March 2020-March 2021 Impact Report

El Tímpano’s first impact report outlines how we expanded our work and organization from March 2020-March 2021 as we informed, engaged, and amplified the voices of communities most directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flip through to learn how El Tímpano’s Spanish-language SMS reporting provided a lifeline for Oakland’s Latino and Mayan immigrants. You’ll learn how we prioritized our pandemic response during a period of overwhelming need, and how we amplified community stories through a novel media partnership. Read the words of El Tímpano audience members as well as stakeholders throughout the city who have seen El Tímpano’s impact up close.

Finally, get to know our vision for continued organizational growth and journalistic innovation in the year ahead, and learn how you can be a part of it.

None of our work would be possible without our community. Together with El Tímpano’s audience, supporters, and partners, we are building news from the ground up, and in the process, fostering a more inclusive and resilient community, and a model for local news that centers those the media has for too long left at the margins.

Flip through above, or click here to download the pdf.