by COFI Admin | Oct 8, 2019 | General, Leadership Training
Hot off the press! Today “The Ripple Effect in Action: What 7 Parent Leadership Organizations Learned from Evaluation” was published. COFI is highlighted in a chapter on our Family Focused Organizing model based on a participatory evaluation project led by parents and...
by COFI Admin | Mar 31, 2019 | General, Leadership Training
The COFI Institute trained staff and leaders of community organizations and school districts across the country in Phase 2: Train the Trainer: Community Outreach & Action this month. Participants received an overview of the COFI model of Family Focused Organizing...
by COFI Admin | May 23, 2017 | Leadership Training
COFI’s Family Focused Organizing Model was recently featured in the New America magazine as a way of engaging parent leaders to create real change in communities. “COFI shows parents that they too are leaders and can help change things in and around their...
by COFI Admin | Jul 15, 2016 | Leadership Training, Local Victories
During the 2015-2016 school year, COFI-trained parents worked together to create positive change in their schools and communities. The list of victories is long, but here are some highlights from throughout the state. At Nixon elementary school, on Chicago’s Northwest...