Transform Finance Briefing: Investing in Employee Ownership

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.

ResourcesinfoAugust 15, 2024learning, resources, economic opportunity, economy, small businesses

COO Learning Series: Economics for Emancipation in King County

Imagine an economy that serves people, instead of people serving the economy. Where community and worker-owned businesses meet local needs. To get to the economy we need, we need to get under the skin of the economy we think we know. Join us for a deep dive into understanding the “economy” that you won’t find in economics class or by watching stock tickers. This is an opportunity for changemakers to join a learning community on collective root cause solutions.

Connected, Informed, and Refreshed: First Community of Practice

Sometimes 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.

Blog, ImpactinfoMay 22, 2024learning, community connection, Community of Practice, blog, COO news

“A Paradigm Shift” for Community Power Building: COO Presents at National Grant-Makers Conference

Communities of Opportunity Governance Group members were invited to co-present at the PEAK2024 national conference in Seattle recently. In their workshop, they described COO’s unique funding and shared decision-making model.

Blog, ImpactinfoApril 23, 2024community power, learning, philanthropy, COO news

Center for Economic Democracy: Economics for Emancipation

Economics 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.

ResourcesinfoFebruary 28, 2024economy, learning, capacity building, resources

Aorta: Facilitate for Freedom trainings

Through dynamic storytelling and real meeting examples, this training introduces two of AORTA’s facilitation pedagogy principles: remove barriers to full participation and the practice of principled disagreement. Attending the Fundamentals training also gives you access to our Skill Up! Intensive.

ResourcesinfoFebruary 28, 2024resources, facilitation, learning

FUNDAMENTALS TRAININGS – SPRING 2024

Justice Funders is proud to launch a new series of trainings that will cover the fundamentals of philanthropic transformation using various movement principles and tools.

ResourcesinfoFebruary 28, 2024capacity building, philanthropy, learning, resources

COO Learning Community Financial Coaching Helpline!

Financial coaching helpline support is 1:1 support for organizations seeking support on financially related questions. It can be a good introduction to 1:1 financial coaching or a quick way to talk through a financial question or challenge.

Learning CommunityinfoFebruary 28, 2024Learning Community, learning, capacity building, blog, finance

Policy kits to empower tenants within their communities available now

DPN 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

Resources, Systems & PoliciesinfoDecember 18, 2023capacity building, tools, resources, learning, policy and systems

Northwest Cooperative Development Center - 2024 Cooperative Academy opportunity

Starting a cooperatively-owned business requires planning, analysis, financing and capital investment, and marketing. This 10-week program will provide participants basic knowledge and skills to create Governing Documents, a decision-making matrix, a business plan, a marketing plan, the beginnings of a policy manual, and an overall strategy for membership and capitalization campaigns.

ResourcesinfoDecember 12, 2023resources, housing, economy, economic opportunity, capacity building, learning