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Dancing Saved My Life joins Praxis

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 M Westwind
Everyday Climate Champions

Celebrating Everyday Climate Champions!

June 9, 2025September 2, 2025 M Westwind

Project Lifeline: Advocating for
Undocumented Immigrant Children

January 30, 2021September 2, 2025 M Westwind

Bringing Sustainable Communities Together

January 29, 2021September 24, 2023 M Westwind

Adopt-a-Doll Brings Joy
to Young Girls in Need

January 29, 2021September 2, 2025 M Westwind
Dancing Saved My Life joins Praxis
Dancing Saved My Life Featured Projects

Dancing Saved My Life joins Praxis

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 M Westwind

We’re pleased to welcome Dancing Saved My Life to the Praxis community! Dancing Saved My Life (DSML) is a grassroots initiative founded by Zumba instructor […]

Project Lifeline: Advocating for Undocumented Immigrant Children
Featured Projects Project Lifeline

Project Lifeline: Advocating for
Undocumented Immigrant Children

January 30, 2021September 2, 2025 M Westwind

Founded in July 2018 at the height of the separated children crisis, Project Lifeline is dedicated to helping undocumented immigrant children secure legal status through […]

Bringing Sustainable Communities Together
Featured Projects Sustainable Bay Area Network

Bringing Sustainable Communities Together

January 29, 2021September 24, 2023 M Westwind

The Sustainable Bay Area Network is a casual association of “sustainable community” organizations around the San Francisco Bay Area – a network of organizations that […]

Act Now Bay AreaFights Climate Change
Featured Projects Act Now Bay Area

Act Now Bay Area
Fights Climate Change

January 29, 2021September 2, 2025 M Westwind

Note: We’re pleased to report that effective 2025, Act Now Bay Area is now a newly-minted 501c3 organization! Congratulations to Leslie Alden and her team […]

Heartfelt Helpfor Transplant Patients
Featured Projects Praxis In Action

Heartfelt Help
for Transplant Patients

January 29, 2021September 24, 2023 M Westwind

Serendipity led us to meeting Jim and Denise Redeker and hear the amazing and inspiring story of why and how they founded the Heartfelt Help […]

Mapping Climate Action Around the Bay
Featured Projects Act Now Bay Area Bay Area Climate Action Mapping Project

Mapping Climate Action Around the Bay

January 25, 2021September 24, 2023 M Westwind

The Bay Area Climate Action Mapping Project is an initiative of Drawdown Bay Area designed to facilitate inter-organization cooperation, communication and collaboration.  the listings and […]

Celebrating Everyday Climate Champions!
Featured Projects Everyday Climate Champions

Celebrating Everyday Climate Champions!

June 9, 2025September 2, 2025 M Westwind

Everyday Climate Champions features inspiring and insightful conversations with San Francisco Bay Area community members taking bold climate action. They’re acting NOW: at home, work, […]

Adopt-a-Doll Brings Joyto Young Girls in Need
Featured Projects Adopt-a-Doll

Adopt-a-Doll Brings Joy
to Young Girls in Need

January 29, 2021September 2, 2025 M Westwind

When Lauren Rivera was younger, she loved playing with American Girl dolls. She designed clothes for them, created fun videos and took them everywhere. She […]

Innovation Without Limitation!
The Innovation Project

Innovation Without Limitation!

January 26, 2021September 2, 2025 M Westwind

Revolutionizing Project-based Learning For over 20 years, The Praxis Group and the Digital Safari Academy at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord CA have collaborated […]

Recent Posts
  • Dancing Saved My Life joins Praxis September 2, 2025
  • Celebrating Everyday Climate Champions! June 9, 2025
  • Project Lifeline: Advocating for
    Undocumented Immigrant Children
    January 30, 2021

Our Mission …

Founded in 1994 on the principle of “innovative ideas, practically applied,” The Praxis Group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to change through community organizing and cultural activism. Serving as a “non-profit incubator,” we specialize in helping passionate individuals and groups to create and grow successful and effective projects, programs, events and organizations in their communities.

Our services include organizational development guidance, technical support, banking services, a data management platform and an operational infrastructure including a variety of fundraising, web and tech apps and tools.

What You Can Do …

  • Volunteer
  • Donate
  • Mentor/Consult
  • Organize
  • Connect people and resources
  • Sponsor a project or event
  • Be creative
  • Act!

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The Praxis Group
Mark Westwind
Founder & Exec. Director
info@praxisinaction.org
925-372-8486

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Our Mission …

Founded in 1994 on the principle of “innovative ideas, practically applied,” The Praxis Group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to change through community organizing and cultural activism. Serving as a “non-profit incubator,” we specialize in helping passionate individuals and groups to create and grow successful and effective projects, programs, events and organizations in their communities.

What You Can Do …

  • Volunteer
  • Donate
  • Mentor/Consult
  • Organize
  • Connect people and resources
  • Sponsor a project or event
  • Be creative
  • Act!