2025 has brought with it the mainstreaming of misleading and deceptive narratives and practices to shape opinions and influence decision-making. Prebunking, a proactive approach that equips people with the tools to recognize falsehoods and manipulation before encountering it, has proven to be an effective strategy for building people's resilience to online harms.
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For many communities and nonprofits, the current landscape is confusing and alarming. In this FAQ, BMP focuses on how nonprofits could be affected by the current landscape, with an emphasis on those who serve vulnerable communities that are being targeted by many federal actions.
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News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for January/February 2025.
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Office Hours are donation based, 30 minute appointments with an AORTA member who will offer thought partnership and one-on-one consultation; they are designed for individuals who are a part of or starting groups working towards racial, economic, and gender justice and are committed to power sharing and deep democracy.
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Just Practice has compiled a short list of resources to help us connect, ground, fight and prepare for the years ahead.
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Seed Money Grants support the creation of new community agriculture projects and help sustain existing projects.
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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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