The Communities Rise Capacity Building Cohort offers technical expertise, enhances leadership skills, and strengthens networks with other innovative, community-focused organizations. Many of our cohort members face similar challenges…
In May, Shalom Cook joined Communities Rise as our new Co-Executive Director leading our capacity building services! We were fortunate to have many candidates interested in this position…
We would like to introduce a new quarterly feature—the “Volunteer Attorney Spotlight”! The Volunteer Attorney Spotlight is a way to highlight some of our many wonderful volunteers and…
One of our recent legal clients here at Communities Rise (CR) was FEEST (Food Empowerment, Education, and Sustainability Team). FEEST is a small Seattle-based nonprofit that trains youth…
Completed applications will be accepted from March 6th-March 20th, 2025 Spend 8 months in partnership with other community leaders, engaged in building relationships and growing your organization. Our…
Earlier this year, we celebrated the love and life of Ms. Bridgette Hempstead at a beautiful memorial led by her family. We are taking time to grieve Ms. B’s absence and celebrate the amazing life she…
The Communities Rise staff and board invite you to wish our beloved Brianna (Bri) Jones, Co-Executive Director of Capacity Building, the best of luck as they start a…
Our 2024 Seattle-based Cohort has just begun! The CR Capacity Building Cohort offers technical knowledge, skills, and the opportunity to build partnerships with peers navigating similar challenges in their…
Last November, Communities Rise hosted one our most impactful legal events: Nonprofit Law Institute (NLI). NLI is the foremost conference for attorneys engaged in nonprofit law in the…
Established in 2020, Resilient In Sustaining Empowerment (RISE) is dedicated to supporting children who have lost a parent to gun violence, their caregivers and families impacted by gun…