Category: community building & outreach

brand strategy, campaign planning, communication strategy, community building & outreach, community input, graphic design, logo design, marketing strategy, strategic partnership, visual design, website design, website development, WordPress, workplace culture
Seeds for connection in 2024: announcing our brand refresh & new website
introducing… our new mission statement 2023 was a year of growth & development for rootid as we completed a number of internal projects including a new strategic plan, updated mission and vision statements, developed new products and systems to meet the needs of our community, restructured our community roundtables & cohorts, and continued improving our…
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audience profiles, audience segmentation, capacity building, collaboration techniques, communication strategy, community building & outreach, equity-centered communications, event, facilitation, leadership, nonprofit teams, organizing, professional development, strategic partnership, workshops & trainings
Urban Strategies Council & Department of Violence Prevention: Power Mapping for Partnership Mini Summit
Power On Saturday, September 31, 2023, rootid facilitated a mini summit for over 30+ community-based organizations and nonprofits as the closing event of our Oakland Department of Violence Prevention’s mini grant cohort with Urban Strategies Council (USC). The summit, titled “Power Mapping for Partnerships” focused on power and relationship mapping across organizations for more effective…
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capacity building, collaboration techniques, communication strategy, community building & outreach, equity-centered communications, facilitation, guides & tools, internal communications, leadership, nonprofit teams, professional development, workplace culture
Me Mapping: Elements to Include in Your User Guide
In today’s rapidly evolving workplaces, effective communication and collaboration are more important than ever. We all come from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, making it crucial to understand each other better. One innovative approach to fostering this understanding is the concept of “Me Mapping.” It involves creating a user guide about yourself so that your…
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capacity building, collaboration techniques, community building & outreach, equity-centered communications, facilitation, guides & tools, internal communications, nonprofit teams, organizing, professional development, roundtables, workplace culture
The Solutions Room Model for Effective Problem-Solving in Small Groups
In the realm of problem-solving, the old adage “two heads are better than one” often rings true. When minds come together to tackle challenges, new solutions can emerge that might have been elusive to us when we were alone, working, and thinking in isolation. The Solutions Room model is a structured, yet flexible approach that…
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brand development, brand strategy, campaign planning, capacity building, collateral materials, communication strategy, community building & outreach, content strategy, equity-centered communications, guides & tools, marketing strategy, messaging, visual design
How to Create an Engaging Slide Deck for Your Nonprofit
They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” and a well-crafted pitch deck can capture the essence of your mission, convey your impact, and inspire potential funders and donors to support your work. In this article, we will explore the key elements of a compelling pitch deck for your nonprofit, outline what you really…
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accountability, capacity building, communication strategy, community building & outreach, equity-centered communications, internal communications, leadership, nonprofit teams, workplace culture, workshops & trainings
Communication + Capacity + Community: What Capacity Building Means to Us
Thoughtful communication is the most effective path to connect and engage communities. It was bell hooks who said, “Building community requires vigilant awareness of the work we must do continually to undermine all the socialization that leads us to behave in ways that perpetuate domination.” It’s this ‘continuous work’ that we believe speaks directly to…
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accessibility, community building & outreach, strategic partnership
Stuttering Awareness Week
By Maya Chupkov – stuttering advocate and community organizer “California has come a long way when it comes to fighting for disability rights, but those of us who communicate with verbal diversity, what most people understand as a stutter, still belong to a community that often goes unrecognized.“ I am a lifelong stutterer and I…
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anti-racism, community building & outreach, internal communications, messaging, workplace culture
Resources for Talking With Kids About Violence
In these distressing times, it is vital that communities band together. Young children shouldn’t have to learn about tragic events; whether seeing it on the news, hearing about it from those around them, or experiencing it first hand – exposure to tragedy has become all too common. As acts of violence continue to increase, some…
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accessibility, accountability, anti-racism, brand development, brand strategy, community building & outreach, equity-centered communications, internal communications, leadership, liberatory design, workplace culture
How to Embody IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility) Values in Your Rebrand & Rollout Part 1
When someone says the words, “it’s time for a rebrand,” does your heart skip a beat?
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community building & outreach, leadership, storytelling, women’s history
Women's History Month
As I scroll through hundreds of #WHM posts on my twitter feed, I wonder, how many businesses, organizations, and foundations are prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion in their core cultural values? How many organizations & institutions are putting those values into practice?
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