Thursday, August 25, 2022

1pm – 2pm ET / 10am – 11am PT

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Through the NOW Cooperative Design Lab Series in Spring 2021, NOW partnered with 15 community champions from across the country to embark on a journey of reimagining funding structures to center, honor, and uphold the values of local communities and coalitions. Through the application of human-centered design, participants worked together to identify barriers of traditional and current funding structures and explore alternative solutions. Together, they developed a reflection guide that encourages funders and their potential partners to think intentionally about the goals and outcomes of their relationship, focused on a set of key Guiding Principles and Practices that build on elements of successful cooperative and collaborative structures. During this conversation you’ll hear from a member of the design group that worked on the reflection guide, as well as learn more about how key practices of cooperative structures can foster and promote sustainable community leadership.

Featured Speakers:

• Stephanie Waters, Young Child Wellness Council / Black Warrior Community Action Team
• Darnell Adams, Firebrand Cooperative
• Moderator: Ronda Alexander, Director of National Partnerships, Vital Village Networks

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​NOTA: Hay una línea en español disponible para los participantes que deseen escuchar interpretación en vivo durante el seminario web

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