We partner with and support values-aligned foundations, grantmakers, nonprofits, agencies, and coalitions.
We prioritize projects that are culturally responsive and center human rights, equity, participatory approaches, and systemic change.
Jump to an interest area to see some of the clients we’ve worked with: Advocacy, Arts & Media, Economic Opportunity & Workforce Development, Education, Environment & Outdoors, Health, Housing, Leadership & Professional Development, Philanthropic Field Building, Youth Empowerment
Advocacy
Organizations working with stakeholders and/or policymakers to facilitate meaningful change in entrenched and historically inequitable institutions, structures, and systems
· Alameda County Reparations Commission (reparative actions)
· Children Now (health and well-being of California children)
· First 5 Los Angeles (early childhood outcomes)
Arts & Media
Organizations and funders leveraging or investing to provide underserved creators and communities with the platform to express themselves through creative forms
· Color Congress (nonfiction and documentary makers of color)
· Destiny Arts Center (supporting youth via movement-based arts)
· Ford Foundation (funding social justice storytelling via JustFilms)
· William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (performing arts funding)
Economic Opportunity & Workforce Development
Programs and initiatives advancing equitable economic and financial development, access, and/or opportunity to reduce wealth and financial gaps, regardless of age or circumstance
· City of East Palo Alto (Measure HH Workforce Development Program)
· Gap Inc. (job training for youth ages 16-24)
· The James Irvine Foundation (workers’ rights in California)
· MyPath (guaranteed income project for Black young adults)
· The Center at Sierra Health Foundation (accessing economic development funding)
Education
Institutions and players from early childhood to post-secondary education: empowering students, families, and educators from elementary, particularly in communities and populations who traditionally face more obstacles in achieving academic success
· Black Teacher Project (success of Black teachers)
· CSU Student Success Network (closing gaps for CSU students)
· Gates Foundation (post-secondary institutions and pathways)
· Koret Foundation (K-12 Education Innovation Initiative pilot for STEM education)
· Lawrence Hall of Science (solar technology summer camps
· Oakland Leaf (after-school programming in East Oakland)
· David & Lucile Packard Foundation (enriching out-of-school time programs)
· Kenneth Rainin Foundation (early care spaces and K-2 literacy)
Environment & Outdoors
Organizations and groups advancing environmental causes, addressing climate change, and promoting access to the outdoors
· Justice Outside (racial justice and equity in the outdoors and environmental movement)
· Lawrence Hall of Science (Working Towards Racial Equity series)
· Stanley Center for Peace and Security (climate change, nuclear weapons, mass violence and atrocities)
Health
Sector funders and players improving outcomes in physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being of all
· Achievable Health (FQHC health center for I/DD patients)
· California Wellness Foundation (Advancing Wellness portfolio)
· County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services (school- and community-based wraparound services)
· Footsteps (services for transitioning out of insular religious communities)
· Groundswell Fund (reproductive justice movement building)
· The Center at Sierra Health Foundation (behavioral health recovery services)
Housing
Advocates and agencies implementing policies, investments, and support to address the affordable housing crisis
· Community Planning Collaborative (Regional Housing Technical Assistance program)*
· Partnership for the Bay’s Future (San Francisco Foundation) (equitable community-centered housing policies)*
Leadership & Professional Development
Programs offering personal and professional growth, networking, and career development
· Blue Shield of California Foundation (Clinic Leadership Institute)
· Justice Outside (Rising Leaders Fellowship for emerging environmental changemakers)
· Partnership for the Bay’s Future (San Francisco Foundation) (equity-focused housing fellowships)
· Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (leadership initiatives for BIPOC women and parents)
· ROI Community (global network of Jewish professionals)
· The RP Group (leadership program for California community college middle leaders)
Philanthropic Field Building
Efforts contributing learnings and resources to the greater philanthropic and social fields
· Gender Funders CoLab (streamlining grant application and reporting processes)
· William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (lessons from the Hewlett Cyber Initiative)
· David & Lucile Packard Foundation (Data Ethics Guidebook & Toolkit)
Youth Empowerment
Organizations and programs equipping tomorrow’s leaders with tools, resources, and opportunities to act on existing interests, discover new passions, and maximize their potential
· The Clubhouse Network (leveraging technology for youth from undeserved communities)
· Foundation for Jewish Camp (specialty summer camps for teenagers)
· JFedLA (supporting community-based programs for youth of all faiths)
· Jim Joseph Foundation (programming and experiences for Jewish teenagers)
· Marin Community Foundation (#YesWeCode program for low-income youth of color)