Who tells your story? Who maps your community? Who owns the data? What knowledge is valid?
This 3-Part introductory series on Participatory Action Research hosted by the Highlander Research and Education Center, Southwest Folklife Alliance and the Othering & Belonging Institute focuses on how Participatory Action Research can be used by artists and organizers to advance racial justice.
Read MoreThrough the Seattle Urban Native Nonprofits Collaborative (SUNN), 14 organizations are working in partnership to improve the health and well-being of the urban Native community across King County. Read more about the work and vision of the Collaborative…
Read MoreThe White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA) has deep roots in the community, embodied in their ability to organize and implement community vision.
Read MoreCommunities of Opportunity (COO) announces commitments to five organizations to document impacts, uplift stories of resilience in communities significantly impacted by COVID-19.
Read MoreThe Learning Community supports engagement in shared learning and practice and to create community-driven solutions, especially for smaller organizations grassroots and community-based organizations accountable to King County communities of color.
Read MoreFrom an analysis of healthcare related administrative records, the data visualization below shows how patterns of residential movement (moving from one place to another) change over time, location, and by type of insurance coverage
Read MoreResources and tips to support inclusive and equitable online meetings and online meeting facilitation.
Read MoreCommunities of Opportunity (COO) seeks to create a culture grounded in community-informed evaluation throughout our partnerships. The COO Evaluation Advisory Group (EAG), composed of representatives from COO’s community organizations and partnerships, was originally assembled in 2018 to support baseline evaluation and since then, has continued to meet to provide feedback on that plan, as well as guidance on partners’ evaluation needs.
Read MoreThe Best Starts for Kids (BSK) 2019 Annual Report is here! BSK supports Communities of Opportunity to build safe, healthy, thriving places for children, youth and families with $6.9M invested in 2019
Communities of Opportunity’s Governance Group members Michael Brown (Civic Commons, Seattle Foundation) and Lydia Assefa-Dawson (King County Regional Housing Authority), and COO Director Andrea Akita, spoke to the Sound Cities Association on the initiative’s commitments to racial equity and social justice.
Read MoreCommunities of Opportunity (COO) commits $725,000 to system and policy change projects led by and for Black communities in King County. Eligible partnerships of Black-led (including African descent and diaspora) organizations working on systems and policy change in the Black community may apply for funding through this Request for Proposal.
Read MoreCommunities of Opportunity & Healthy and Safe Environments initiatives panel at the first annual Best Starts for Kids Summit: “Youth, Family and Community Led Movements for Systems Change: How young people and families work upstream to impact inequities by race and place”
Read MoreCommunities of Opportunity Resilience and Response awards will address inequities in housing, health, and economic opportunity. Grantees will receive $1.275 million to promote change in policies and systems for communities most impacted by COVID-19 in King County.
Read MoreThe Learning Community provides funding, resources and activities to strengthen the work of our funded partners and those working in alignment with COO. We also provide opportunities to build strategic and critical relationships and connections, and the opportunity to develop and test new tools and strategies to create equity within our result areas. Learn more about what we’ve accomplished over the last year and half and what we have planned for the next.
Read MoreA Just Recovery in a Changing World: Event Recording and Future Opportunities for Training & Strategy
COO + Resource Media Zoom Operations Training Resources and Recording from April 23, 2020
Read MoreBest Starts for Kids Community Engagement Survey! Best Starts for Kids is community driven which means your input, as community voice, is critical. Best Starts strong commitment to equity requires participation by community members to achieve the kind of community we want to build together. Let us know your thoughts on BSK and the work for greater equity and healthier communities in King County!
COO + Resource Media Introduction to Digital Advocacy training on May 5, 2020 recording and resources
Read MoreCOO + Resource Media Introduction to Virtual Meetings and Equitable Facilitation Techniques Training recording & resources from May 8, 2020
Read MoreResources from COO + The Management Center Workshop: Remote Management through COVID-19 workshop including slide deck and management tools and templates
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