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East Bay Community Foundation Receives $925,000 Grant from the Hewlett Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 East Bay Community Foundation Receives $925,000 Grant from the Hewlett Foundation Oakland, December 10, 2020 – The East Bay Community Foundation announced that it has received an unrestricted general support grant for $925,000 from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as part of Hewlett’s grantmaking commitment to address systemic racism. In
Announcing First Year Awards of Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2020 12 Cultural Practitioners of Color in Oakland Receive Grants for Community Centered Projects that Radically Imagine a Racially Just City City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division, Akonadi Foundation and East Bay Community Foundation Announce First Year Awards of Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund OAKLAND, CA – The City
The East Bay Community Foundation Announces The Appointment Of Critical Organizational Roles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2020 The East Bay Community Foundation Announces The Appointment Of Critical Organizational Roles The Chief Financial Officer, and the Vice President of Community Investment and Partnerships will Aid in Fulfilling the Foundation’s Philanthropic Mission Oakland, CA – September 17, 2020 – After an extensive year-long search for the Chief Financial Officer (CFO),
EBCF AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF ELDERS NETWORK ANNOUNCE AFRICAN AMERICAN RESPONSE CIRCLE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF ELDERS NETWORK ANNOUNCE AFRICAN AMERICAN RESPONSE CIRCLE Fund to Assist African American Communities, which have been Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19 Oakland, CA – In partnership with the Brotherhood of Elders Network (BOEN), the East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) today announced it will serve as home to
Announcing Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2020 City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division, Akonadi Foundation and East Bay Community Foundation Launch Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund The new multi-year program will fund Oakland’s cultural practitioners of color to radically imagine a racially just city OAKLAND, CA – The City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division, East
RELIEF FUND TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND ART WORKERS IN THE EAST BAY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2020 BAY AREA FUNDERS AND THE CITY OF OAKLAND LAUNCH RELIEF FUND TO SUPPORTS INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND ARTS WORKERS IN ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES $625,000 will be awarded in direct grants to artists, and cultural and nonprofit arts workers Oakland, May 18, 2020 – Today, the East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) announced
EBCF ANNOUNCES $100k DONATION FROM BLUE SHIELD OF CA TO COVID-19 FUND
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2020 EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $100,000 DONATION FROM BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND Funding Will Address Economic Hardships, Domestic Violence, and the Need for Accurate and Accessible Information in Multiple Languages for Impacted Individuals and Families Oakland, April 27, 2020 – This month, the Blue Shield
EBCF BOARD APPROVES $1M FOR COVID-19 RELIEF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2020 EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALLOCATES $1,000,000 FROM ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT LOCAL COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS COVID-19: “A Just East Bay” Response Fund Will Disperse Funding to Nonprofits Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis in the East Bay Oakland, April 7, 2020 – In response to the impact of COVID-19 on
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SELECTS INAUGURAL COHORT TO JOIN NONPROFIT STABILIZER PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2020 EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SELECTS NEWEST COHORT FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO STABILIZE MATURE, BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS The BLO Stabilizer is a component of the ASCEND:BLO Initiative to strengthen and preserve Bay Area Black-led nonprofit organizations. Oakland, CA, February 3, 2020 – For the East Bay Community Foundation, its vision to advance an inclusive,
EBCF In The News: Inside Philanthropy
EBCF In The News EBCF was recognized by Inside Philanthropy as the 2019 “Boldest Community Foundation.” According to the publication, this designation is rooted in EBCF’s commitment to activism and social movements – a quality not shared by many other community foundations. The following article was published on November 22, 2019 in Inside Philanthropy, a subscription-based online philanthropic news
The East Bay Community Foundation partners with donors, social movements, and the community to eliminate structural barriers, advance racial equity, and transform political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay home.
