In 2020, the Rogers Family Foundation, which primarily focuses on public schools in Oakland, California, announced it would sunset by 2025. Here are some of the key challenges it’s faced and lessons it’s learned along the way.
Read MoreThe City of Oakland is partnering with local foundations to combine organizing and arts and culture work in pursuit of racial justice. The latest round backs BIPOC-led business cooperatives and more.
Read MoreJason Lee’s Hollywood Unlocked media brand has millions of followers, but he got his start in unions. He’s returned to his organizing roots by launching a charity that supports underserved youth.
Read MoreThe NBA power couple are ramping up their giving in their adopted home city of Oakland, with a continued focus on healthy food, education and recreation for youth. We connected with them to learn more.
Read MoreRay Colmenar recently succeeded Lateefah Simon as president of the Oakland-based Akonadi Foundation. We spoke to him about his career, the notion of co-governance, Akonadi’s racial justice commitments and more.
Read MoreThe restaurant business is known for slim profits, hard work and low pay. Through a partnership with a foundation and a funding collaborative, Oakland Bloom is one of many organizations seeking a better way.
Read MoreFunded by a Black real estate mogul and his lawyer wife, Akonadi Foundation has been engaged in racial justice work in Oakland for more than two decades. We talk with Wayne Jordan and Quinn Delaney about their work.
Read MoreThe College Futures Foundation is a Bay Area-based funder that looks at higher education needs throughout the state. Here’s what local grantseekers should know about this foundation’s current strategy.
Read MoreA $10 million, multi-funder initiative that launched this summer seeks to cultivate gender justice through cultural change. It’s part of a broader movement that focuses on the day-to-day stories of people experiencing gender oppression.
Read MoreEBCF has around since 1928 and gives away tens of millions each year. It’s in the midst of a transformation as it hits its 90th anniversary, looking to have more impact by driving social change.
Read MoreWarren Buffett has famously called philanthropy "society's risk capital." The best foundation leaders view their resources in exactly this way. Here’s an example from the Bay Area.
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