I thought i would share something awesome i found. There is an environmental non-profit called Artful Change and its mission uses art and music events to raise money for social and environmental causes.

---- http://www.artfulchange.org/

The founder is part of this jam band called Jay Trainer Band and he pays at this events with other local bands and visual artists. 

Check out them playing an event for Artful Change at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfmceKux9rY

Their next fundraiser is an online/virtual fundraiser for the international day of climate action on Oct 24th: 

http://www.artfulchange.org/onlinebenefit.html