Equitable Contracting at Communities of Opportunity
Equitable Contracting at Communities of Opportunity

To support continuous improvement and learning for equitable contracting work COO sought to document where and how COO has been successful in creating more equitable procurement processes, particularly in the area of contracting, and what gaps continue to exist. The Equitable Contracting Report here, summarized a review of King County COO Community Service Agreements and Consultant Contract processes, best practices from the field, and themes from key informant interviews with COO community partners.

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Learning Community, Systems & Policies, Impact, BlogWhitney Johnsonlearning, COO news, blog, tools, policy and systems
Native Neighborhood Survey
Native Neighborhood Survey

Share your thoughts for a Native Neighborhood! The Indigenous Seattle Working Group and Na'ah Illahee Fund have been collaborating on a community survey that is made by and for Native and Indigenous Peoples who live, work, visit, or get services in Seattle. This survey is the first step toward building a Native Neighborhood that can be anything from a single building to multiple blocks.

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Workshop: Financial Oversight Skills for Directors
Workshop: Financial Oversight Skills for Directors

Financial Oversight is an important part of leading an organization – we need good financial information and tools to make sound strategic decisions about our work. In this workshop, Amy Michael and Sarah Tran discuss how organization leaders approach financial oversight. They share some tools and practices you can use at your own organization to check in on your own financial oversight. Recorded March 8, 2022

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Building Capacity for Mutual Aid Groups workshop series
Building Capacity for Mutual Aid Groups workshop series

In this series, Dean Spade, author of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (and the Next), presents four interactive workshops designed for people working in mutual aid groups. Each workshop provides tools for addressing common obstacles and growth areas for people doing sustained work together to meet basic survival needs in their communities. Sponsored by BCRW, Fireweed Collective, and Survived & Punished NY

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2021 Community Development Lunch & Learn series
2021 Community Development Lunch & Learn series

2021 Community Development Lunch & Learns series’ recordings are now viewable. These alternating deep dives on specific topics and issues of equitable community development, offered opportunities for participants to ask questions and discuss their projects with peers and community development experts.

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Communities of Opportunity Info Session Recording and Updates - November 2021
Communities of Opportunity Info Session Recording and Updates - November 2021

Best Starts for Kids and COO is in the midst of planning for our work in 2022 and beyond — currently our 2022 budget and the implementation plan guiding our work in the next phase of the Best Starts levy is within the King County council process - want to understand more about what we’re doing and how this impacts you as a community partner? Watch our November 5th informational session for partners here!

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Capital Campaign Readiness and Organizational Capacity workshop
Capital Campaign Readiness and Organizational Capacity workshop

In this workshop trainers do a deep dive into capital campaign readiness and the importance of organizational capacity for effective capital campaign fundraising. Regardless of where you are on your campaign journey, if you know a capital campaign is on the horizon, taking steps now to build out your fundraising capacity is critical to your organization’s long-term success.

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Panel: (Re) Inventando una Transición Colectiva: Antes, Durante y Después de COVID-19
Panel: (Re) Inventando una Transición Colectiva: Antes, Durante y Después de COVID-19

(Re) Inventando una Transición Colectiva: Antes, Durante y Después de COVID-19 Esta sesión destacará historias de algunas mujeres y organizaciones que están respondiendo activamente a sus comunidades y reinventando una transición colectiva basada en las fortalezas, la autodeterminación y el bienestar de todas y todos. Representantes de WA Dream Coalition, Alimentando al Pueblo y Pueblos Originarios (ñuu savi) nos contaran acerca de los impactos que la pandemia ha tenido en sus comunidades y de sus esfuerzos para construir un futuro equitativo y justo en el que todos hacemos parte.

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