COO News

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.

At a recent webinar, local nonprofit leaders share what they learned

En un seminario en línea, lideres locales de organizaciones sin fines de lucro comparten lo que aprendieron.

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.

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.

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.

A new pilot partnership between Communities of Opportunity (COO) and BIPOC ED Coalition of Washington State is bringing wellness and sustainability resources to 15 local organizations.

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for April/May 2025.

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for March 2025.

For the past six months, the COO Learning Community has been exploring cooperatives, or co-ops, as an alternative and innovative economic development strategy.

A recap of the recent Black Providers Network gathering, featuring several of our funded partners.

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for February/March 2025.

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for January/February 2025.

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for December 2024/January 2025.

Communities of Opportunity celebrated our anniversary – and 10 years of community power – this fall.

60 philanthropists and government grant-makers met October 3 and began shaping a vision for collaboratively transforming funding practices

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for November/December 2024.

Partners came together to collect rich stories and visualize impact through a process called Ripple Effects Mapping (REM).

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for October 2024.

A 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.

News, stories, and recent articles from and about COO partners in community for September 2024.

Part One of a three-part series on the 2024 Othering & Belonging conference. A guest post by grantees and the Healthy & Safe Environments team.