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Welcoming Andrew Hattori, EBCF’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications
The East Bay Community Foundation is thrilled to announce that Andrew Hattori will join the organization as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Andrew’s first day is August 17, 2021. Andrew brings 15 years of experience as a marketing and communications strategist, leader, and coach working at the intersection of public policy and social justice. As the Bay Area continues
East Bay Community Foundation Receives $1 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett to Support East Bay Artists
The East Bay Community Foundation announced today that it has received a $1 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett to support the East Bay Fund for Artists, which provides funding to commission new works by artists in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. On June 15 MacKenzie Scott announced a wide range of grants to 286 organizations, including those
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
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