Updates & Impact
CoThinkk is a giving circle that brings together community leaders who care about the economic and social well-being of communities of color in Asheville and Western North Carolina. See updates about what we are doing.
Missed the 2023 Annual Event?
Helene
Dear WNC & CoThinkk Family, No words can truly express the devastation, loss, and impact being revealed due to Hurricane Helene in our home community and region. Hearing the tremble in the voices of our family members, friends, neighbors and partners...
COTHINKK END OF THE YEAR UPDATE: 2023
A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER Gratitude, Co-Conspiratorship, Solidarity - This Is US & The Ripple Can we make a more complete story together in 2024? As we move towards the end of the year at CoThinkk, we continue to be grateful that you consented to build with us...
CoThinkk: Embracing Co-Conspiratorship & Solidarity – This is Us
The 8th Annual CoThinkk Awards Date: December 1, 2023CoThinkk supporters and honorees came together on November 18th at Hi-Wire Brewery to celebrate the amazing work and accomplishments of BIPOC, Latine , and AAPI community leaders working across Western North...
Year Of The Stretch: 2018
The Year Of The Stretch by Tracey Greene-Washington from WNC Women's Magazine in 2018 The act of stretching is an intentional decision to extend oneself beyond perceived limits. This year, 2018, continues a year of stretching for many individuals, communities, and...
WHAT YOU RESIST WILL PERSIST
By Mary Snow and Tracey Greene-Washington
“What we know from the countless stories that we see play out over and over again in the region is that the philanthropic sector has struggled to fully commit to be a significant dance partner in our work to drive social change. This struggle has been further fueled by a damaging and inaccurate national narrative that the Southeast and Appalachia drain the country’s resources – despite the fact that we are fueling the resistance.”
Getting Proximal: “Innovations in Civic Engagement”
[A necessity for authentic civic engagement] Tracey Greene-Washington In all of its beauty and complexity, civic engagement at its core is a nuanced dance that is designed to compel whole communities, out of a deep desire for change, to strategically wrestle with a...
Transformation Activators: Shaping Healthy or Toxic Cultures
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek When we began this conversation about transformational trauma, we started from a lens of those that are...
Little Ripples Make Big Waves
One Member's Story By Steve Cooperman Getting involved in CoThinkk changed the trajectory of my life. The standard approach in nonprofits to determine the effectiveness of their programs is to look at whether they’re accomplishing what they set out to...
Transformation Trauma: Embrace, Resist, Challenge, or Stop?
We’d been grappling with it for weeks, this nagging question about the nature of change and the sharp emotions that it evokes in everyone. As we sat in the office together, him at the desk reading through his assignment for his masters program in cybersecurity and me...
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CoThinkk is revolutionizing social change philanthropy in Asheville and Western North Carolina by creating a model of giving that links the time, talent & treasure of CoThinkk members directly to people and organizations that positively impact communities of color.
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Contribute to CoThinkk’s work by making a difference with your treasure. Every bit matters and goes directly to supporting grassroots BIPOC, African American, Native, and Latine leaders in WNC. We are currently asking for Donations in Solidarity – your donations directly impact the grants we will be able give out in 2023.