The Goal of Community Connections  focus area is to build a network of sustainability practitioners to address challenges and opportunities, as well as share successes. Our Strategy is to connect and convene diverse practitioners, provide networking and support opportunities, and inspire practitioners to lead change.

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Sustainable Seattle WEB (Whole Environment Building) Recognition & Awards Program
Sustainable Seattle has a long tradition of recognizing the sustainability achievements of organizations, individuals, businesses, and government agencies in Seattle and the Puget Sound region. We are launching a certification program to help spur sustainable development of our region. It is based on the goals and indicators in B-Sustainable.org, a tool born of the Participatory Action Research or grassroots process. We will continue in our tradition of the Awards program in 2010, with awards to entities making progress towards our regions goals for sustainability. Certification will not be necessary for an award.  From 2001 to 2004 we presented our awards as the 'Sustainable Community Outstanding Leadership Awards (SCOLA). You can learn more about these awards here.

Sustainability Partnership and Resources Commons

SPARC Fiscal Sponsorships
Sustainable Seattle has served as fiscal sponsor for many projects and new nonprofits since 2003. Fiscal sponsorships have been successful for S2 both financially and in that they help develop new initiatives that promote sustainable communities.  Sustainable Seattle is proud to be fiscal sponsor to initiatives whose sustainability-based missions and goals complement the work of Sustainable Seattle.

SPARC Videography
Sustainable Seattle's SPARC Videography Program provides videos and videography services for non-profit and for-cause organizations with missions aligned to sustainability. The purpose of SPARC Videography is to accelerate sustainability in our region and globally.

SPARC Events: Creating and Sustaining Community
Sustainable Seattle seeks to contribute to a world where all organizations, non-profit, for-profit and governmental, contribute towards the sustainability of our planet. Our events create a place of celebration, fostering and supporting sustainability efforts and organizations.  Please check back to learn more about our events!

SPARC Space -an Urban Sustainability Center.
The dream of SPARC is to create an urban Sustainability Center to house sustainability non-profits and efforts so that small and  currently underresourced nonprofits will thrive and proliferate.  The goal of Sustainable Seattle's Sustainability Partnership And Resource Commons (SPARC) is to be a resource for sustainability, environmental and social change initiatives and community organizations.

Sustainable Seattle Communications

Sustainable Seattle Blog
As a convener and clearinghouse of information, Sustainable Seattle maintains a blog to communicate to the community and foster an interactive discussion on sustainability. Our blog campaigns engage and inspire users through topical discussions, polls, community questions, guest bloggers, etc. The blog also allows us to further demonstrate our focus on systems thinking and planning by using the dynamic features of blogging technology.

SCAN blog
More and more cities and communities around the world are working towards sustainability goals. But there are still few venues where they can come together to share ideas, challenges, and successes. Our Foreign Correspondent offers news and information from cities around the world. The SCAN blog provides a grassroots vencue for citizens of the globe to communicate.

Sustainable Seattle Partnerships
Sustainable Seattle has a long history of working in partnership with other non-profit and for-cause entrepreneurs, as well as governmental agencies. We helped create the EPA's CARE program, were among the first on the Communities Count committee, and are currently working with others for the Call To Care initiative as well as other initiatives, projects and programs.