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Bring community members into deeper engagement with the organization's mission.
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Capacity Building
Measure Community Data Gatherings.
Where community voice becomes data - and data drives action.
Co-hosted with
CARE Model™ partners
Built on
Trust + relationship
Produces
Community case studies
What they are
Not extractive. Relational.
Measure Community Data Gatherings are community-centered sessions designed to bring people together around the mission of a local nonprofit partner - one that has already been trained in the Measure CARE Model™.
These gatherings are not extractive. They are relational, grounded, and built to strengthen the connection between organizations and the communities they serve.
How it works
We co-host with a trained CARE Model™ partner.
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Create space for shared learning, reflection, and accountability.
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Generate real data shaped directly by community voice.
Each gathering is intentionally designed to be welcoming, accessible, and rooted in trust.
Inside the room
What happens in a gathering.
Four moments make every gathering land - and they happen in the order people need them most.
Step 1
Held in Sacred, Accessible Spaces
We host gatherings in trusted community locations - places where people feel safe, seen, and respected.
Step 2
Community is Fed
Food is provided because we honor that care, dignity, and participation are connected.
Step 3
AI Literacy Micro-Session
Each gathering includes a short, powerful AI literacy moment that helps community members understand AI's impact, recognize bias and harm, and feel empowered to question technology.
Step 4
CARE Model Breakout Sessions
Participants split into facilitated groups aligned with the four pillars of the Measure CARE Model™ - surfacing both insight and direction.
From the room
CARE Model™ in action
Community voices, centered and captured.
Black woman–led
Research and data activism, grounded in story.
CARE Model™ breakouts
Four conversations. One direction.
Tap a pillar to see the question that anchors each breakout group.
What makes this different
Designed for clarity and action.
- 01We work with organizations already grounded in the CARE Model™.
- 02Community members are participants and contributors - not subjects.
- 03We integrate AI literacy into community engagement.
- 04The environment is intentional, relational, and culturally grounded.
- 05The goal is not just conversation - but clarity and action.
What we produce
A community-informed case study.
Each Community Data Gathering produces a case study the partner organization owns - built to validate, evaluate, and strengthen their work.
The case study helps the partner:
- Validate the work they are doing.
- Evaluate impact using real community voice.
- Identify opportunities for growth, alignment, and accountability.
- Strengthen funding, strategy, and storytelling.
The outcome
Everyone walks away with something.
Organizations
Stronger foundations.
- Deeper trust and alignment with community.
- Clear, community-driven insights.
- Tangible data to guide decisions.
- A stronger foundation for equitable, accountable impact.
Community members
A real role in what comes next.
- Increased awareness of AI and systems impacting their lives.
- A sense of connection and belonging.
- A real role in shaping the work that affects them.
Why it matters
Because the people closest to the problem are closest to the solution - and when you create the right space, structure, and support…
community doesn't just speak.
Community shapes what happens next.