Impact

Seed Money Grants support the creation of new community agriculture projects and help sustain existing projects.

King County Conservation Futures grant round is open, with applications due on February 10, 2025. Funding awards would become available at the beginning of 2026.

The Best Starts for Kids Levy Evaluation Request for Proposals (RFP) #KC001316 is now open. This RFP closes on Friday, February 14 at 2 p.m. Pacific; please submit your proposal before then. 

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

Pacific Hospital PDA Health Equity Fund grants support service delivery in King County. Letters of intent are due January 23.

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).

This grant seeks to intentionally and effectively partner with communities to create school to life success pathways for young people 12 to 24 years old. Apply by 2 p.m. January 30, 2025.

Best Starts’ Capital Program will provide 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. In addition, rural areas and or low-income areas with lack of access will be prioritized.

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

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has announced the Mobilizing Young Leaders Across WA State Request for Proposals to support new and existing youth development programs focused on leadership training, civic engagement, and/or organizing. Funding will total up to $5M, including individual multi-year grant awards up to $500k. Qualifying organizations are encouraged to submit a Letter of Interest (LOI) by November 7, 2024.

Philanthropy Northwest will be distributing $40 million in grants over the next three years in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and tribal nations in these four states. These funds are intended for projects that address a range of environmental issues and focus on promoting healthy communities.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The latest summary of Communities of Opportunity (COO) initiative news, events and updates

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

To attract, grow, and keep production teams in Seattle. In partnership with Seattle Center, the City is activating the M5 Creative Building (401 Mercer Street) for temporary use for film production and other creative production office space, conferences, workshops, controlled events, and productions.

Want to stay up-to-date on job fairs, trainings and other career and professional development resources? COO is launching a new newsletter to share out job and workforce related resources, events and opportunities!

White Center community members gathered Saturday, May 18, to recognize a huge milestone: The groundbreaking for the White Center HUB. The HUB (“Hope, Unity, Belonging”) will be a place of learning, sharing, and quality homes for working families, says the White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA). It represents deep involvement from the community, who participated in years of outreach efforts.