Long Beach Shift Long Beach's mission is to create positive social change in Long Beach through educational, interactive events and media. We typically address the convergence of environmental, spiritual, economic, social, and spiritual issues in our city and encourage diverse perspectives to gain understanding of these complex issues. Our events create a platform for local activists and artists to voice their perspective, and connect with others who share similar concerns. In doing so, we dispel the myth of isolation and connect folks to each other, as well as a larger global network of visionary thinkers through The Evolver Network. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	SoCal Harvest We harvest fruit from the community, for the community, one backyard at a time. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

Catalyst-Supported Groups These are independent groups that have been fiscally sponsored by Catalyst so that they can receive charitable contributions and grants for their work:
	Ladies First Step Once our doors are open, we will be a safety net for the lack of rehabilitation available for women today. We will resource them out to various treatment programs where they will find freedom with dignity. We will assist in placing them in a recovery program if they are willing. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Long Beach Time Exchange We aim to connect diverse communities around the idea of sharing and developing networks of trust, reciprocity, and the understanding that everyone is an asset, and that everyone’s time is valuable. Time credits are a solution that can help to build a different kind of economy, what can be called the “core” economy---the things we do to help each other out. Time banking recognizes and rewards these contributions. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	Rockin Taco We are a food and entertainment social enterprise that provides affordable catering for nonprofit fundraisers, employment opportunities, and resources to groups in need. >>Click here to read more about this project<<

	The Art Team We help give youth an opportunity to nurture their creativity through arts. We also help more adults to find arts as relevant in all of our lives. >>Click here to read more about this project<<