Our Founding
In 2016, a number of local foundations established the East Contra Costa STRONG Nonprofits Fund, a pooled fund at the East Bay Community Foundation, with the long-term goal of strengthening the ecosystem of organizations addressing poverty in the region through the provision of direct services, community organizing, and advocacy for systems change.
The Fund provided a grant to CompassPoint Nonprofit Services to convene a cohort of small- to mid-sized nonprofit organizations to participate in a series of group learning sessions and individual coaching focused on sustainability planning. This cohort operated in parallel with the Contra Costa Leadership Institute (CCLI), a leadership development cohort led by LeaderSpring with principal funding from the Thomas J. Long Foundation. A total of 16 organizations participated in and completed these two cohorts. Many of these groups have come together over the past year to consider opportunities for further collaboration.
ECCCA Steering Committee and At-Large Members
Katharine Mason, Executive Director, Child Advocates of Contra Costa County
Debra Ballinger, Interim ED, United Latino Voices
Amy Alanes, Executive Director, Women's Cancer Resource Center
Teri Lundvall, Office Manager, Winter Nights Shelter of Contra Costa
Terri Brown-Garrett, East County Director, Family Justice Center
Dro Abrahamian, Executive Director, Village Community Resource Center
Zimbabwe Davies, Program Manager, Comment Studio RCF Connects
Zimbabwe Davies, Program Manager, Comment Studio, RCF Connects
Solomon Belette, MBA, East Contra Costa Community Alliance Manager
ECCCA FISCAL SPONSOR
