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Full Service Marketing & Communications Agency for Businesses under 50 employees or organizations outsourcing their marketing departments. We partner with company executives, leaders or entrepreneurs on the following: High Level Strategy t... more
Northern California's only vegan specialty store where profits benefit 300 rescued farmed animals at Animal Place sanctuary. more
Our mission is to empower individuals to be self-aware and inspired through art, creativity and education, making positive choices to break the cycle of violence for themselves and their communities. more
Bay Area Derby (BAD) pursues a mission to provide amateur athletic entertainment, and to skate competitively on a regional and national level. Driven by a passionate love for the sport, and aided by a national sisterhood of like-minded and dedicated... more
Bike East Bay promotes healthy, sustainable communities by making bicycling safe, fun and accessible.  The East Bay is a leader for innovative and accessible bikeways and streets that meet the needs of all users. Bicycling is a mainstream, comfo... more
Black Women Organized For Political Action purpose is to activate, motivate, promote, support, and educate African-American women about the political process, encourage involvement, and to affirm our commitment to, and solving of, those problems affe... more
Bottoms Up Community Garden is a community-based organization, growing food, experimenting with urban agriculture and inspiring the local community to engage in food security. more
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Our mission is to provide vital access, professional opportunity, and tech literacy to under-resourced students and job seekers of color. more
California State University, East Bay's Oakland Center provides an affordable, convenient, and all-inclusive solution for your meeting and training needs. With 5,600 square feet of flexible-format meeting rooms, you can count on all the space and equ... more
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At City Slicker Farms, we believe that healthy, affordable food is a universal human right. This belief is demonstrated daily through our work with individuals, community groups, and other like-minded organizations to develop and support high-yield u... more
DESTINY (De-Escalation Skills Training Inspiring Nonviolence in Youth) Arts Center exists to end isolation, prejudice and violence in the lives of young people. More than two decades ago, our founders had a dream: to create a space where young peop... more
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The mission of The East Bay Depot is to divert waste materials from landfills by collecting and redistributing discarded goods as low-cost supplies for art, education, and social services in our Depot Store. The educational mission is to increase the... more
The EastSide Arts Alliance is dedicated to make East Oakland better, both artistically and communally. As such, we have joined forces with various grassroot groups, governments and other communities to empower East Oakland's businesses and pride. more
The EastSide Arts Alliance (ESAA) is an organization of artists, cultural workers, and community organizers of color who live and/or work in the San Antonio district of Oakland. We are committed to working in the San Antonio and other Oakland neighbo... more
“Food craft is where food and people meet. Where human skills make flavor. Where better food is born.” – Anya Fernald, founder of Food Craft Institute Food Craft Institute (FCI) is a non-profit educational institution founded in 20... more
The Fratellanza Club is one of the largest social clubs in America founded by Italian pioneers for the purpose of providing a social center for themselves, their families, and their guests. more
The Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation is a registered non-profit that bridges the gap between the City of Oakland’s offices of Parks and Recreation and Public Works, helping to fund the public’s need for safe, clean and well-maintai... more
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IUH classes take place in the private homes and gardens of our instructors or at other community homestead sites. We are locally based and most classes are in Oakland or Berkeley. While there are some drawbacks to not having a permanent physical l... more
Founded in 1989 by Pangulong Guro Sultan "Shaykh" Uddin, the direct protege and first African American to be promoted to Master level under the late Grandmaster/Founder, Angel Cabales, IESA continues the tradition of teaching the art of Eskrima Serra... more
The International Maritime Center (IMC) is the Seaman's Club in Oakland California. The IMC provides assistance to seafarers, waterfront workers, and truckers regardless of religion, race or nationality. The facility was built in 1989 with a grant... more
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Just BE is a Black women business network founded in 2016 that provides Black women entrepreneurs access to a collective marketplace and business ecosystem. more
The Kapor (pronounced KAY-por) Center aims to make the technology ecosystem and entrepreneurship more diverse and inclusive. We are particularly interested in positive social impacts for communities that have historically been on the periphery of acc... more
Do you like success stories? I would like to share with you a story about an amazing woman. She is easy to research, just Google her name, Orunamamu or Yellow Legs and you will find stories, video and comments from many people whose lives h... more
Since our founding in 1883 as the first racially integrated orphanage in Northern California, Lincoln has impacted the lives of children and families through evolving programs. Today, we provide preventative, individualized and comprehensive support... more
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We strive to help students develop a passion not only for individual instruments, but for excellent musicianship. Musically Minded Academy is an East Bay non-profit music school offering private and group lessons to children and adults at all skill l... more
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NIMBY is a shared industrial coworkspace where artists and hobbyists can work on their own projects or collaborate with others.www.nimbyspace.org more
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Our Fruitvale, Oakland, location—home of the original Nomadic Press Salon—is now open for co-working! Our sun, book, and plant-filled workspace will offer you just the right mix of peace, quiet, and warmth to get your work done in a comfy... more
Mission Statement:  To educate, stimulate, motivate and enrich the lives of families and children, and to develop cultural awareness that will facilitate a better understanding of how to live in a diverse community.... more
Founded more than one hundred years ago, the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce remains one of the most influential forces in local government and regional economic development. more
The Oakland Lawn Bowling Club (OLBC) is a social and recreational club, organized to preserve and encourage the game of lawn bowling in Oakland and the greater East Bay. It is the aim of the OLBC to foster sportsmanship and good fellowship, and to of... more
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The Oakland Masonic Center has large, lodge-style rooms, as well as, two banquet rooms for events. more
The Oakland Nature Friends club is comprised of people who have common interests, namely, the connection to nature and the traditions and goals of the founders of the Naturfreunde Organization.   We are proud of our accomplishments at this club... more
The Oakland Peace Center is a physical space and a network of people and organizations. There are also staff and a board whose mission is to breathe life into the building and strengthen the connections among the partners so that together we can crea... more
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Situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Merritt in Oakland and only minutes from downtown San Francisco, is the Oakland Scottish Rite Center. this impressive and unique structure was built in 1927 and boasts ornate design, soaring hand-carved ceilin... more
​Founded in 2003, SOL  incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit in January 2018 that shares sustainable practices and promoting social justice through education and community building.   We host a monthly community garden work day on the S... more
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The Omni Commons is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit. more
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We aim to empower our members by providing opportunities to see their lives and future beyond the borders of their community and to enrich their lives through personal and social change. One Fam offers all community members multiple ways to become... more
We are a public-serving, experiential learning center to showcase and foster sustainable living practices, urban homesteading, community resiliency & preparedness, social justice and artistic expression. Our goal is to incubate a local sustainabi... more
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The historic Port Costa School was closed in 1968, but it is being restored and revitalized as a community center by the Port Costa Conservation Society. Fund raisers supporting the community center project have included the annual Port Costa Car Sho... more
Services Offered: Weekly Dance/Drum Classes, Lecture/Demonstration, School Residencies, Weddings, Corporate/Company Events Artistic Director: Portsha Jefferson Musical Director: Daniel 'Brav' Brevil more