At Nia we know that every dollar counts. Just as we create investment portfolios empowering investors to direct dollars into solutions-focused companies with diverse leadership, when shopping, and deciding upon business partners, we lead with our values as well.
When selecting vendors, we seek to contract with women and people of color owned businesses. We look for strong businesses that are socially and environmentally conscious, are involved in the circular economy, and that contribute to our communities. As a certified B Corp, we also look to support purpose driven companies and fellow women-led We the Change B Corps.
Banks
Amalgamated Bank
Amalgamated is a B Corp that supports sustainable organizations, progressive causes, and social justice. This bank is committed to environmental and social responsibility and is committed to being net-zero in carbon emissions, and powered by 100% renewable energy.
Beneficial State Bank
This community bank is a B Corp that equally prioritizes people, the planet, and long-term financial sustainability. They design products and services to optimize positive social and environmental outcomes. The founders envision an economy that dismantles discrimination, helps break the chains of generational poverty, and ends extractive environmental practices.
Content
H20 Content Strategy
This Oakland based, woman-owned business has more than 20 years of experience and great vision for content strategy. Working at the intersection of content, design & development, Hannah Onstad provides strategic and creative direction and implementation for media projects.
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Cybersecurity
GeekGirl Tech
Geek Girl Tech is a B Corp on a mission to bring stability and security to the world; a world where everyone has equal access to opportunities, resources and community. As a women-owned company, they provide quality IT and information security solutions, while creating opportunities for women and other underrepresented people in tech and non-technical roles.
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Photography
Eurydice Photo
Eurydice Thomas is a local Bay Area photographer leveraging the power of photos to convey memories, compassion, awareness, love and much more. Her project work includes headshots, content creation and events.
In Her Image Photography
This all-women team produces beautiful photographic images. They work exclusively with women-identifying clients both locally in the Bay Area and also globally on location.
Victoria Watson
victoriajadee.myportfolio.com/about
Victoria is a freelance photographer in New York City. We collaborate with her for Climate Week events. Her area of expertise includes photography and content planning.
Youth Beat Media
Youth Beat is a video content organization providing free digital media training to kids from some of the Bay Area’s lowest income neighborhoods. Their mission is to help inner-city kids get on a path that leads to success in college, career, and life. We have enjoyed contracting with YouthBeat for many of our video and reel projects over the years.
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Food
Awaken Cafe
​Awaken serves as a nurturing meeting spot for entrepreneurs, artists and change makers all coming together to share ideas and strategies for revitalizing our Oakland neighborhoods. We love that Awaken is committed to local, organic, and our community.
Casa de Chocolates
Located in Berkeley, this shop makes delicious chocolate delicacies from organically sourced ingredients in small batches. Casa de Chocolates is owned and run by members of the immigrant, Latinx, LGBT+, and Indigenous communities.
The Cheese Board Collective
This Bay Area business collective has followed their passion for food and with the support of the community has remained a worker-owned and operated cooperative. The cheese store and bakery now features an espresso bar, almost 400 different cheeses, an extensive selection of freshly baked breads and pastries, and a pizzeria.
Kubé Nice Cream
Nia Community Investments is a proud investor in Kubé Nice Cream, a local artisan-food-producer of raw, plant based, hand-crafted, coconut cream "nice cream" in the Bay Area, California. The standard international pasteurization process of coconut cream and milk uses a toxic preservative and bleaching chemical called sodium metabisulfite. Kubé is the emerging leader in harnessing the power of raw, unpasteurized coconut cream. Kubé believes that real, fresh and healthy foods, without chemicals, support healthier outcomes for all people and for the earth.
Numi Tea
Numi, a B Corp located in Oakland, is rooted in the belief that businesses can and should create healthful products that nurture people and honor the planet. You will undoubtedly have difficulty deciding which Numi tea is your favorite, as they are all yummy.
Red Bay Coffee
Nia Community Investments is a proud investor in Red Bay Coffee, a strong local business and B Corp committed to creating opportunities within the community at large while fostering single origin, fair trade, direct trade, organic and sustainable coffees. Their vision for a world in which coffee is a vehicle for inclusion, social and economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, innovation, and environmental sustainability is inspiring! And of course, RedBay coffee is delicious!
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Merchandise
Blaisdell's Business Products
Woman-owned, independent business products supplier with great turnaround time, individualized customer service and wide selection of sustainable products.
Eco Promotional Products
Woman-owned, socially responsible, promotional products. They are a B Corp dedicated to providing environmentally responsible merchandise and helping customers make informed and responsible purchasing decisions. For every order placed with Eco Promotional Products, they plant a tree in your name as a way of saying thank you for being a responsible consumer.
Greener Printer
This certified B Corp commercial printer offers digital printing services using alternative fiber recovered from recycled paper materials and vegetable-based and algae ink. Their power is mostly solar and windmill generated and the paper mill recirculates every drop of water 30 times, using 6x less water than the average in their industry.
Loakl.com
Look out Amazon! This Oakland business helps you find the book you're looking for from local independent booksellers. Nia is always looking for ways to support our local Oakland community of readers.
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Law Firms
Brand Geek
Lara Pearson’s firm BrandGeek is a woman-owned law practice and certified B Corp focusing on intellectual property rights and supporting social enterprises that exist to make a positive difference in the world.
Comar LLP
Inder Comar has always been a leader of legal innovation in both the corporate and human rights spaces, supporting small businesses for over a decade.
Jacko Law Group
Jacko Law Group is a woman-owned law firm based in San Diego. They provide high level SEC regulatory and corporate counsel services, helping clients understand their regulatory responsibilities. Both Jacko Law Group and their Founder and CEO, Michelle Jacko, are proud members of the National Association of Women Lawyers.
Team Development/Training and Staffing
Cultivating Capital
Cultivating Capital is a woman-owned B Corp on a mission to help bring about a more just and peaceful world by supporting businesses in implementing better social and environmental practices. The team specializes in helping small business owners with B Corp certification.
Higher Ring
This woman-owned B-corp, is the ethical outsourcing partner for socially responsible companies offering services in a range of areas from executive assistance to supply chain support.
Katrina Steffek Consulting
www.linkedin.com/in/katrinasteffek
Katrina serves as a master facilitator for strategic conversations and team learning and growth sessions. She champions social impact and equity through consulting projects.
Soil and Shadow
Soil and Shadow brings a unique approach to organizational development to each of our team retreats. Nikki’s facilitation and instruction artfully balances ecology, economy, and equity.
Shareholder Engagement
Whistle Stop Capital
Whistle Stop Capital, LLC, works with asset owners and advisors to increase the expression of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) priorities within investment portfolios. Led by Meredith Benton, Whistle Stop develops strategies intended to increase the long-term value of investments while creating sustained ESG improvements. Meredith Benton has led numerous successful shareholder engagement programs, conducted extensive analyses of corporate human rights and environmental practices, and directed the impact investment parameters of more than $2 billion in assets.
This list is always growing and changing. Nia clients and staff are encouraged to suggest other great local businesses to be added to this list.