etta mae collective, LLC

As a community design consultancy, etta mae collective helps impact-focused clients investigate and operationalize radical belonging in their practices, policies, and programs. We believe belonging, when radical, fosters generative spaces where interdependence, healing, agency, and co-creation are the norm. This belief drives us to operate at the intersection of practice and research: (i) exploring present-day questions of who is included in and excluded from our schools, neighborhoods, and institutions; (ii) examining the role of history, memory, and symbols on current challenges; and (iii) utilizing community design principles to reimagine systems and foster ways of being that lead to equitable outcomes. Our Ways of Working Belonging Analysis includes: - Belonging Assessment - Community Needs & Priorities Assessment - Constituent Interviews & Focus Groups Throughline Projects: History, Context, Narrative - Foundational Case Development Capacity Building includes: - Learning Space: Workshops & Training - Collaborative Design & Action Planning - Leadership Coaching Practice + Implementation includes: - Equitable Community Practice & Reflection - Communities of Practice + Care - Collaborative Implementation Support