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Project News  | February 21, 2020

Meet Community Initiatives’ three newest board members

Dee Dee Mendoza, Abbas Moloo and Barbara Rhomberg join our board of directors.

From Dee Dee Mendoza: “Community Initiatives is helping the next generation of nonprofit innovators and problem solvers test their models, and focus on delivering and improving their services. I want to help build a strong Oakland for my children, and a strong community needs a robust nonprofit sector. I see Community Initiatives as an important factor in that equation.”

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Groundwork Ohio announces their first 2020 Early Childhood Leadership Fellowship Cohort

The Fellowship was designed to provide early education and health professionals from across the state with the opportunity to develop leadership skills, engage with thought-leaders and policymakers to advance quality early learning and health, and take steps to create state-, local-, and community-level change for young children in Ohio

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Join Community Initiatives for our upcoming Open House!

You are welcome to our Community Initiatives Open House for a night to network, exchange ideas and cheers with your cohort!, Modern Times Beer, will provide some tastings from their menu.

 

 

Where: 1000 Broadway, Suite 480, Oakland, CA 94607

When: February 27, 5 to 7 pm

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Zoo Labs collaborates with local businesses like The Crucible

Zoo Labs kicked off their Zoo Labs Music Entrepreneurship Accelerator by partnering with The Crucible and Business Models Inc.

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Dr. Bronner’s features Latino Outdoors, recipient of their Employee Contribution Program

Latino Outdoors was nominated last year to be a part of Dr. Bronner’s Employee Contribution Program, which allows Dr. Bronner’s employees to nominate organizations that they think deserve more attention. Dr. Bronner’s 200+ employees decides which organization they want to direct funds to, and the company donates $100 on each employee’s behalf to the organization of their choice.

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