Partnering Together
City Net is committed to actively pursuing broader coalitions, other regional efforts, national conversations and other like minded organizations in order to learn from and partner together. We cooperate, coordinate and collaborate with others who are working for the good of cities.
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National Partners:
Bakke Graduate University (www.bgu.edu): BGU develops Christ-centered leaders who change global cities. BGU strengthens leaders who steward resources with and for vulnerable people and places, by means of contextual Christian-based education innovatively delivered throughout the urban world. City Net and BGU are partnering around education and collaborative ministry opportunities.
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Christian Community Development Association (www.ccda.org): The mission of CCDA (non-profit) is to inspire, train, and connect Christians who seek to bear witness to the Kingdom of God by reclaiming and restoring under-resourced communities with the vision of holistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation. City Net and CCDA are partnering around training and resources.
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Communities First Association (www.communitiesfirstassociation.org): Communities First Association is a network of professional Christian colleagues with a common heart and role: Using Asset Based Community Development methods, the Communities First Association: transforms a growing number of communities and engages Christians and Churches in their community change story. City Net and CFA are partnering around ABCD and coaching.
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Leadership Foundation (www.leadershipfoundations.org): Leadership Foundations unites local leadership foundations with a common approach and standards to city transformation, which is then adapted to the local context and needs of the marginalized in those cities. Our method of developing, strengthening, and sustaining local leadership foundations takes place by facilitating readiness, relationships, and resources. City Net and LF are partnering around shared learning and collaborative relationships in the Southern CA region.
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Regional Partners:
Barnabas LA (www.barnabasgroup.org): The Barnabas Group is a partnership of Christian Marketplace Leaders who are committed to change their world and build God's Kingdom through their irresistible lifestyles and influential works of service with the mission of advancing God's Kingdom on earth by investing in growing ministries with time, talent, touch and treasure. City Net and Barnabas LA are partnering around ministries opportunities and collaborative, capacity building trainings.
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CLUE (www.cluela.org): CLUE LA, founded in 1996, is one of the oldest interfaith worker justice organizations in the country. CLUE LA's mission is to bring together clergy and lay leaders of all faiths to join low-wage workers in their struggles for justice. City Net and CLUE LA are partnering around immigration education and issues.
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Ideation: www.ideationconference.com: The Ideation Conference is a unique conference experience that gathers some of the most innovative thinkers and practitioners in the field of doing good (e.g., businesses, organizations, etc.) in order to help fellow practitioners develop thoughts and tangible next steps for greater impact in their respective work. City Net and Ideation are partnering around "innovative and entrepenerial ideas" for the good of the city.
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Mission Increase www.missionincrease.org: Mission Increase Foundation is a private operating foundation whose goal is to transform lives for Christ by providing grants/training to local Christian ministries to improve their financial stability & enhance their ability to raise donations for themselves. Mission Increase Foundation provides training & matching cash grants to over 300 ministries each year in areas i.e. fundraising, board governance and strategic planning. City Net and Mission Increase are partnering around sharing of resources, training and funding.
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PATH: www.epath.org Founded in 1984, People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) is a non-profit community organization working towards the goal of ending homelessness throughout Los Angeles. They help people experiencing homelessness find work, save money, secure housing and empower their lives. Services include transitional and emergency housing, street outreach, employment preparation and assistance, individualized case management and supportive services. City Net and PATH are partnering around housing initiatives in the Southern CA region.
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Prayer Command Post www.prayercommandpost.org: The Prayer Command Post is made up of people who love God and love to serve Him in various ministries that bring glory to His Name and also bearing fruit in personal, corpoate and lead transformation. They focus on intercession, networking, equipping/training, communications, healing, city-reaching, community & unity and consulting mostly in the Southern CA region. City Net and Prayer Command Post are partnering around networking, sharing of events/resources/opportunities for prayer in/for local communities, etc.
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Urban Strategies (www.urbanstrategies.us): Urban Strategies staff and consultants have experience as direct serviceproviders and managers, administrators, board members, and even as founding members of grassroots faith-based and community-based organizations. Furthermore, this knowledge and experience has been almost exclusively focused on communities of color and organizations indigenous to communities in need. Urban Strategies’ cultural competency is a significant factor in impacting the effectiveness of organizations served. City Net and Urban Strategies are partnering around collaborative funding opportunities for cities in the Southern CA region