I am sure many of you have experienced buyers crying or sellers expressing over the top anger. Day in and out we deal with human beings and their myriad of emotions. In this profession, it is our goal to establish personal relationships and those of us that truly succeed are a master at developing these relationships. However, I had just began my exciting career as a Realtor® and my naivety had no where emotionally prepared me for the obstacles I would encounter throughout my career. Over eleven years ago a very wise and seasoned Realtor® told me, “we get paid to remain calm when everyone else is not.” At the time of this conversation with my fellow colleague, I considered myself very grounded and rational.

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University of California Office of the President.Student Program for Academic and Athletic Transitioning (SPAAT).Peralta College Office of the Chancellor.East Oakland Youth Development Center (EOYDC).We continue to innovate, partner and collaborate with organizations to support youth and families to become more resilient to achieve their dreams.Ĭollege scholarships & completion/college partners Supporting Young People & Familiesĭuring this pandemic, we migrated many of our in-person programs and services to virtual venues while maintaining all our support for the Oakland community. OP and EBCF had been partnering for a few years already and it was determined the overall leverage of a combined organization would create more effectiveness and efficiency in supporting young people in the continuum from birth to career. The vision was to have a community that would ensure every child in Oakland graduates high school with the expectations, resources and skills to complete college and be successful in the career of his or her choice. Oakland Promise is a Platinum-Level GuideStar participant, with a seal demonstrating our commitment to transparency Oakland Promise also has a Charity Navigator “Overall Score of 100 out of 100 in the Finance & Accountability” category in 2021 and rated as a “Four Star Charity”.ĮBCF’s mission was to help resilient public high school seniors, under-represented in higher education, go to college and expand their life opportunities. Here is OP’s November 2022 Community Briefing Report and also our November 2021 Community Briefing Report. To understand more about Oakland Promise’s history, merger and nonprofit work, please read this document (as of January 2022). As a 501(c)(3) organization, OP does not directly or indirectly participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office.

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