
Our Work
Our clients are organizations and communities working collectively for social justice with emphasis on anti-racism, environment, and community development.
Earth Art Chicago
Collaborative Connections designed and facilitated co-creation sessions for Thinkinc and ISEIF on how Chicagoans representing the arts, environment, and community development sectors could amplify environmental work in Chicago through the arts and placemaking and create clear parameters for a cross-city + collaborative series of art projects.
Main Street America
Collaborative Connections worked with Main Street America to provide training to nearly half of their staff on facilitation tools and techniques and participatory design to support the work they do in community planning across the US.
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Collaborative Connections supported Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) by facilitating three interactive and participatory feedback sessions to gather grantee input on current and potential changes to DCF’s Domestic Violence funding.
Thinkinc
Collaborative Connections designed and facilitated co-creation sessions for Thinkinc to gather input and ideas on how Chicagoans representing the arts, environment, and community development sectors could amplify environmental work in Chicago through the arts and placemaking and create clear parameters for a cross-city + collaborative series of art projects.
Riverworks Development Corporation
Collaborative Connections is supporting Riverworks Development Corporation in the creation of a Quality of Life Plan (QLP) for the Harambee neighborhood in Milwaukee. We have supported a steering committee of local organizations and residents and will soon facilitate community engagement sessions to design the QLP.
Passive House Alliance Chicago
Collaborative Connections facilitated a participatory strategic plan for Passive House Alliance Chicago for 2021 and beyond.
Multicultural AIDS Coalition
Collaborative Connections is supporting Multicultural AIDS Coalition through facilitating a participatory strategic plan for 2022 and beyond.

Training
We offer training services including community development and engagement, participatory facilitation methods, anti-racism, and virtual facilitation.

End of Life Planning
Our clients are organizations and communities working collectively for social justice with emphasis on anti-racism, environment, and community development.