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2026 Finance peer learning circles!
2026 Finance peer learning circles!

This 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. 

Celebrating the COO-NextCycle Capacity Building program participants! 
Celebrating the COO-NextCycle Capacity Building program participants! 

Eight 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.

“Co-Creating a Space for Imagination, Well Being, and Capacity Building”: COO and St. Joseph Fund Announce Recipients of Pilot Project Grants
“Co-Creating a Space for Imagination, Well Being, and Capacity Building”: COO and St. Joseph Fund Announce Recipients of Pilot Project Grants

St. 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.

Community News! April 2026
Community News! April 2026

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for April 2026.

Liberatory Governance & Leadership learning circle - apply by May 11!

The 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!

Community News! February/March 2026
Community News! February/March 2026

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for February/March 2026.

Facilitación Creativa, una comunidad de capacitación y aprendizaje gratuito de dos días de duración

En 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.

Community News! January 2026
Community News! January 2026

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for January 2026.

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