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Being a Movement Partner 

Funders like East Bay Community Foundation play an important role in the movement ecosystem. We recognize that community organizations and movement leaders are the driving force for change. Our responsibility as a funder is to be a partner and ally to them.

As a movement partner, it is our responsibility to address systemic power imbalances in philanthropy; utilize our influence to champion and advance the work of grantee partners; increase funding and support for them with donors and peers; be accountable; and align our funding, strategy, and goals with racial justice organizing and power building.

Core Grantees

Our core grantee partners are leaders in one or more of our core program strategies. Our grantmaking prioritizes organizations led by and in service of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI), South & Southwest Asian and North African (SSWANA) communities, and those impacted by multiple, intersectional systems of oppression.

Stories from the Front Lines

Debrah Giles: Championing Arts, Culture, and Community Power in the East Bay

Celebrating 14 Years of Leadership at East Bay Community Foundation At East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF), we believe that arts …

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MOCHA > Creating Creative Problem-Solvers

Welcome to another feature in EBCF’s community partner spotlight series. As part of our Arts and Culture for Social and …

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MUA > From Cocoon to Butterfly: Domestic Workers Transforming Society

Welcome to another feature in EBCF’s community partner spotlight series. As part of our Community Organizing, Power Building, and Movement …

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