The Praxis Group is a network of individuals with a wide range of skills and experience who are committed to change through cultural activism. We specialize in helping passionate individuals and groups to create effective projects, programs and organizations for their communities. Our free services include:
- Strategic planning
- Board development
- Grant-writing
- Technical consulting
- Marketing & Communication
- Web services
Recent accomplishments include:
Families ACT! - Santa Barbara, CA
Assisted Families ACT! land $30,000 in seed funding for their work with individuals and families struggling with the impacts of co-occurring disorders of mental illness and drug dependency. Funds were used to convene a countywide task force of stakeholders including civic leaders and family members to document the state of need in the county, develop strategies for improving community services, and outline a plan for a new residential treatment facility. Praxis continues to provide organizational and technical support.
Families ACT! - www.FamiliesACT.org
Digital Safari Academy at Mt. Diablo High School - Concord, CA
Actively supporting the Digital Safari Academy with the development of the GreenBizz Project, a highly successful multi-discipline project-based learning program that integrates entrepreneurship with economics, english and multimedia curricula. Praxis is the fiscal sponsor for the Academy's annual Digital Safari Innovation Fair - an exciting "tech expo" and business plan competition for student-run companies.
Digital Safari Innovation Fair - www.InnovationFair.org
Providing organizational development support to Friends of Project Insight - Project Insight is a program of San Francisco's Rec. and Park Dept. for people who are blind/hearing impaired
Project Insight - www.sfgov.org/site/recpark_page.asp?id=3072
Sponsoring several community service information sites
Mark Westwind, President
Lucas Metcalf-Tobin, Vice President