
Our Work
Our clients are organizations and communities working collectively for social justice with emphasis on anti-racism, environment, and community development.
Francesco Collaborative
Collaborative Connections provided facilitation support to the Francesco Collaborative to collectively vision for their next phase of work.
Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative
Collaborative Connections provided facilitation support to Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative to collectively vision for their next phase of work.
Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy
Collaborative Connections provided facilitation support to the Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy for their annual Equitable and Just National Climate Platform summit.
Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation
Collaborative Connections provided facilitation to the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation to support the Mobilize effort to launch the center and the engage stakeholder in planning the Grand Opening of the center.
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
Collaborative Connections facilitated a strategic plan with Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education’s staff and board.
Benedictine University
Collaborative Connections provided technical support to Benedictine University to design a professional development retreat for faculty and staff to design a vocational workshop for students.
Chicago Wilderness Alliance
Collaborative Connections facilitated the creation of the Chicago Climate Action Plan for People and Nature 2.0.
Northwestern University
Collaborative Connections facilitated the creation of a community engagement plan for the Chicago Heat Vulnerability Index.
Cook County Department of Public Health
Collaborative Connections provided facilitation training to Cook County Department of Public Health staff.
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.

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.