Partners & Sponsors
Oakland Local is a project of The Center for Media Change, a 501c3. Founded in October 2009, we are a non-profit news and community site for Oakland, focused on providing community news and discussion as a way to deepen civic engagement and make people aware of great work being done in Oakland to address issues and problems we have.
Our seed funding comes from a New Voices grant awarded by J-Lab at American University, with funds provided by The Knight Foundation. We are the recipient of funding from The Harnisch Foundation, The California Endowment, The G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism, and The Renaissance Journalism Center.
If you would like to partner with us and blog or include your community news on our site, please get in touch with Kwan Booth (kwan at oaklandlocal dot com), Susan Mernit (susan at oaklandlocal dot com).
(We offer ongoing free social media, news literacy and blogging training and support for partners on a regular basis. For more information or to get involved, contact Kwan or Susan.)
Our valued local community partners include:
BWOPA - Black Women Organized for Political Action
Causa Justa :: Just Cause Oakland
Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports
Communities for A Better Environment
Community Rejuvenation Project
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE)
East Bay Habitat for Humanity/Restore
Green Youth Arts & Media Center
Mills College, Journalism Department
Prescott-Joseph Center for Community Enhancement
PUEBLO-People United for a Better Life in Oakland
WOBO -Walk Oakland, Bike Oakland
Our media partners include:
The Center for Investigative Reporting
If you would like to be part of this list, get in touch with susan at oaklandlocal dot com. We welcome local partners we can collaborate with and support.
Nationally, we are also members of these organizations:
Investigative News Network: Oakland Local is a member of this consortium of nonprofit news organizations dedicated to watchdog and public interest reporting. INN members pursue some projects through partnerships and together tackle the challenges of creating new media organizations.
