The Blog
Two Things We Love – Homeboy Industries & Solar – Come Together
How about this for a great match: Homeboy Industries, that great charity in LA that helps former gang members find a better life, is finally getting solar installed on their HQ...
WeCare: An Easy Way to Support Our Projects
Solar energy, the fastest growing U.S. energy source, now employs more people in the U.S. than the steel industry and is starting a transformation of our country’s energy landscape in...
Help Indie Rockers Buy Solar Panels for a Cool L.A. Nonprofit
Homeboy Industries is pretty cool — and not just in name. Founded by Jesuit priest “Father G,” the L.A. nonprofit has been helping people escape gangs for 25 years through tattoo...
Donor Update: Everybody Solar’s Tax-Exempt Status
We are happy to announce that we have recently received a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirming our tax-exempt status under IRC 501(c)(3). Look us up on the IRS'...
Progress Report: 2012 – A Letter From Our Founder
It is hard to believe that another year has nearly come and gone, but here we are. It is time to reflect on 2012, as well as look forward to...
Why I Volunteer
Volunteering for Everybody Solar gives me the opportunity to contribute actual progress to a more sustainable and well-rounded society. Many of us have extremely busy lives and finding time to...
Everybody Solar Picks Rebuilding Together Peninsula for Our Pilot Project!
Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP) is a non-profit community organization based in Redwood City, CA. Since RTP’s founding in 1989 they have rehabilitated 1,111 homes and 320 community centers while leveraging...
What is Community Solar?
What is Community Solar? On the surface this sounds like an easy question to answer, and until giving the topic more thought my answer would have simply been: Community Solar...
Helping Charities Go Solar
Everybody Solar, co-founder Youness Scally talks about what inspired him to start a solar driven nonprofit and why cutting electricity costs for U.S. charities matters. Video Transcript: I decided to start...
Hey Baby, Is That a Prius You’re Driving?
I recently listened to a Freakonomics podcast (Hey Baby, Is That a Prius You’re Driving?). It discussed the economical perspective of why people “go green” and how they make their...
