Recapping the Cultivating Community Transformation discussion and reflections on the journey of COO — the difficulties of shifting systems and institutions to enter into more relational and authentic conversations with community, the early intentions of COO coalesce around shared values, listen to the leadership within communities, and the work to invest in and strengthen community partnerships that can inform and bring momentum to the policy and systems changes needed for a more equitable King County.
In this first session, participants explore community-based strategies to build an equitable and regenerative economy, using the Just Transition framework.
Communities of Opportunity partner spotlight: In 2020, after years of relationship-building and community-led design, the Food Innovation Network (FIN), a program of Global to Local, opened Spice Bridge to enhance the local food system, increase access to healthy and culturally specific foods and support local food businesses in South King County.
June dates for Learning Community opportunities and resources: Real Estate 102, Communications Capacity Building, and the Role of Data in Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Register now!
Organizations, like living organisms have a life cycle. This would be a series which looks at the different needs of an organization in these stages: Birth – Emerging Leadership – Community Responsibility – Knowledge Keeper – Regeneration.
Workshop description: Illuminate what to consider when your communication starts local and then is shared more broadly. How does the strategy and tools change? What are the major thresholds, advantages, and challenges for different scales of audiences? Workshop focuses on scales of neighborhood, city, and county. Watch the recording here.
Learn more about crafting effective messages and getting audiences with local government to meet your goals. Build relationships and reputations that facilitate generative partnerships and ways to influence public leadership and represent your community.
For everyone committed to thriving, healthy communities the upcoming Best Starts for Kids annual summit offers an opportunity to share your experiences and reflect on the challenges we’ve faced and overcome this past year. This year’s Summit features important keynotes from BSK and community leaders and 18 breakout sessions including several highlighting the work of COO and partners!
The solidarity semester and solidarity is project are hosted by the Building Movement Project. This free five-week online training school was hosted for emerging youth leaders (aged 18-25) across the country who are ready to take action for social change and are looking for ways to get involved on campus, online, and in your communities.
For everyone committed to thriving, healthy communities the upcoming Best Starts for Kids annual summit offers an opportunity to share your experiences and reflect on the challenges we’ve faced and overcome this past year. This year’s Summit features important keynotes from BSK and community leaders and 18 breakout sessions including several highlighting the work of COO and partners!
COVID-19 has redefined nearly every process and task. This workshop will look at the digital tools for communicating at various levels (team members, clients, community members, funders) that can keep us socially connected while physically distant. These tools can be power campaigns even without pandemic restrictions.
Explore steps that align storytelling and policy change. We follow a process from idea to advancing community-centered solutions through formal policy change. How to translate culturally specific perspectives for white audiences, while staying authentic to our own communities and cultures.
Hear about what goes into envisioning, planning, and carrying out a communication plan for fundraising and capital campaigns. Explore what networks are important and how to find and build relationships with crucial partners while keeping your community centered and connected through the process.
Explore making appropriate and generative connections with media members. Ensuring your story is expressed in ways that promotes your mission and affirm your community. Exposing pitfalls and traps to avoid. Recording, press kit template and presentation slides available.
