Current Projects
Capacity 4 Equity & Success (C4ES)
Capacity 4 Equity & Success (C4ES)
The Capacity 4 Equity & Success Program (C4ES) is a product of the partnership between Supervisor Keith Carson, The County of Alameda and Exceptional Community Connections, LLC. This initiative first launched in 2022, with the intention to help provide organizations in the West Oakland area with the resources needed to grow within their communities.
The goal for the C4ES project is to increase the capacity of small and emerging non-profit organizations to successfully apply for and secure public and private grant funds.
What is C4ES?
Since launching in June 2022, we now have 2 cohorts of over 30 non-profit leaders and service providers in the West Oakland community.
All cohort participants receive:
A comprehensive professional development series called "Power Up". These capacity-building sessions include topics such as: Non-Profit Formation/Compliance; Budget Development; Program Design; and Fund Development/Grant Solicitation.
One-on-one coaching on the implementation of their organizational enhancement plans.
So much more!!
Join Us for our West Oakland Networking Mixer
June 1st ~ 11am - 2pm
Join us for the West Oakland Spring Nonprofit Mixer on Saturday, June 1st from 11am to 2pm! We're extending a warm invitation to community leaders, nonprofit organizations, foundations, families, private organizations, and all community members in Oakland and the East Bay. Let's gather at De Fremery Park (1651 Adeline St, Oakland, CA 94607) for an afternoon filled with networking, collaboration, and celebration!
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our event sponsors and event partners, including the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, Keith Carson, Exceptional Community Connections, LLC, Deeply Rooted, and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals.
Don't miss this opportunity to expand your network, share resources, and strengthen the nonprofit community connections across West Oakland! Learn more about C4ES and join us for an evening of collaboration and community building.
Previous Projects
Environment Scan Project: Mandela Gateway Apartments
ECC conducted focus groups for African-American parents and caregivers for First 5 Contra Costa County to help this organization understand their community’s needs.
“Letitia’s work with us has been invaluable. She has an ability to bring community members and stakeholders together, gather and report on data. She is highly professional and gets the job done.”
— Chris Stoner Mertz, Lincoln
Hidden Genius Project: Support Services Manual
ECC helped this organization develop support services and increase their capacity to the benefit of their clients.
"Letitia has been instrumental in developing our organization's capacity to deliver holistic support services to our Geniuses. Over the past several years, she has demonstrated a dynamic combination of compassion, strategy, and mission-centered expertise to establish a solid foundation for us in the social services space. We are grateful for her dedicated partnership."
-Brandon Nicholson, Executive Director, The Hidden Genius Project
ESO Ventures: Small Business Incubator (Cohort 3)
ECC provided this organization direction on how to make their processes more effective and efficient, as well as provided coaching to the program entrepreneurs.
"Letitia is an excellent consultant who provided hands-on expertise that helped ESO shore up its processes and routines. She also interacted with and coached ESO entrepreneurs and brought an authenticity and accountability that propelled their confidence forward."
—Ben Wanzo, Co-Founder, ESO Ventures
SOW A Seed Community Foundation: Case Management 101
ECC provided team training that gave this organization direction and specifics on how to be more impactful for their clients.
“The Case Management training and the tools that you provided went above and beyond our expectations. Happy to report that our team is more organized and confident because of Exceptional Community Connections! ”
— Rhodesia Ransom, Sow A Seed Community Foundation
