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 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 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 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 MoreSi usted está llevando a cabo (o soñando con) un proyecto que mantenga los materiales en uso, genere una economía comunitaria o ayude a vecinos a compartir recursos, este programa podría ser una excelente oportunidad. ¡La solicitud se abre el 14 de enero!
Read MoreA pilot program that offers skills, tools, guidance, and early funding to support projects focused on repair, reuse, composting, and keeping materials in use in King County. The program is designed to make it easier for more people to access and participate in what’s known as the circular economy. Applications open January 14!
Read MoreThe Communities of Opportunity (COO) Learning Community (LC) & alterNative invites you to participate in a learning circle series designed to help community leaders, staff, and board members learn how to strategically and intentionally leverage governance and leadership to transform how power flows, how systems are structured, and how culture is felt at the organizations.
Read MoreWhite Center community members gathered Saturday, May 18, to recognize a huge milestone: The groundbreaking for the White Center HUB. The HUB (“Hope, Unity, Belonging”) will be a place of learning, sharing, and quality homes for working families, says the White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA). It represents deep involvement from the community, who participated in years of outreach efforts.
Read MoreSometimes it can be challenging for partners who work in direct service to take a step back, reflect on their work, take a moment to rest, and reignite their passion for why they do the work they do. Having an intentional opportunity to connect with others can make all the difference when it's built into the workday.
Sixteen people representing 8 of our funded Place Based and Cultural Community partners got that opportunity when they attended the Community of Practice gathering April 16. They came away feeling connected, informed, and refreshed.
Read MoreIn its second year, the 2024 NextCycle WA Accelerator Academy is a capacity building opportunity for entrepreneurs committed to shifting supply chains, processes and business models to reduce waste, improve recycling, or find ways to reuse or remanufacture materials typically discarded as waste or trash. To create the conditions that support a just, sustained and strong shift towards a circular and generative economy and away from our current extractive systems, we need intention, collaboration, innovation and significant resources.
Read MoreStories and news from across the COO network for May 2024, as well as some of the impacts on systems and policy led by groups working to build community power and community health and well-being.
Read MoreStories and news from across the COO network as well as some of the impacts on systems and policy led by groups working to build community power and community health and well-being.
Read MoreStories and news from across the COO network as well as some of the impacts on systems and policy led by groups working to build community power and community health and well-being.
Read MoreAs Sarah transitions into an advisory role to the Learning Community from her COO Capacity Building design consultant lead role, COO reflects on a few of the things developed and delivered with Sarah’s leadership. Read more…
Read MoreWith the Commercial Affordability Summit convening, COO sought to share what we learned from the pilot project, which concluded in 2022, and provide a platform for learning about additional strategies, models and programs that are currently being designed and implemented in support of an equitable and thriving small businesses environment and greater economic justice.
Read MoreCOO drives change through investing in the groups, models, infrastructure and connections that build community power — in COO’s Learning Community strategy, the initiative resources the infrastructure, sustained capacity, and spaces for strengthened connections for community organizations’ to build and pilot innovative work and operationalize equity.
Read MoreStories and news from across the COO network as well as some of the impacts on systems and policy led by groups working to build community power and community health and well-being.
Read MoreA roundup of community partner news and stories of impact in the media for October 2023!
Read MoreA roundup of community partner news and stories of impact in the media for September 2023!
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