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Juneteenth 2020 – In Conversation with the Black Organizing Project
Juneteenth 2020 In Conversation with the Black Organizing Project With a vision to rebuild and transform the lives and spirits of those within the Black community, the Black Organizing Project (BOP), founded in 2009 by Jackie Byers, was created out of the need to provide safe Black spaces for Black people to address systemic racism within their communities. In celebration
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
Staff Blog Post: “This is Why”
Staff Blog: “This Is Why” When you’re part of a community, you feel the impact of injustice no matter where it happens in the world. EBCF VP of Marketing & Communications, Stacey Manley, offers his reflections on the tragic death of George Floyd. This holiday weekend, another black man lost his life at the hands of state sanctioned violence.
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
COVID-19 Response Fund Virtual Town Hall Recap
COVID-19: A Just East Bay Response Fund Virtual Town Hall April 23, 2020 On April 23, 2020, EBCF hosted a Virtual Town Hall to share updates on the progress of our COVID-19: Just East Bay Response Fund, our related grant-making to local organizations, and offer insight into the impact and anticipated needs of communities moving forward. To date, EBCF has granted over
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
EBCF Response To COVID-19
Dear EBCF Community, The East Bay Community Foundation is fortunate to be part of a compassionate, generous, and resilient community. In these times especially, the health, safety and well-being of our partners, staff and neighbors remains our top priority. Below, we’ve outlined some of the steps we’re taking to minimize the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and help
Message from the President, December 2019
Message from the President, December 2019 Season’s Greetings! The end of each year is always a time of great reflection and as I ponder my career as a change agent, I have spent a good amount of time of late contemplating the concept of change itself. Merriam Webster defines change as “the act of making or becoming different.” It
Donor Profile: The Oringers
Donor Profile: The Oringers Giving – of time, of brainpower, of money – is in Jan and Howard Oringer’s DNA. The importance of community service and support was not something they were taught in a schoolbook or during a formal dinnertime lecture, but it was a value modeled by their parents and grandparents for as long as they can
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.
