Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Best Annual Report

Company: Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Oakland, CA
Company Description: The Kenneth Rainin Foundation is a family foundation that collaborates with creative thinkers in the Arts, Education and Health. At the Rainin Foundation, we believe in taking smart risks to achieve breakthroughs. We support visionary artists in the Bay Area, create opportunities for Oakland’s youngest learners, and fund researchers on the forefront of scientific discoveries.
Nomination Category: Publication Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Best Annual Report - Non-Profit Organizations

Nomination Title: Turning Points 2019

The date on which this nominated annual report was first distributed or otherwise made public: May 12, 2020

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation helps Bay Area artists thrive, unlocks children’s learning potential, and advances promising Inflammatory Bowel Disease research. Our year-end publication, Turning Points, featured specific moments, or turning points, that helped our three program areas evolve in a significant way.

We hoped to create an informative, shareable and engaging online publication that would invite visitors to learn about the Foundation through writing, videos and infographics.

Our objectives were to:
-Share accomplishments of the Foundation and its grantees.
-Increase knowledge of our core functions, mission and values.
-Keep our stakeholders interested and invested in our work.

Our outreach included:
-Announcements to our grantees, partners, supporters, and a range of community organizations and individuals who subscribe to our e-newsletter.
-Organic and paid social media posts, Google Ads and an e-newsletter blast.
-Links to the report throughout the Foundation website and in Foundation staff email signatures.

We’re pleased that we continue to see increased viewership of this annual publication year after year.

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Megan Barton, Writer
Amanda Flores-Witte, Communications Director
Teri Gardiner, Communications Officer
Megan De Trane, Communications Associate