Veteran journalist and newsroom leader Florangela Davila, executive director of the South Seattle Emerald, shared some wisdom with the COO Learning Community’s Powerful Narratives Work (PNW) Fellowship on May 28th - What makes a story resonant with readers now? How does community media work?
Read MoreFront & Centered and the Frontline Funding Collaborative are offering $20,000 HEAL Capacity Grants to help build a healthy and equitable future for your community. Round 2 opens September 10 and closes November 13, 2026.
Read MoreA total of $168.5 million is available through three funding opportunities from the state Housing Trust Fund and the federal HOME and National Housing Trust Fund. Apply by September 21.
Read MoreThe Youth Healing Project is a youth-led community funding effort that provides resources and support to organizations and young leaders advancing solutions that improve the mental health, connection, and well-being of young people ages 14-24 in King County. Apply by July 21.
Read MoreThis five-session series will dive deep into essential topics for nonprofit leaders and staff responsible for financial decision-making. Moderated by an experienced nonprofit CFO and coach, this Learning Circle approach creates a space where participants can bring their collective experiences & questions to engage, learn, and grow with other nonprofit finance professionals.
Read MoreThe latest free online version of the Lean Co-op curriculum from start.coop to develop more successful, scalable, and higher-impact cooperatives
Read MoreNews, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for May 2026.
Read MoreEight participants leading teams and organizations building new and early stage circular economy programs or businesses joined this year’s inaugural 6-week capacity building pilot program to support projects focused on repair, reuse, composting, and keeping materials in use.
Read MoreSt. Joseph Fund (SJF) and Communities of Opportunity recently welcomed the two new funded partners selected for our new pilot. This pilot, announced last summer, will support specific capacity-building strategies for these two established anti-displacement coalitions in King County.
Read MoreSeattle’s Office of Sustainability & Environment (OSE) is now accepting applications for its 2026 Building Decarbonization Grants through August 10.
Read MoreThe WA Starter Home Plan Townhouse Design Competition is an ideas competition, but its purpose is to generate usable floor plans that will expedite and increase the production of affordable starter homes. Design the future of affordable homeownership in Washington.
Read MoreNews, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for April 2026.
Read MoreThe Learning Community invites you to participate in a two-month hybrid learning circle series (in-person and virtual gatherings) designed to help community leaders, staff, and board members shift from extractive models of governance to liberatory, community-rooted practices. Register by May 11!
Read MoreThis interactive workshop with Slalom Consulting will introduce participants to a risk management framework, how to adopt the framework for your organization, and reduce the likelihood or impact of a risk. Participants will receive templates and tools to continue this work on their own as well as an opportunity for a post-training coaching call to support the implementation of learnings and tools.
Read MoreNews, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for February/March 2026.
Read MoreComputer skill-building classes for women from refugee and immigrant backgrounds, all levels - all classes are in-person, small group, and offered at no cost to participants.
Read MoreEn estos tiempos de creciente incertidumbre, le invitamos a acompañarnos a una capacitación de facilitación dividida en dos partes. Esta capacitación está diseñada para ofrecer herramientas que faciliten espacios adaptables, conectivos y creativos. Facilitación Creativa ofrece herramientas y marcos de facilitación significativos, que nos ayudan a alcanzar nuestros objetivos y generan un espacio para honrar nuestra humanidad.
Read MoreNews, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for January 2026.
Read MoreStrengthen your foundational facilitation practices with creative, embodied, and visual facilitation tools to support meeting and group processes and decision-making. Applications close March 9!
Read MoreStart 2026 by building a cooperative that lasts.
Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 Cooperative Business Incubator, supported by Shared Capital Cooperative and facilitated with Start.coop.
