News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for December 2024/January 2025.
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Communities of Opportunity celebrated our anniversary – and 10 years of community power – this fall.
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60 philanthropists and government grant-makers met October 3 and began shaping a vision for collaboratively transforming funding practices
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News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for November/December 2024.
Read MorePartners came together to collect rich stories and visualize impact through a process called Ripple Effects Mapping (REM).
Read MoreNews, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for October 2024.
Read MoreA new collaboration between Communities of Opportunity (COO) and Seattle Foundation is yielding $200,000 more funding for the foundation’s Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) grant and technical assistance program – and strengthening our relationship. The next round of funding closes October 30.
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News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for September 2024.
Read MorePart One of a three-part series on the 2024 Othering & Belonging conference. A guest post by grantees and the Healthy & Safe Environments team.
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In our new briefing, Transform Finance outlines various stages that investors may find themselves in exploring the space: understanding the landscape of EO funds, identifying the investment approaches of different funds, and comparing and evaluating the potential impact of funds. We provide recommendations for these stages as well as overall considerations to maximize impact and build the field. At the core of our recommendations is an analysis of 53 funds that finance EO in the United States and Canada, made across investment approaches, target financial returns, size, geographic focus and impact.
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News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for June 2024.
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The work of Communities of Opportunity is featured in the Best Starts for Kids 2023 Annual Report, and in the shorter highlights report — written for community — called A Year in Review.
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More than 300 people and 15 community partners gathered for the second annual Oceania Heath Summit, this time with a twist - it was youth-led. The co-lead, Mele Havea, shares her story in this guest post.
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News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for June 2024.
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The latest summary of Communities of Opportunity (COO) initiative news, events and updates
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News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for June 2024.
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To attract, grow, and keep production teams in Seattle. In partnership with Seattle Center, the City is activating the M5 Creative Building (401 Mercer Street) for temporary use for film production and other creative production office space, conferences, workshops, controlled events, and productions.
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Want to stay up-to-date on job fairs, trainings and other career and professional development resources? COO is launching a new newsletter to share out job and workforce related resources, events and opportunities!
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.
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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.
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