WA Rural Powerbuilders Cohort #1
Together for 5 years
This Cohort lasts up to five years so relationships can strengthen, processes can develop, and internal structures can be built. Together, Nuestra Casa, Rural People’s Platform, and We Are Comunidad meet quarterly to present grant proposals to each other, vote on new grants, share progress updates, and seek advice on new challenges as they build capacity and grow.
Through education, advocacy, and mutual support, Nuestra Casa empowers immigrants in the Lower Yakima Valley to create positive changes, enriching themselves, their families, and their communities.
Founded 2004
Rural People’s Platform organizes community members across rural North Central Washington around local initiatives and a long-term agenda that makes economic stability possible and sustainable for all working people and families.
Founded 2020
Based in rural Vashon Island, We Are Comunidad centers the leadership and well-being of the island’s Latine and immigrant communities by providing mutual aid, advocacy, and cultural programs that build community power and belonging.
Founded 2009
Long-Term Community Investment
Magic Cabinet prioritizes community-born, led, and serving organizations to build their capacity and accelerate their impact. We believe if given the time, tools, and resources they ask for, the organizations and the communities they serve will flourish.
Capacity Building Projects Overview
An effective nonprofit is more than its programs. This rural cohort has access to up to $3.2 million through collectively approved capacity-building grants. Every Cohort Member faces unique challenges and opportunities for their organization; that’s why they determine how to leverage Magic Cabinet funds.
As our first Magic Cabinet cohorts adjourn after five years together, cohort members share lessons learned, surprising moments, capacity-building projects, and what's on the horizon for their organizations.
Of the many benefits we’ve seen from our Cohort Model, there’s one unique aspect that defines its success: nonprofits resourcing each other to build stronger organizations through collaboration and connection.
A new survey on fiscal sponsorship explores the current state and future state of the field, including opportunities to introduce greater equity to the model.