GRIT Commons builds the infrastructure for community-driven change.
We focus on strengthening leadership, developing policy tools, and creating systems that support long-term impact.
Our Work Includes:
Supporting communities in developing the relationships, skills, and structures needed to lead change.
Community Power Building
Grassroots Leadership
Investing in leaders who are rooted in their communities and committed to advancing equity.
Helping build an informed and active public through outreach, education, and activation.
Voter Engagement
Policy Development
Creating tools, templates, and strategies that can be used to influence and shape policy.
Ecosystem Cultivation
Connecting organizations, initiatives, and people to strengthen collective impact and shared learning.
Incubated the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission
Developed scalable community engagement processes
Supported cross-sector collaboration and partnership building
Examples of Impact
