Community Council
Community Council
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About this organization
Mission
COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOSTERS A TRUSTED GATHERING PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE, INQUIRY AND ADVOCACY TO BUILD A VIBRANT REGION FOR EVERYONE. COMMUNITY COUNCIL IS A NONPARTISAN, NONGOVERNMENTAL, DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO OPEN DIALOGUE, SOLID RESEARCH, CONSENSUS-BUILDING AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY, ENABLING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. COMMUNITY COUNCIL IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT SEEKS TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROCESS. THE BOARD HAS NO AGENDA, BIAS OR OWNERSHIP. THE PROCESS IS STRUCTURED TO ENSURE A SAFE SETTING FOR ANY AND EVERY RESIDENT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: DETERMINING WHICH COMMUNITY ISSUES TO TAKE ON. EXPRESSING PERSONAL CONVICTION ON SELECTED ISSUES. LISTENING TO ALL INPUT FROM OTHER RESIDENTS. SEEKING ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUES THROUGH SOLID RESEARCH. GATHERING INPUT FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. SEEKING SOLUTIONS BY REACHING A CONSENSUS. ADVOCATING RECOMMENDATIONS TO APP
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE IN 2018, WE FACILITATED A PROGRAM COMMITTEE, MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHO WERE TASKED WITH IDENTIFYING THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING OUR REGION. BASED ON A SERIES OF IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS AND RESEARCH, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A PARAMOUNT CONCERN IN OUR REGION. ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A STUDY TOPIC IS REWARDING BECAUSE THEY TAKE A HARD LOOK AT OUR REGIONS BIGGEST CHALLENGES, AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS. STUDY COMMITTEE: AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY COMMITTEE BEGAN MEETING WEEKLY IN LATE SEPTEMBER AND WILL COMPLETE ITS WORK IN EARLY APRIL. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE RELEASED AT OUR ANNUAL LUNCHEON IN JUNE. ADVOCACY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL FOLLOW. THE STUDY COMMITTEE SEEKS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, HOW CAN OUR REGION MEET THE NEED FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING? TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, THE STUDY COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE REGION, THE BROADER DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT IMPACT WAGES AND HOUSING COSTS, THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING LOCALLY, AND BARRIERS THAT PEOPLE FACE WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS THE STUDY COMMITTEE MEETS WEEKLY TO LEARN FROM RESOURCE SPEAKERS, SUCH AS PLANNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, DEVELOPERS, LENDERS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. SUBSEQUENT WEEKS ARE SPENT DRAFTING THE STUDY REPORT, DEVELOPING CONCLUSIONS, AND CRAFTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. IN OUR CONTINUED EFFORT TO INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO INCLUDE DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN OUR PROCESS, FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR WE OFFERED SPANISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION, AND CHILDCARE AT OUR STUDY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. EDUCATION AS A PATH TO ECONOMIC GROWTH THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE (ITF) BEGAN ITS THIRD YEAR OF ADVOCACY IN 2018 AND WILL COMPLETE ITS WORK IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR. THE ITF CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON A NUMBER OF KEY RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ALLIANCE. THIS EFFORT SEEKS TO ENGAGE EDUCATION, BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COALITION THAT WILL ALIGN EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND AMPLIFY EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR GREATER IMPACT. THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS RECOMMENDATION WILL RESULT IN A LASTING ALLIANCE OF LEADERS AND WORKING GROUPS THAT WILL STEWARD BROAD EDUCATIONAL GOALS, SUCH AS EQUITY, ACCESS, AND ATTAINMENT. THIS SUBCOMMITTEE HAS CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF SUCCESSFUL MODELS, ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY, WHO WILL ACT AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE ALLIANCE, AND MET WITH EDUCATIONAL LEADERS TO INVITE THEIR PARTICIPATION ALL OF WHOM ARE READY TO ENGAGE. THE IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE EXPANSION OF EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, THE BUILDING OF STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE ARTS ECONOMY, AND EXPANSION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TRAINING. ENHANCING OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EARLY NOVEMBER, WE CELEBRATED THE WORK OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THREE YEARS OF ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT EMERGED FROM THE ENHANCING OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES STUDY. THE COMMUNITY HAD A LOT TO CELEBRATE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN REGION TRAILS PLAN THE PLAN IS A BLUEPRINT FOR A REGIONAL NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION AND TRAILS NETWORK DESIGNED TO ENHANCE OUTDOOR RECREATION, IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND STIMULATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BY BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 30 PLANNERS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHER PARTNERS ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS, THIS ADVOCACY EFFORT HAS BUILT THE FOUNDATION FOR A PERMANENT RESOURCE THAT WILL BE AN ASSET FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. YOU CAN READ THE ENTIRE PLAN, ITS HISTORY, AND LEARN ABOUT CURRENT MILESTONES AT WWW.BLUEZONETRAILS.ORG. AS COMMUNITY COUNCIL STEPPED AWAY FROM THIS BROAD EFFORT, WE WERE DELIGHTED THAT PARTNER ENTITIES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE GREAT WORK THAT HAS BEGUN. THE BLUE MOUNTAIN LAND TRUST CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND HAS CREATED THE BLUES CREW, A VOLUNTEER TRAILS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL IN OPENING UP PREVIOUSLY IMPASSABLE TRAILS IN THE UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST. THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, WHICH PLAYED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN REGION TRAILS PLAN, WILL REGULARLY CONVENE THE REGIONS PLANNERS AND RESOURCE MANAGERS SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO SHARE EXPERTISE AND COLLABORATE ON REGIONAL PROJECTS. YOU CAN READ ABOUT THESE IMPACTS, AND MORE, IN THE FINAL REPORT OF THE ENHANCING OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.WWCOMMUNITYCOUNCIL.ORG/STUDY-IMPLEMENTATION. THE ADVOCACY WORK ACHIEVED IN SUPPORT OF THE ENHANCING OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW COMMUNITY COUNCIL ACTS AS A CATALYST FOR FAR-REACHING AND LASTING CHANGE. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONVERSATIONS AND INDICATORS IN 2018, WE CONVENED A SERIES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CONVERSATIONS, DESIGNED TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE WELLBEING OF THE REGION THAT ARE GROUNDED IN DATA. THIS PROJECT BUILT ON TWO EARLIER AND RELATED PROJECTS: THE DATA WALKS THAT USED ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND SOCIAL INDICATORS TO GUIDE COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS OF OUR REGIONS QUALITY OF LIFE, AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, WHICH IDENTIFIED A VISION FOR THE FUTURE AND PRIORITY AREAS. THAT DATA, WHAT WE REFERRED TO AS COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS, WERE SHARED AT FOUR IDENTICAL MEETINGS HELD IN WALLA WALLA, COLLEGE PLACE, MILTONFREEWATER, AND DAYTON. COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS WERE DEVELOPED IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH WALLA WALLA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND RESPOND TO THE FIVE PRIORITY AREAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: EDUCATION, STRONG AND DIVERSE ECONOMY, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND SAFETY. IN ORDER TO GENERATE A SENSE OF BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY-OWNERSHIP, THE INDICATORS WERE DEVELOPED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT ENGAGED COMMUNITY LEADERS, LOCAL EXPERTS AND INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A TOTAL OF 12 OUTREACH MEETINGS WERE HELD TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT AND VERIFY DATA CHOICES. BECAUSE THEY ENCOMPASS MULTIPLE SECTORS AND WERE GENERATED WITH BROAD COMMUNITY INPUT, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR BOTH WALLA WALLA AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. THE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS HIGHLIGHT CRITICAL AREAS FOR ATTENTION AND ACTION, AND PROVIDE INPUT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THE GOAL IN DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS IS TO HAVE A SET OF INDICATORS THAT WILL SERVE AS A PLANNING TOOL, BASED ON THE COMMUNITYS VISION FOR ITS FUTURE, AND AS AN EVALUATION TOOL TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED GOALS. THROUGH PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE INDICATORS, REASSESSMENT OF THE DATA, AND RE-ENGAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS WILL INFORM COMMUNITY ACTION. COMMUNITY COUNCIL PLANS TO USE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS TO REGULARLY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY ROADMAP REFLECTING ON WHERE WE HAVE BEEN, WHERE WE ARE NOW, WHERE WE WANT TO GO AND WHAT CRITICAL AREAS NEED ATTENTION IF WE ARE TO GET THERE.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “Community council fosters a trusted gathering place where people engage in dialogue, inquiry and advocacy to build a vibrant region for everyone. community council is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental, diverse and inclusive organization committed to open dialogue, solid research, consensus-building and effective advocacy, enabling the highest quality of life for everyone throughout the region. community council is governed by a board of directors that seeks to ensure the integrity of the process. the board has no agenda, bias or ownership. the process is structured to ensure a safe setting for any and every resident to participate in any or all of the following: determining which community issues to take on. expressing personal conviction on selected issues. listening to all input from other residents. seeking accurate information about the issues through solid research. gathering input from experts in the field. seeking solutions by reaching a consensus. advocating recommendations to app”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “Community council fosters a trusted gathering place where people engage in dialogue, inquiry and advocacy to build a vibrant region for everyone. community council is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental, diverse and inclusive organization committed to open dialogue, solid research, consensus-building and effective advocacy, enabling the highest quality of life for everyone throughout the region. community council is governed by a board of directors that seeks to ensure the integrity of the process. the board has no agenda, bias or ownership. the process is structured to ensure a safe setting for any and every resident to participate in any or all of the following: determining which community issues to take on. expressing personal conviction on selected issues. listening to all input from other residents. seeking accurate information about the issues through solid research. gathering input from experts in the field. seeking solutions by reaching a consensus. advocating recommendations to app”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as WA.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2019 to be PO BOX 2936, WALLA WALLA, WA, 99362.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2019, they have 6 employees on their payroll.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $42,814.
- The CEO salary policy within the organization is subject to review and endorsement by an impartial party.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2008.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $215,414 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $30,591 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.