The Washington State Department of Commerce has launched the first of five planned small business loan and investment programs aimed at increasing access to capital for small businesses in Washington state, particularly those that have been historically underserved or underbanked.
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 MoreA tour of SCIDpda’s new Beacon Pacific Village affordable housing development that will offer large family-sized apartments, childcare, adult day health, and more.
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 MoreULMS Community Support program was created to make sure that young people who end up in the juvenile system are provided with the stability they need to lead safe, healthy, and productive lives
Read MoreCOO held the 2024 Governance Group Retreat March 1 at Cedarbrook Lodge in South Seattle. GG members and COO staff joined together to review initiative accomplishments, hone goals and responsibilities, share stories and messaging, and plan for this milestone year and beyond.
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 MoreCommunity members come together to learn and share about community wealth building in a workshop led by People’s Economy Lab and The Democracy Collaborative.
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 MoreUsing campaign messaging that acknowledges how race plays a role in our politics, we are working to create a better future for every one of us regardless of the color of our skin, our genders, or how we pray. We Make the Future Action (WMTFA) serves as an implementation home for the Race Class Narrative (RCN) and other empirically backed messaging.
Read MoreEconomics for Emancipation (E4E) is a seven-module introductory curriculum with interactive and participatory workshops. It offers a deep critical dive into the current political economic system, exploration of alternative economic systems, and dynamic tools to dream and build the economy that centers care, relationship, and liberation.
Read MoreReflections from the December All-Partner Convening - a day devoted to connection, learning, sharing, and restoration.
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 MoreThe Arc of King County is excited to announce TEEN SCENE, a brand new monthly meet-up group for teens age 13-17 with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Read MoreIn this second part of the Commercial Affordability Summit recap, read about other current programs and models of commercial affordability and access to capital and support for small business and entrepreneurs: from those led by the City of Seattle such as Restored; to some of the most community rooted examples of commercial affordability projects.
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 MoreDPN has released three new policy kits on empowering tenants through increasing housing supply and enshrining tenant protections in state and local law. DPN has also released a Deliberative Democracy Processes policy kit, an open resource for legislators, advocates, journalists, and citizens to learn how states can utilize citizen deliberation models to break gridlock, reduce special-interest capture, and build consensus
Read MoreA recording of the recent Public Health Communication Collaborative webinar, Structural Racism and Public Health: How to Talk to Policymakers and Community Members, is now available. Presenters shared key research findings on framing policy and public-oriented communications about structural racism—an unjust system of laws, procedures, and beliefs that sustain racial and ethnic inequality—and public health
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