Unlike conventional evaluation approaches that can be top-down or perpetuate inequities, participatory evaluation brings stakeholders and evaluators together to collaboratively develop and implement the evaluation. In alignment with COO’s values of shared power and decision-making, a participatory approach ensures partners, governance group, and staff play an active role throughout the evaluation process.
Evaluation
We update evaluation findings yearly. Find these reports on our Evaluation page:
We are grateful for the participation of the Evaluation Advisory Group members in the guidance of our evaluation work.
Stories from COO & Partners
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for December 2025.
This RFP is open to organizations with current DCHS awards that extend to at least December 31, 2026. Applications are due by 2 p.m. February 19.
The minimum grant amount of $5,000 is available to provide information and educational opportunities about brain health and dementia and encourage communities to take action to reduce the risk of dementia. Apply by January 16.
PHPDA’s Major Grants program intends to support organizations who are facing disproportionate burdens to their wellbeing; the grants support projects working to reduce health disparities in King County. Letters of Intent are due January 26, 2026 at noon.
The Washington State Department of Commerce is soliciting applications from non-profit organizations to support planning and readiness activities for capital projects expected to be completed or shovel-ready within the next five years. Initial Project Summary Due January 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PT.
The Capital Program provides contracts for building repairs, renovations and new construction or expansion to improve access to high quality programs and services for low-income children, young people, and families, with a priority for those serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. The pre-proposal submission deadline is Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 2 p.m.
These gatherings bring our partners together to learn, share, and connect. Find the summaries of our most recent Convenings, watch videos, and connect to resources.
Best Starts Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) strategy is seeking community members to join a new Centering Black Excellence Community Workgroup! The workgroup will help guide ESIT priorities and recommendations so that they remain rooted in Black and African American community wisdom.
A five-month training cohort for groups working to establish Solidarity Economy ecosystems in their local regions. The goal is for groups to connect movement theory, values, and skills to their own regional contexts, with the ultimate aim of establishing functioning Solidarity Economy ecosystems that meet community needs.
King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division is looking for motivated individuals to join our Operator-in-Training (OIT) Program, a paid pathway into one of the most essential and rewarding fields in public service. Whether you’re pivoting careers or looking to begin your own, this program equips you with the skills, certification, and confidence to grow into a full-time Wastewater Treatment Operator role.
The Seattle Office of Housing (OH) is making $27.8 million in funding available to sustain the operations of OH’s housing partners and the City’s affordable housing portfolio. Apply by December 18.
The Communities of Opportunity (COO) Learning Community (LC) & alterNative invites you to participate in a learning circle series designed to help community leaders, staff, and board members learn how to strategically and intentionally leverage governance and leadership to transform how power flows, how systems are structured, and how culture is felt at the organizations.
So, what does it take to create an economy that truly serves people? To create the economy we all deserve? Join the COO Learning Community & People’s Economy Lab (PEL) in the 2026 Economics for Emancipation King County learning series will answer this question and more, and prepare participants to take action on what they learn.
This is a new COO position created to support our Systems and Policy Change strategy. Applications are due November 23 at 11:59 p.m.
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for October/November 2025.
King County is seeking applications for 2027 King County Conservation Futures land acquisition grants. Applications are due on Monday, February 9, 2026.
En un seminario en línea, lideres locales de organizaciones sin fines de lucro comparten lo que aprendieron.
Learn about the keynotes, activities, workshops, and speakers at the Convening so you can plan your day.
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for September 2025.
A list of community forums being hosted by our community partners around King County this fall, to connect voters with candidates.
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for August 2025.
How King County is organizing with other local entities and fighting back against the federal administration directives that affect our communities
News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for June/July 2025.
A new pilot partnership between COO and St. Joseph Fund will support more community power-building opportunities in King County.
In the wake of and in anticipation of Congressional investigations, expansion of the counter-terrorism framework through administrative measures, and attacks on nonprofits, the Charity & Security Network (C&SN) has developed and updated resources for the non-profit sector linked here.
We’ve compiled a list of opportunities for you to strengthen your knowledge of digital security and how to protect community data and your organizational infrastructure. You may also be able to get financial support for the sessions that charge a fee. Learn how!
COO is recruiting for up to 6 positions on our Governance Group. Learn why you might want to apply, and how. The due date for this round is May 28.
The Washington Nonprofit Legal Checklist is intended to help nonprofits in Washington State avoid common legal risks and achieve better legal health. This is not legal advice, though the materials were created by the lawyers at Communities Rise.
An introductory toolkit for mutual aid organizing—from starting a group to sustaining it for the long haul