At the close of 2011, Oakland Rising set out to run our first ever end-of-year fundraising drive and raise $3,500 by the end of 2011. We reached out to our circle of donors, supporters, and volunteers and asked you once again to stand with Oakland Rising by supporting our campaigns with your grassroots donations and we were successful! We are honored and grateful to report that we not only met, but also exceeded our fundraising goal and raised a little over $3,500 (and there are still a couple of pending pledges). Read more »