TalkingPoints, Inc.
About this vendor
TalkingPoints is a nonprofit education technology organization that builds family-school partnerships. Its platform lets teachers and families send two-way messages that are automatically translated into many languages, and it offers tools for family engagement and attendance.
- Registered name
- Talkingpoints
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Website
- talkingpts.org
- info@talkingpts.org
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- IRS EIN
47-4616102Nonprofit filings (ProPublica)
Researched by AI from public sources on Oct 4, 2026, checked by a second, independent AI review, with every contact detail matched to a cited page. Not from OUSD or Legistar; may be incomplete or out of date. Sources: Talkingpoints - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica, About us - TalkingPoints, Translation Helps Oakland Unified Communicate in Over 50 Different Home Languages - TalkingPoints.
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- OUSD vendor number
004181- Named in the agenda text as
- TalkingPoints, Inc.; Talking Points; Talking Points, Inc.
- Presenting offices
- Chief Systems and Services Officer (2); Chief Academic Officer (1); Senior Business Officer (1); Superintendent (1)
- Record types
- Agreement or Contract (5)
- Funding sources
- District-wide Licensing Fees; State Lottery
- Resource / site codes
0000-9991110
Approved on the consent report (4)
- Lets Talking Points use district data to study how its family messaging affects studentsSep 8, 2021 ·
V.-38·21-1949· Aug 5, 2021 – Jun 30, 2023 · AdoptedVoted on separatelyAfter work beganMulti-yearNo cost stated - Ratifies up to $90,000 for Talking Points' multilingual texting platform for 36,000 studentsAug 25, 2021 ·
V.-3·21-1759· Aug 1, 2021 – Jul 21, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$90Knot to exceed - Adds $72,000 for TalkingPoints texting platform at all K-12 schools, raising total to $342,000Dec 9, 2020 ·
V.-101·20-2016· Aug 1, 2018 – Jul 31, 2021 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportMulti-year+$72Knew total $342K - Approves a student data privacy agreement with TalkingPoints, Inc. at no stated costJun 24, 2020 ·
P.-4·20-1291· Adopted on the General Consent ReportText discrepancyNo cost stated
All Legistar records (5)
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| Date | File | Official title | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2021 | 21-1949 | Data Sharing Agreement 2021-0022 - Talking Points - Research, Assessment and Data DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 21-1438 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Aug 25, 2021 | 21-1759 | Software Services and Support Agreement - Talking Points - Technology Services DepartmentChief Systems and Services Officer · Enactment no. 21-1336 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Dec 9, 2020 | 20-2016 | Amendment No. 1, Software Services and Support Agreement - TalkingPoints - Technology ServicesSuperintendent · Enactment no. 20-1816 · Related: 18-1670 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jun 24, 2020 | 20-1291 | California Student Data Privacy Agreement - TalkingPoint's, Inc. - Technology Services DepartmentChief Systems and Services Officer · Enactment no. 20-0973 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Aug 8, 2018 | 18-1670 | Software Services and Support Agreement - TalkingPoints, Inc. - Technology Services DepartmentSenior Business Officer · Enactment no. 18-1296 · Related: 20-2016 | Agreement or Contract | Passed |