The Kenneth Rainin Foundation shares news, what we’re learning and stories written in collaboration with our grantees and partners. Read our blogs to learn about the work of the Foundation and the incredible artists, educators and researchers we support.
01/20/2022 | Arts
Z Space announced its new distributed leadership model along with the first openly transgender executive director in American theater—Shafer Mazow.
01/13/2022 | Arts
This four-part series explored the opportunities and challenges of working in the public realm.
01/11/2022 | Health
Two of our grantees illustrate distinct and shared ways that the pandemic has disrupted biomedical research and affected the scientific community.
12/01/2021 | Equity + Opportunity Foundation News
Results of our first staff demographic survey and how we are using the findings to inform our work.
10/20/2021 | Equity + Opportunity
The Foundation’s Executive Team shares key lessons that helped us advance and deepen our diversity, equity and inclusion effort long term.
10/05/2021 | Health
In July 2021, our Symposium convened online, allowing more people than ever to participate and hear from experts working across disciplines.
06/24/2021 | Health
The Foundation made an early Program Related Investment to support Thetis Pharmaceuticals development of a novel therapy for ulcerative colitis, which just reached a new regulatory milestone.
06/07/2021 | Health
Prominent journals featured cutting-edge advances by five grantees whose research focuses diagnostics, new therapies and biomarkers of mucosal healing that serve patients directly.
06/01/2021 | Arts
A virtual gathering with the inaugural Rainin Fellows, moderated by Marc Bamuthi Joseph.
04/06/2021 | Education
During the pandemic, High Expectations leveraged their home and school partnerships to assist Oakland families and address the numerous challenges of remote learning.
03/25/2021 | Education Equity + Opportunity
At the heart of our approach are four equity levers that, when operating together in a learning ecosystem, can lead to improved outcomes for children.
03/24/2021 | Arts Equity + Opportunity
Grantmakers can help transform the sector by following the lead of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, disabled, queer, trans and working class creatives who are innovating models for self-determination and community wealth.
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