Civic Commons is a new way of taking action together on the biggest economic and social challenges in Greater Seattle.
We provide the tools, information, and connections to empower communities to build civic muscle, achieve equitable outcomes, and tackle complex issues. We achieve this mission through the deployment of Belonging, the Scorecard for Shared Prosperity, and Network Weaving.
Our end goal is to support communities in achieving greater well-being and eliminating existing racial disparities. Learn more about our approach.
Civic Commons consists of Multiple programs Including WE Belong Here, Scorecard for Shared prosperity and network weaving.
About US
We believe that in order to close the gaps that divide our community and improve the lives of everyone from Shoreline to SeaTac, we must take action together in fundamentally different ways than we have in the past.
Civic Commons is committed to changing the systems that aren’t working for everyone through our pursuit of community-driven, cross-sector partnerships. Civic Commons is a new initiative of the Seattle Foundation and builds on the Foundation’s commitment to inclusion by seeking solutions that emerge from local community members and institutions working together.
Our Approach
Our region’s rapid growth has left many people behind, and too often, we’ve seen our decision-making infrastructure struggle to make progress on economic and social challenges.
We know our most intractable problems are rooted in policies and practices that exclude people, so Civic Commons seeks solutions that emerge from the inclusion of local community members and institutions working together. We strongly believe that diverse coalitions can challenge people to approach the process of finding solutions differently. Civic Commons works to change the way we take action together on our region’s biggest challenges by emphasizing the co-creation of solutions and the elevation of more community voices into leadership roles.
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