OUR IMPACT
Oakland deserves outcomes
that match its people
Our impact lives beyond the numbers. We measure our success as R.O.C., Return On Community. It's community solutions backed by smart support, creating ripples that strengthen systems, spark innovation, and shape Oakland's future.
BY THE NUMBERS
Our metrics show Oakland's ideas in action. Every number reflects a partnership, a story, and a step toward lasting change.
1. Invested to Advance -
Led Solutions Across Oakland
We help unlock and deploy public and philanthropic capital so community-rooted solutions can grow, connect, and sustain impact.
Resources: $14.6M+
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$8.8M+ deployed through programs, partnerships,
and fiscal sponsorship infrastructure -
$5.7M+ deployed through coordinated COVID relief response
2. Partners Across Oakland’s Public, Community, and Philanthropic Ecosystem
We act as a strategic connector and implementation partner, helping government, community organizations, and funders work together to move solutions from idea to implementation to scale.
Collaborations: 80+
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~30 core partners → Direct implementation, funding partnership, or fiscal sponsorship relationships
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50+ additional collaborators → Coalition partners, subgrantees, and program delivery partners
Includes partnerships across housing, workforce, public innovation, community safety, arts and culture, and economic opportunity
3. Residents Reached Through Programs, Funding, and Community Activation
Our work helps expand access to resources, opportunity, and community-rooted solutions for Oakland residents.
Reach: 49,000+
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25,000+ residents → Direct relief and stabilization funding
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6,000+ residents → Workforce, youth, education, and entrepreneurship pathways
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18,000+ community engagements → City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) and Town Nights community safety and belonging activations
Partnership Map
Explore the network of collaborators across Oakland and see how partnerships connect across neighborhoods and sectors.
Each year, we share stories, data, and lessons from our partnerships.
These reports show how bold, community-led ideas grow into lasting change through reach, resources, and collaboration.