As we celebrate the incredible work of women throughout history this month, and every month, here are two recent social media posts from the amazing women here at LumenSparQ. And while on the topic of amazing women, we will soon announce our second Lumenary, a passionate, caring, and committed educator at an elementary school inContinue reading “Celebrating Women’s History Month”
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Global Sustainable Development Goals
When considering the selection of our heroes to spotlight and support, we look to the UN Global Sustainable Development Goals for inspiration. These 17 goals were established and “adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals.” 1 HereContinue reading “Global Sustainable Development Goals”
The 100 Percent Model
In his book Thirst, Scott Harrison, founder, and CEO of charity: water, describes the 100 Percent Model as a commitment by his nonprofit organization to ensure all public donations go directly to the projects they run to bring safe, clean water to those in need. He explains that “Americans are known for being generous, but one inContinue reading “The 100 Percent Model”
Double Your Impact Today!
We are so grateful to a private foundation in Los Angeles that just pledged $1250 in a dollar for dollar matching campaign! Every dollar you donate from here until the end of the year will be matched up to this amount. We can double the impact for our Lumenaries and SparQs, as 100% of theseContinue reading “Double Your Impact Today!”
Do You Have a Hero in Mind?
In our work to spotlight and support local heroes in education, we reach out to our connections across Los Angeles for leads on potential candidates. We search for educators, students, and others involved in schools that share the following characteristics. A Lumenary is an individual or group that: works at a school or supports anContinue reading “Do You Have a Hero in Mind?”
Lumenaries & SparQs
As we spotlight and support our local heroes, we place them in two distinct categories. The first category is for adults, be they teachers, administrators, or staff, performing a social good. We call them Lumenaries (intentional spelling to match our organization’s name). Support for Lumenaries may come in the form of financial assistance to further enhanceContinue reading “Lumenaries & SparQs”
Building a Team
“Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people.” Nicholas Sparks As a kid, I would hear the old saying, “If you want something done right, do it yourself!” This statement, masterfully applied when things weren’t going as anticipated, reinforced the notion of going it alone andContinue reading “Building a Team”
Our Mission
“To spotlight and support our local heroes in education” LumenSparQ Mission Statement Here at LumenSparQ, our mission is to spotlight our local heroes and give support through financial, human, and material resources as best fit each situation. If we discover a local hero providing food and other necessities to families in need, we may supportContinue reading “Our Mission”
LumenSparQ, Why the Name?
Lumen – A measurement of light, the approximate amount of light emitted from one birthday candle. 1 Spark – a small fiery particle thrown off from a fire, a trace of a specified quality or intense feeling. 2 When brainstorming a potential name for the organization, we knew we wanted it to meet specific criteria.Continue reading “LumenSparQ, Why the Name?”
A Long Time Coming
We have discussed and dreamed about the idea of creating a nonprofit organization for years. We knew we wanted to positively impact people’s lives, particularly people at an economic disadvantage or facing struggles that most of us might never encounter. We also knew that we wanted to start in the field we knew best, education.Continue reading “A Long Time Coming”
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