Partner With Lifers

Let's Build the Future Together

Every partnership begins with a conversation.

Whether you're interested in sponsoring an event, funding a scholarship, supporting workforce development, investing in community science, or launching a custom initiative, we'd love to explore how we can work together.

Together, we can:

🛡 Protect Communities

🔬 Advance Community Science

🚀 Create Opportunity

🌱 Prepare Future Generations

Become a Lifers Ally

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Become an Annual Partner

Organizations committed to long-term impact can become Annual Partners.

Annual Partners receive:

  • Recognition on the Lifers website

  • Event recognition

  • Community impact updates

  • Invitations to special events

  • Partnership planning opportunities

  • Meaningful engagement with Lifers initiatives

Together, we'll build a partnership that creates measurable value for both your organization and Oakland's communities.

Become an Annual Sponsor

Annual sponsorship with Lifers is a commitment to creating long-term, measurable change for Oakland and the communities most impacted by environmental and social challenges. Your investment strengthens our ability to educate, advocate, and take action—ensuring a safer, healthier, and more resilient future for all.

As an Annual Sponsor, your organization will receive:

  • Prominent recognition on our website, newsletters, and at key events, showcasing your commitment to environmental and community protection.

  • Exclusive updates on the direct impact of your sponsorship, including progress reports on our initiatives.

  • Invitations to special events and strategic discussions with our leadership team, offering opportunities to engage with our work firsthand.

Make your mark on Oakland’s future. Contact us today to become an Annual Sponsor and be a part of the movement for lasting environmental and community transformation.

Build the Oakland Future Generations Deserve.

Every stronger neighborhood begins with people and organizations willing to invest in something bigger than themselves.

When you partner with Lifers Leaving a Legacy, you're doing more than supporting a nonprofit—you're helping build healthier communities, creating pathways to opportunity, advancing community science, and preparing future generations to lead.

Together, we can create lasting, measurable impact across Oakland.

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Why Partner with Lifers?

As Oakland's Community Protection Organization, Lifers works alongside residents, businesses, public agencies, educators, and community leaders to address environmental, economic, and social challenges through community-led solutions.

Our partnerships create measurable impact while helping organizations strengthen their commitment to environmental stewardship, workforce development, and community investment.

Whether your goal is community engagement, ESG initiatives, workforce development, youth investment, or environmental justice, we'll help you create meaningful impact that aligns with your mission.

Partnership Opportunities

Every organization is different. Whether you're looking to engage employees, support the community, advance your ESG goals, or make a lasting investment in Oakland's future, Lifers offers multiple ways to partner.

Corporate Volunteer Days

Bring your team into the community for a hands-on day of service.

Corporate Volunteer Days provide employees with meaningful opportunities to participate in neighborhood cleanups, environmental stewardship projects, beautification efforts, workshops, and community events while strengthening teamwork and demonstrating your organization's commitment to Oakland.

Great for:

  • Team building

  • Employee engagement

  • ESG initiatives

  • Volunteer service hours

CTA: Schedule a Volunteer Day

Community Protection Challenge

Turn your generosity into a little friendly competition.

Launch a fundraising team through the Community Protection Campaign and invite departments, offices, or employee groups to compete for the greatest impact.

Whether you're a small business or a large corporation, every dollar raised helps protect communities, advance community science, create opportunity, and prepare future generations.

Challenge Ideas:

  • Department vs. Department

  • Office vs. Office

  • Company vs. Company

  • Employee Giving Campaigns

  • Executive Leadership Challenge

We'll provide your team with a custom fundraising page, promotional materials, and campaign support to help maximize your impact.

CTA: Start a Team

Sponsor Community Impact

Support the events that bring Oakland together.

Sponsor one of Lifers' signature events or workshop series while demonstrating your commitment to community protection and environmental stewardship.

Opportunities include:

  • Community Science Workshop Series

  • Environmental Awareness & Empowerment Summit

  • Youth Science Fair

  • Youth Environmental Awareness & Empowerment Summit

  • Community Block Party

CTA: Become an Event Sponsor

Fund Opportunity

Invest in people.

Support scholarships, workforce development, youth leadership, technology education, green workforce training, and career pathways that create lasting economic mobility.

CTA: Fund Scholarships

Strategic Partnerships

Looking for something unique?

Let's build a partnership around your organization's mission, employees, customers, or community priorities.

Whether it's a neighborhood initiative, workforce cohort, environmental project, educational program, or citywide campaign, we'll work with you to create measurable impact.

CTA: Let's Talk

Why Organizations Choose Lifers

Community Impact

Support programs that improve environmental health, strengthen neighborhoods, and expand opportunity.

ESG Alignment

Advance your Environmental, Social, and Governance goals through measurable community investment.

Workforce Development

Help prepare residents for careers in environmental services, technology, skilled trades, and emerging industries.

Community Visibility

Receive recognition through events, digital communications, media opportunities, and community engagement.

Measurable Results

See how your investment creates lasting outcomes through transparent reporting and community impact updates.

Flexible Partnerships

Support a specific initiative, sponsor an event, fund scholarships, or create a customized partnership aligned with your organization's priorities.

Our Stakeholders

Your partnership helps create opportunity for:

  • Communities of Concern

  • Returning Family Members

  • Youth & Students

  • Families

  • Local Businesses

  • Community Organizations

  • Schools

  • Government Agencies

  • Oakland Residents

Because stronger communities benefit everyone.

Community Protection Campaign

Sustain the Work. Strengthen the Community.

Grants help launch important initiatives.

Community support keeps them growing.

The Community Protection Campaign provides unrestricted funding that allows Lifers to respond to emerging needs, expand successful programs, and continue protecting Oakland long after grant funding ends.

Support helps sustain:

  • Community Science

  • Environmental Education

  • Workforce Development

  • Youth Leadership

  • Neighborhood Revitalization

  • Community Outreach

Support the Community Protection Campaign

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Impact Snapshot

  • 2,000+ Residents Engaged

  • 40 Community Events

  • 40 Tons Removed

  • Community-Led Solutions