Community Seva selected as 2024 California Nonprofit of the Year for Senate District 15
April 27, 2024
Contact: media@communityseva.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMMUNITY SEVA CHOSEN AS A 2024 CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR BY SENATOR DAVE CORTESE
San Jose, CA – Community Seva Inc. is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2024 California Nonprofit of the Year by Senator Dave Cortese, California Senate District 15.
Community Seva is one of more than one hundred nonprofits that will be honored by their state senators and assemblymembers for their outstanding contributions to the communities they serve.
Registered in 2013 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization Community Seva has a simple yet ambitious mission Feeding the Hungry and Serving the Homeless. By staying responsive to the evolving needs of the homeless community, Community Seva is committed to the dignity and well-being of individuals living on the streets, encampments and shelters.
“Community Seva understands homelessness to be an intersectional and complex health crisis and views unhoused individuals not as grim statistics, but whole people with dreams and desires. Our vision is to support and encourage unhoused individuals towards increased self-reliance, self-sufficiency and self-worth. Seva in Sanskrit means ‘Selfless Service’ and our far reaching impact is made possible by our tribe of over 3000 dedicated volunteers.” – Nathan Ganeshan, Founder & President, Community Seva Inc.
“Nonprofit organizations touch the lives of millions of Californians in ways that can often go unrecognized. From the childcare program to the soccer team, from the art class to the health clinic, and from the community organizer to the animal shelter – nonprofits improve the lives of all Californians and make our communities stronger,” said Geoff Green, CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits), a partner for this initiative. “Nonprofits are also a key economic driver in our state, accounting for 1 in 14 jobs. It’s important to recognize all they do.”
According to “Causes Count,” a 2019 report commissioned by CalNonprofits, the nonprofit sector is the 4th largest industry in the state, employing more than 1.2 million people. Each year, California nonprofits generate more than $273 billion in revenue and bring in $40 billion in revenue from outside of California. The unpaid labor contributed by volunteers at nonprofits is equivalent to 330,000 full-time jobs every year
Now in its ninth year, the Californian Nonprofit of the Year initiative provides the opportunity for each California state legislator to recognize a nonprofit organization doing outstanding work in their district. The program culminates with a celebratory luncheon at the Capitol on California Nonprofits Day, which this year is June 5.
The program is sponsored by the CalNonprofits in partnership with the state Senate and Assembly Select Committees on the Nonprofit Sector. CalNonprofits, the leading policy voice for California’s nonprofit sector, focuses on advocacy, education, and research to build a more powerful and politically engaged nonprofit network across the state.
