Projects & Partners
Facilitation & Strategic Advising
Alameda County Library Reparations Commission
We partner with the Alameda County Reparations Commission to advance equity and justice through strategic planning and implementation of their work plan. Our team provides expert project management, technical assistance, and facilitation to ensure successful Community Listening Sessions across all districts while supporting the development of a comprehensive recommendations report. By coordinating stakeholders, guiding strategic planning, and delivering actionable tools, we help create a clear roadmap for reparations in Alameda County.
Informing Change & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
As an Oakland-based consulting firm, we bring the voice and lived experience of the community to ground the data and insights shaping this initiative. In partnership with Informing Change and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we provide strategic support for learning, evaluation, and sensemaking throughout a multi-year effort. Our work includes reviewing and refining evaluation plans, offering feedback on data analysis and findings, and supporting learning sessions that center community perspectives—ensuring strategies are informed by real-world context to advance health equity and systemic change.
Stakeholder Engagement
Rise East Steering Committee
Through our partnership with Oakland Thrives, we help drive the Rise East initiative—a collective impact effort dedicated to improving the health and well-being of youth and families in East Oakland. Our role includes facilitating the East Oakland Steering Committee, supporting governance structures, and guiding collaborative decision-making to strengthen implementation and accountability. By centering community voice and advancing equity, we create frameworks that deliver lasting impact.
Pathways to Stability
We provide programs and trainings that strengthen trauma-informed care and support pathways to stability for vulnerable communities. Our partnership includes initiatives like the Pathways to Stability program, which helps formerly unhoused individuals transition to sustainable living, and specialized case management trainings that equip staff with tools for ethical, client-centered service. Together, we foster resilience, healing, and long-term success for individuals and the teams who serve them.
Leadership Development
Professional Development Training
We collaborate with Eden Housing to deliver ongoing professional development that strengthens staff capacity and enhances resident support. Recent trainings have focused on topics such as supporting transition-aged youth, team communication, motivational interviewing, case management fundamentals, and cultural competence—along with additional sessions tailored to evolving community needs. Through thoughtful planning and engaging sessions, we equip staff with practical skills and deepen understanding of residents’ cultural and service navigation needs, ensuring teams are prepared to create environments where residents and staff thrive.
Capacity for Equity and Success (C4ES) Network
The Capacity for Equity and Success (C4ES) Network initiative is a fiscally sponsored project of the Philanthropic Ventures Fund, facilitated and staffed by our ECC team. This work keeps us deeply connected to Black-led grassroots organizations that serve as the boots on the ground in Oakland, ensuring our efforts reflect real community needs and priorities. Through professional development like the “Power Up” training series, individualized coaching, and access to resources, we help small and emerging nonprofits strengthen their infrastructure and expand their impact—building a stronger network dedicated to equity and long-term success for Oakland families.
Team Building & Experiences
Spirit of the Town (SPOT) Tours
Spirit of the Town Tours (SPOT) is an immersive tour experience that celebrates Oakland’s history, culture, and community. With Oakland-native guides, local cuisine, and stops at iconic neighborhoods and businesses, these tours create authentic connections while uplifting the voices that make our city exceptional.
Previous Projects & Partners
ESO Ventures
We partnered with ESO Ventures to develop a strategic framework for building and sustaining meaningful partnerships that support economic empowerment in marginalized communities.
"ECC had strong communication and follow through! Having a clear plan and consistent communication was, in my opinion the most helpful. Also, having flexibility and adaptability was a big plus."
-Martha Hernandez, Co-Founder and CEO, ESO Ventures
Environment Scan Project: Mandela Gateway Apartments
We conducted focus groups for African-American parents and caregivers for First 5 Contra Costa County to help this organization understand their community’s needs.
“Letitia’s work with us has been invaluable. She has an ability to bring community members and stakeholders together, gather and report on data. She is highly professional and gets the job done.”
— Chris Stoner Mertz, Lincoln
Hidden Genius Project: Support Services Manual
Our team helped this organization develop support services and increase their capacity to the benefit of their clients.
"Letitia has been instrumental in developing our organization's capacity to deliver holistic support services to our Geniuses. Over the past several years, she has demonstrated a dynamic combination of compassion, strategy, and mission-centered expertise to establish a solid foundation for us in the social services space. We are grateful for her dedicated partnership."
-Brandon Nicholson, Executive Director, The Hidden Genius Project
ESO Ventures: Small Business Incubator (Cohort 3)
We provided this organization direction on how to make their processes more effective and efficient, as well as provided coaching to the program entrepreneurs.
"Letitia is an excellent consultant who provided hands-on expertise that helped ESO shore up its processes and routines. She also interacted with and coached ESO entrepreneurs and brought an authenticity and accountability that propelled their confidence forward."
—Ben Wanzo, Co-Founder, ESO Ventures
SOW A Seed Community Foundation
Our team provided training that gave this organization direction and specifics on how to be more impactful for their clients.
“The Case Management training and the tools that you provided went above and beyond our expectations. Happy to report that our team is more organized and confident because of Exceptional Community Connections! ”
— Rhodesia Ransom, Sow A Seed Community Foundation
