Stories and news from across the COO network as well as some of the impacts on systems and policy led by groups working to build community power and community health and well-being.
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Using narrative change strategies to address care as a systemic, societal, and communal responsibility will pave the way for seismic cultural, political, and economic shifts in the United States.
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COO convenes partners from across the network and from across geographies to come together and build greater connections for an ecosystem moving in alignment and cooperation for greater equity, justice and well-being for all. Learn more about our upcoming convening and some of what has guided the planning and agenda.
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COO hosted a series of two workshops to learn tools and practices around financial planning and sustainability. These workshops offered case studies on how organizations are using financial information and long-range planning to make strategic decisions about their visionary work, and offered tools and strategies to create financially sustainable and health organizations.
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Communities of Opportunity (COO) and Grow America (formerly National Development Council) hosted this 3 session Asset Management Training series for community-based organizations or individuals that own real estate, are developing a space to own, or considering ownership in the future.
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The Social Change Ecosystem Map is a framework that can help individuals, networks, and organizations align with social change values, individual roles, and the broader ecosystem. It has two components: shared values embodied in the yellow circle in the middle; ten roles that people and organizations often show up in when they are participating in social change efforts.
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Individuals in community-building and social movement work can experience experience difficult interpersonal conflict with comrades or colleagues, too. This workbook offers exercises for self and group exploration to build collective self-awareness and conflict resilience. These tools will help resolve interpersonal tensions and increase the capacity to work together to dismantle oppressive systems and create regenerative ones.
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Take free classes with the Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI) at UC Berkeley. OBI helps changemakers build more vibrant, just and inclusive communities and structures. At OBI University, participants will learn about structural marginalization, the processes of othering, and the building blocks of belonging, so we can co-create a world where all are included in our circle of care and concern.
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