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Based in Oakland, California, Mandela MarketPlace is a non-profit Community Development Corporation, incorporated in 2004, that works in partnership with local residents, family farmers and community-based businesses to improve health, create wealth and build assets through cooperative food enterprises in low income communities.

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The 40th Anniversary Season, with new works, “Times Bones” (Alexander V. Nichols, set design) and “The Gate of Winds” (in collaboration with Kolben Dance Company of Jerusalem).

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The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating neuromuscular diseases through funding research, providing support services and advocating for improved treatments and policies. MDA’s efforts aim to enhance the lives of individuals and families affected by muscular dystrophy and related conditions, ultimately striving for a future free of these debilitating diseases.

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A multidisciplinary, roving public performance work that kickstarts an investigation of race relations, state brutality, and border violence.

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To foster artistic creativity and create opportunities for emerging artists.

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For the Oakland Leaf Family Literacy program that includes the Rise and Shine reading program (before school family reading time) and Family Reading Night.

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To purchase curriculum and materials for transition kindergarten classrooms, aligned with the California Preschool Foundations (social-emotional, language and literacy, etc.), and Common Core Kindergarten Standards. They will also provide training for teachers and provide families with materials and instructions for home learning activities.

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Playworks Education Energized is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the school experience for children through the power of play. They provide schools with training, resources and support to implement structured recess and play programs that promote social and emotional learning, reduce bullying and enhance overall school culture.

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To support integral creative and career development activities and a fund for resident playwrights.

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Multi-dimensional dance responding to Ft. Mason, past and present, employing vertical, floor-based and aerial site-reactive dance to draw in the viewer.

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For Raising a Reader Oakland, a reading readiness program that engages parents in daily book sharing routines and provides teacher support.

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For the Oakland Early Literacy Initiative, a partnership with health organizations in Oakland that works with doctors to provide parents guidance on how to support their children’s early literacy development. The program also provides brand new, developmentally and culturally-appropriate books for children at their well-child pediatric visits.

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For Reading Partners Oakland, a program that recruits and trains community volunteers to provide individualized literacy instruction to students in kindergarten to 5th grade who have fallen behind grade-level in reading.

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A three-year capacity building grant of $97,500Êto support staffing and earned income strategies.

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Forces a unique collaboration among disciplines to create three short dance films in a compressed time frame.

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2015 Women’s Playwrights Season where they will produce six plays by women playwrights, drawing attention to the issue of gender inequality in American theater.

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Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 pediatric specialty hospitals across North America that provide expert care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate, all at no cost to the families. Founded by the Shriners International fraternity, these hospitals offer specialized medical treatment, surgery, therapy and rehabilitation, supported entirely by donations, ensuring that children receive the care they need regardless of their financial circumstances.

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The Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Program (ADDRP) at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, aims to improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities. Through diverse research methods, including clinical trials and basic science approaches, they seek to understand the neurobiology and causes of these conditions and develop effective interventions targeting their core features.