Topakian Communications

04/04/2024

Join me on April 18 at the Mechanics' Institute as I moderate this Earth Day panel, "Innovators Creating Sustainable Communities," with Quinlin Messenger, Kirstin Weeks and Dustin Mulvaney. 6-7:30 pm Register here.

Environmental activists and innovators will discuss alternative energy, design concepts and production, & resources for diverse communities

06/07/2022

If you need a laugh, enjoy farce, chuckle at slapstick, don't miss Ross Valley Players last weekend of "The Government Inspector" Show runs through Sunday June 12. Buy tix here, https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rossvalleyplayers/679912/ #

"There's a lot to love in this production, but only a short time in which to experience it. I recommend you give 'The Government Inspector' your own once-over." - Patrick Thomas, Talkin' Broadway“ He's right! The show closes on Sunday June 12. Buy tix here. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rossvalleyplayers/679912/ #

11/02/2020

I'm so proud of my client, Emily Levy founder of Scrutineers, for her work to ensure accurate election results.

Volunteers with watchdog group Scrutineers record poll tapes to compare with official vote tallies.

10/04/2020

https://topakian.wordpress.com/2020/10/03/day-200-yep-200/

by Karen Topakian Hard to believe we’ve been sheltering in place for 200 days. For some of us it feels like a lifetime, for others a snap. To get a sense of what this time span means, I found some …

10/03/2020

by Karen Topakian Last weekend, as Peg and I put our house back together, we used the opportunity to shed some items we didn’t love and, therefore, no longer wanted. I posted them on FreeCycle. Pos…

08/20/2020

My friend and colleague Cheryl Clarke and i wrote our 2nd article together for Blue Avocado titled," Resiliency in the New Normal: Nonprofit Colleagues Share Their Experiences." A big shout out to all who answered our survey.

When the first shelter-in-place orders were imposed, most nonprofit organizations paused to rethink their fundraising efforts. Galas moved to the virtual world. In-person meetings with major donors became video calls. Appeals were rewritten to reference how agencies were responding to serve clients....

04/24/2020

Just in case you think i've been idle during the quarantine, here's an article my friend and colleague Cheryl Clarke and I wrote for "Blue Avocado."

The Covid-19 virus has upended every facet of our lives. For those of us in the nonprofit community, that has meant closing our facilities and offices, disrupting our delivery of services, and ceasing our communications with donors— Wait a minute! While those first two are true, the third is decid...

04/09/2020

If you love Gilbert and Sullivan, then I have a gift for you. go to http://www.rossvalleyplayers.com/pirates-of-penzance/ to watch their 2015 award winning production of the "Pirates of Penzance." Tell your friends and donate if you can.

Our gift to you! A free screening of our 2015 award-winning production of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic musical, "The Pirates of Penzance." Click here for the details! http://www.rossvalleyplayers.com/ Watch it whenever you want, as often as you want. Enjoy!

03/05/2020

Today. I feel sad.

by Karen Topakian I feel cheated out of an opportunity to elect Elizabeth Warren, the first woman president – a smart, savvy, energetic, practical, competent, experienced, funny, thoughtful, strate…

10/11/2019

So proud of my client Techbridge Girl's work chronicled here in their 2018/19 Impact Report.