Kenneth Rainin Foundation
@krfoundation.org
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation enhances quality of life by championing the arts, promoting early childhood literacy, and supporting research to cure chronic disease.
https://krfoundation.org
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Downtowns look different in the post-pandemic era, and Denver is responding creatively, turning vacant office space into long-term opportunities for the arts. Drawing on lessons from the Bay Area, @castsf.bsky.social is helping artists & developers shape an equitable future through shared interests.
Denver’s Downtown at a Crossroads - CAST - Community Arts Stabilization Trust
A look at the transformation of downtown Denver, where post-pandemic vacancies are creating a rare opening for creative reuse.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Downtowns look different in the post-pandemic era, and Denver is responding creatively, turning vacant office space into long-term opportunities for the arts. Drawing on lessons from the Bay Area, @castsf.bsky.social is helping artists & developers shape an equitable future through shared interests.
We were honored to support 20 early-career travel awards for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social's 2025 conference season. Scholarships and financial aid applications are now open for their 2026 events. Learn more and share this opportunity with scientists in your network.
Celebrating Excellence: Scholarships & Global Travel Award Winners in the 2025 Conference Season
Scholarships and Global Health Travel Awards for Keystone Symposia conferences enable students, post-docs, early-career investigators and scientists from LMICs to attend conferences for unique…
keypoint.keystonesymposia.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We were honored to support 20 early-career travel awards for @keystonesymposia.bsky.social's 2025 conference season. Scholarships and financial aid applications are now open for their 2026 events. Learn more and share this opportunity with scientists in your network.
And check out Oakland Public Library’s great roundup of food resources around The Town: oaklandlibrary.org/explore/?pro...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
And check out Oakland Public Library’s great roundup of food resources around The Town: oaklandlibrary.org/explore/?pro...
Explore their volunteer page if you share their belief that access to food and the dignity of a hot meal is a human right, and are interested in donating your time: www.ckoakland.org/volunteer
Volunteer — Community Kitchens
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Community Kitchens! Volunteers like you make our work possible and support our mission to build community and solidarity through food. Learn more…
www.ckoakland.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Explore their volunteer page if you share their belief that access to food and the dignity of a hot meal is a human right, and are interested in donating your time: www.ckoakland.org/volunteer
A group of our staff recently volunteered with Community Kitchens. We helped prepare ~400 sandwiches and potato salad sides for Oaklanders. With the uncertainty around SNAP benefits and the rising cost of living, orgs that are working to feed our community members are more important than ever.
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A group of our staff recently volunteered with Community Kitchens. We helped prepare ~400 sandwiches and potato salad sides for Oaklanders. With the uncertainty around SNAP benefits and the rising cost of living, orgs that are working to feed our community members are more important than ever.
Alice was instrumental to our work supporting filmmakers with disabilities as a founding member of SFFILM’s Disability Advisory Board. She was an incredible force of nature as an artist and a disability right activist and will be deeply missed.
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Alice was instrumental to our work supporting filmmakers with disabilities as a founding member of SFFILM’s Disability Advisory Board. She was an incredible force of nature as an artist and a disability right activist and will be deeply missed.
Catch Xochipilli Dance Company’s “VÍNCULO NAHUAL” Nov 21-23 at Dance Mission Theater. This work, supported by our NEW Program, is a dance performance that expresses the culture of shamanic animal shapeshifting abilities with Mexican Indigenous roots.
Xochipilli Dance Company presents "VINCULO NAHUAL"
Get ready to dive into a mystical journey of dance and culture with Xochipilli Dance Company's "VINCULO NAHUAL."
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November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Catch Xochipilli Dance Company’s “VÍNCULO NAHUAL” Nov 21-23 at Dance Mission Theater. This work, supported by our NEW Program, is a dance performance that expresses the culture of shamanic animal shapeshifting abilities with Mexican Indigenous roots.
November is Native American Heritage Month. This Sunday, November 16, Oakland Museum of California is screening a film that highlights the work of Yurok firelighters to reclaim and pass on traditional eco-cultural knowledge, and meditates on the power of fire to heal land and communities.
Spotlight Sundays: Cultural Fire Storytelling and Film Screening - Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
Please join us for an afternoon of storytelling centering Native fire practices from four visionary Native Californian memory keepers. The program will begin with a film screening of Fire Tender,…
museumca.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
November is Native American Heritage Month. This Sunday, November 16, Oakland Museum of California is screening a film that highlights the work of Yurok firelighters to reclaim and pass on traditional eco-cultural knowledge, and meditates on the power of fire to heal land and communities.
Join The Teaching Well for “Gathering Gratitude: A Circle of Thanks” on November 18. This free wellness workshop offers a chance to slow down, share stories, recognize small joys and discover how gratitude helps us meet uncertainty with strength.
Microdose of Wellness: Gathering Gratitude - A Circle of Thanks
Decompress and indulge in self care with the TTW!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join The Teaching Well for “Gathering Gratitude: A Circle of Thanks” on November 18. This free wellness workshop offers a chance to slow down, share stories, recognize small joys and discover how gratitude helps us meet uncertainty with strength.
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Supporting Rising Stars! 🌟 Nearly 450 students, postdocs, early-career & LMIC scientists earned scholarships for #KeystoneSymposia 2025—thanks to @krfoundation.org, Bright Focus Foundation, @bwfund.bsky.social, GSK & more. Apply to be a 2026 awardee! 🔗 keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/2025-co...
Celebrating Excellence: Scholarships & Global Travel Award Winners in the 2025 Conference Season
Scholarships and Global Health Travel Awards for Keystone Symposia conferences enable students, post-docs, early-career investigators and scientists from LMICs to attend conferences for unique career-...
keypoint.keystonesymposia.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Supporting Rising Stars! 🌟 Nearly 450 students, postdocs, early-career & LMIC scientists earned scholarships for #KeystoneSymposia 2025—thanks to @krfoundation.org, Bright Focus Foundation, @bwfund.bsky.social, GSK & more. Apply to be a 2026 awardee! 🔗 keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/2025-co...
Some nonprofits are considering mergers to share resources in this moment. Learn how to assess opportunities & challenges, determine mission & brand alignment and develop communication strategies for a merger or acquisition via Full Court Press Communications.
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RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Some nonprofits are considering mergers to share resources in this moment. Learn how to assess opportunities & challenges, determine mission & brand alignment and develop communication strategies for a merger or acquisition via Full Court Press Communications.
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
NEW Program grantee @lalenguatheater.bsky.social is presenting “Amalia y la vida de las cosas” Dec 3-14. This US premiere features bilingual local actors to explore identity, intergenerational gaps & the use of technology. Get early bird tickets through Nov 15 with code EARLYBIRD25.
Amalia y la vida de las cosas by Maricel Santin | La Lengua Theater
A coming-of-age story about technology, identity, art, and longing. It is a universe of contrasts and gray areas between the new and the old, between sleep and wakefulness, between the present and…
www.lalengua.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEW Program grantee @lalenguatheater.bsky.social is presenting “Amalia y la vida de las cosas” Dec 3-14. This US premiere features bilingual local actors to explore identity, intergenerational gaps & the use of technology. Get early bird tickets through Nov 15 with code EARLYBIRD25.
Third Plateau’s Arts & Culture Evaluation Lab is a 10-week, cohort-based training program that supports nonprofit staff in developing their own in-house evaluation process. Join a Q&A session on November 13 and submit an interest form by December 15.
The Arts and Culture Evaluation Lab | Third Plateau
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November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Third Plateau’s Arts & Culture Evaluation Lab is a 10-week, cohort-based training program that supports nonprofit staff in developing their own in-house evaluation process. Join a Q&A session on November 13 and submit an interest form by December 15.
Tomorrow, November 4, our NEW Program grantee AfroSolo Theatre Company is hosting an event that blends art, education and civic engagement. Attendees will gain strategies and emotional insight on navigating police encounters safely and respectfully.
AFROSOLO ARTS FESTIVAL 32
Experience soulful live music at the AfroSolo Arts Festival 32 with a free outdoor blues concert featuring Lady Bianca, Ronnie Stewart, and the West Coast Caravan of Allstars on Thursday, August 7,…
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November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tomorrow, November 4, our NEW Program grantee AfroSolo Theatre Company is hosting an event that blends art, education and civic engagement. Attendees will gain strategies and emotional insight on navigating police encounters safely and respectfully.
For those who are able to donate, the Alameda County Food Bank helpline has already seen a significant increase. Your gift will support emergency efforts to ensure all Alameda County residents have the food they need to thrive.
Rapid Response 2025
Help support ACCFB today!
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November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For those who are able to donate, the Alameda County Food Bank helpline has already seen a significant increase. Your gift will support emergency efforts to ensure all Alameda County residents have the food they need to thrive.
Starting today, November 1, benefits will be delayed for the millions of Americans who use SNAP. Restaurants across the Bay Area are providing free and discounted meals to children and families who rely on CalFresh, California’s version of SNAP.
With SNAP Benefits Delayed, Restaurants Step Up to Feed Bay Area Families
Restaurants are offering free and discounted meals to those affected by the government shutdown.
www.kqed.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starting today, November 1, benefits will be delayed for the millions of Americans who use SNAP. Restaurants across the Bay Area are providing free and discounted meals to children and families who rely on CalFresh, California’s version of SNAP.
Published every three years, the World Cities Culture Report is the most comprehensive dataset of culture in cities. It’s used by policymakers, researchers and media to track trends and inform policy.
Check out the newly released 5th Edition: worldcitiescultureforum.com/report/5th-e...
Check out the newly released 5th Edition: worldcitiescultureforum.com/report/5th-e...
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Published every three years, the World Cities Culture Report is the most comprehensive dataset of culture in cities. It’s used by policymakers, researchers and media to track trends and inform policy.
Check out the newly released 5th Edition: worldcitiescultureforum.com/report/5th-e...
Check out the newly released 5th Edition: worldcitiescultureforum.com/report/5th-e...
Oakland Museum of California’s 31st annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration is coming up on Sunday, October 26. Enjoy a full day honoring the vibrant traditions of this holiday through performances, hands-on activities and food. Learn more and get tickets.
31st Annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration - Oakland Museum of California (OMCA)
This fall, OMCA invites you to the 31st annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration, honoring the vibrant traditions of this beloved cultural holiday.
museumca.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Oakland Museum of California’s 31st annual Día de los Muertos Community Celebration is coming up on Sunday, October 26. Enjoy a full day honoring the vibrant traditions of this holiday through performances, hands-on activities and food. Learn more and get tickets.
“Our scientific community is working on new therapies, new diagnostic tools and increasing our understanding of IBD. All of that work gives me hope for improved outcomes for IBD patients like me.” - Jen Rainin, PhD, CEO
Community And Shared Purpose Enrich Our 2025 Symposium - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Our 2025 Innovations Symposium returned to Hawai`i to encourage new ideas and collaborations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease research.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Our scientific community is working on new therapies, new diagnostic tools and increasing our understanding of IBD. All of that work gives me hope for improved outcomes for IBD patients like me.” - Jen Rainin, PhD, CEO
Our grantee BANANAS, Inc. is hosting playgroups at Oakland’s Main Library on the 4th Friday of the month. Children 0-5 years old can play, celebrate music & create art while their families learn new parenting tools centered around child development. Join them this Friday, Oct 24, from 12-1:30 PM.
Bananas Playgroup
Bananas is hosting playgroups at the Main Library on the fourth Friday of the month in the community room.Playgroups give children a place to pretend, play, celebrate music, create art, and dream up…
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October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Our grantee BANANAS, Inc. is hosting playgroups at Oakland’s Main Library on the 4th Friday of the month. Children 0-5 years old can play, celebrate music & create art while their families learn new parenting tools centered around child development. Join them this Friday, Oct 24, from 12-1:30 PM.
Early bird registration for the Literacy & Justice for All Symposium ends Oct 31. This event brings together educators, practitioners, funders, leaders, influencers and community stakeholders to share and learn tools that address the literacy needs of all learners.
Literacy & Justice for All | Oakland Literacy Symposium
Literacy & Justice for All is a two-day in-person symposium offering high-quality, practical professional development, collaborative learning, and networking for hundreds of educators and…
www.literacyandjusticeforall.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Early bird registration for the Literacy & Justice for All Symposium ends Oct 31. This event brings together educators, practitioners, funders, leaders, influencers and community stakeholders to share and learn tools that address the literacy needs of all learners.
We believe that the people who make up the Rainin Foundation should reflect the richly diverse communities we serve, and we continue to work toward that goal. An array of perspectives and lived experiences strengthen our impact. Explore our updated staff, senior leader and Board demographics.
Who We Are - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Kenneth Rainin Foundation staff and Board members are dedicated to carrying out its mission in the Arts, Education and Health.
krfoundation.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We believe that the people who make up the Rainin Foundation should reflect the richly diverse communities we serve, and we continue to work toward that goal. An array of perspectives and lived experiences strengthen our impact. Explore our updated staff, senior leader and Board demographics.
“You all do heroes work in reminding us as a society that human connection sparks curiosity and empathy, creativity heals and the arts are essential to thriving civic communities.” - Liz O’Malley, Arts Director, in celebration of our grantees
📸: Barak Shrama
📸: Barak Shrama
October 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“You all do heroes work in reminding us as a society that human connection sparks curiosity and empathy, creativity heals and the arts are essential to thriving civic communities.” - Liz O’Malley, Arts Director, in celebration of our grantees
📸: Barak Shrama
📸: Barak Shrama
A landmark early literacy bill, AB 1454, achieved unanimous, bipartisan legislative support and is now state law. All of California’s early learners will receive evidence-based reading instruction aligned with decades of research. 🎉
New law changes how California kids learn to read
California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved Assembly Bill 1454, which provides elementary school teachers with training in evidence-based reading instruction, and includes $480 million in the 2025-26...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A landmark early literacy bill, AB 1454, achieved unanimous, bipartisan legislative support and is now state law. All of California’s early learners will receive evidence-based reading instruction aligned with decades of research. 🎉
The next CA Arts & Culture Summit is happening April 20, 2026. Attendees will explore how imagination and cultural practices translate into healing, advocacy and influence. Submit your ideas for panels and breakout sessions by October 14.
California for the Arts | CA Arts & Culture Summit 2026
CA for the Arts is excited to announce its flagship ACCM event: the 4th Annual CA Arts & Culture Summit. The Summit will take place on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Sacramento, at both the Memorial…
www.caforthearts.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The next CA Arts & Culture Summit is happening April 20, 2026. Attendees will explore how imagination and cultural practices translate into healing, advocacy and influence. Submit your ideas for panels and breakout sessions by October 14.