The Alliance for Community Development is a Bay Area 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to
increasing access to capital and support for local, underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Here is our approach, goals, strategies, and history.
increasing access to capital and support for local, underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Here is our approach, goals, strategies, and history.
Join Our First Annual Bay Area Holiday Small Business Crawl
About the Holiday Crawl
It’s the holiday season and we want to celebrate with YOU. Join us this year as we host our first Holiday Small Business Crawl, supporting and celebrating our community and the small businesses that keep us grounded and connected to one another.
What is a Holiday Small Business Crawl?
Inspired by the concept of a Bar Crawl, this holiday small business crawl is meant to bring additional foot traffic to our brick & mortar and pop-up businesses for all of your holiday shopping needs over the next couple of weeks.
How Does It Work?
The crawl will be held from December 3rd through December 12th. As a participating shopper in the Small Business Crawl all you have to do is stop by a participating business, support the business by making a purchase, snap a photo for Instagram or Facebook and tag the Alliance and the business you’re supporting. The more you post and tag us, the better your chances are for winning a raffle prize. Some of these businesses have special sales and exclusive offers for participating shoppers -- stay connected with us on social media to learn more about them.
At the end of the event, we will select five participating shoppers to win one of our raffle prizes.
To qualify for the raffle you must:
Raffle Prizes:
Interested in having your business participate? Please email [email protected]
Interested in donating toward our raffle? Please email [email protected]
Interested in sponsoring this event? Please email [email protected]
It’s the holiday season and we want to celebrate with YOU. Join us this year as we host our first Holiday Small Business Crawl, supporting and celebrating our community and the small businesses that keep us grounded and connected to one another.
What is a Holiday Small Business Crawl?
Inspired by the concept of a Bar Crawl, this holiday small business crawl is meant to bring additional foot traffic to our brick & mortar and pop-up businesses for all of your holiday shopping needs over the next couple of weeks.
How Does It Work?
The crawl will be held from December 3rd through December 12th. As a participating shopper in the Small Business Crawl all you have to do is stop by a participating business, support the business by making a purchase, snap a photo for Instagram or Facebook and tag the Alliance and the business you’re supporting. The more you post and tag us, the better your chances are for winning a raffle prize. Some of these businesses have special sales and exclusive offers for participating shoppers -- stay connected with us on social media to learn more about them.
At the end of the event, we will select five participating shoppers to win one of our raffle prizes.
To qualify for the raffle you must:
- Visit a participating business
- Post a photo of a product or products, photos of the interior or exterior of the business, photos of product displays or food (depending on the type of business), or a selfie in/outside the business! This must be a post to your feed, a "story" post will not qualify for the raffle.
- Tag @ACDSFBA on Instagram or @allianceCD on Facebook
- Tag the business you are visiting
- Use hashtag #ACDHolidayCrawl21
Raffle Prizes:
- Dinner for two at Lena’s Soul Food
- Gift Certificate for Bandung Books
- Lunch for one at Lotus Restaurant
- Wine Tasting at Karibu Lounge
- Gift Certificate for Sugar Sweet Bakery
Interested in having your business participate? Please email [email protected]
Interested in donating toward our raffle? Please email [email protected]
Interested in sponsoring this event? Please email [email protected]
California Venues Grant Application Assistance
The Alliance is offering FREE application support to businesses applying to the California Venues Grant!
The California Venues Grant Program will support eligible independent live events venues that have been affected by COVID-19 in order to support their continued operation. Grants awarded under this program shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of $250,000 or 20 percent of the applicant’s gross earned revenue in California for the 2019 taxable year.
The program is open 10/29/2021 through 11/30/2021.
The California Venues Grant Program will support eligible independent live events venues that have been affected by COVID-19 in order to support their continued operation. Grants awarded under this program shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of $250,000 or 20 percent of the applicant’s gross earned revenue in California for the 2019 taxable year.
The program is open 10/29/2021 through 11/30/2021.
View Our 2020 Impact Report
CA Relief Grant Application Technical Assistance
We are offering free assistance to existing applicants to the California Relief Grant.
The grant closed to new applicants on September 30th, 2021.
The grant closed to new applicants on September 30th, 2021.
COVID-19 Navigation with The Alliance for Community Development
As the entrepreneurial and small business ecosystem is plunged into an unprecedented time of economic uncertainty, there is a lot to research and interpret when it comes to aid options. We recognize how overwhelming this can be, and want our community to know that we see you. During this challenging time, the Alliance is offering free, COVID-specific navigation sessions to those seeking support.
We've launched the People of Color Small Business Network pilot program with The Greenlining Institute and Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative!
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Are you an Entrepreneur?Entrepreneur: current business owners, company founders, former business owners.aspiring business owners and not-for-profit leaders, those with side hustles, those with social enterprises, those who are on or who wish to join an entrepreneurial team,
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Are you a Business Support Provider?Business Support Provider: includes individuals and organizations and people who provide mentorship, networks, technical assistance, acceleration, incubation, legal aid, marketing, HR support, co-working spaces, pop-up spaces, governmental services, etc.
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Are you a Financial Support Provider?Financial Support Provider: includes individuals and organizations who provide financial support such as lending, crowdfunding, CDFIs, banks, angel investment, venture capital, contracting opportunities, etc.
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