The Capacity Collective

01/15/2026

We are so excited to announce the inaugural winner of the Em Scout Carr Memorial Scholarship - Gender Health Center out of Sacramento, California. Not only does this organization support and uplift harm reduction in their communities, but they do so while centering the lives and experiences of Q***r, Transgender, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC).

Everything about this organization, and the work they do, shines light on the life and legacy of our dear Em, and we are honored that we get to work alongside such an incredible organization. We truly believe that Em played a part in bringing us together; this would have been the project of their dreams.

This one is for you, Em. We miss you every day. 💛

08/31/2025

Em Carr, affectionately known as Scout in North Carolina’s activist communities, was an incredible community organizer, and passionate supporter of harm reduction. Em passed away unexpectedly in September 2024, leaving a huge gap in our hearts, and in the world.

In honor of Em’s work and care for the lifesaving work of harm reduction, The Capacity Collective is proud to offer up to 25 hours of FREE capacity building consulting to work on a data project that furthers the work of one harm reduction organization each year. The application for the 2026 scholarship will be open August 31, 2025 - October 10, 2025.

The Capacity Collective is a small but mighty team of “compassionate nerds” who came together to support community-based organizations in leveraging the power of data to celebrate their successes, demonstrate their impacts, innovate their services, and advocate for social change. We were honored to work and learn with Em for nearly 5 years, and miss them every day.

Learn more about Em and the Em Scout Carr Memorial Scholarship here: https://thecapacitycollective.org/em-scholarship/
Learn more about Harm Reduction here: https://hri.global/what-is-harm-reduction/
Learn more about The Capacity Collective here: https://thecapacitycollective.org/

06/16/2025

Children, young people, and families thrive when they have access to high-quality, equitable, and culturally relevant services and programs, and Best Starts partners with many small, culturally spe…

09/14/2024

It is with broken hearts that we share with you that our beloved colleague, Em Carr, was taken from us this past weekend.

Em was everything you could ever dream of having as both a colleague and friend. They were the chosen family that we needed and they served as a crucial part of our team here at The CC. Our small family still isn’t sure how we’re going to possibly move forward without our Em.

We would like to also share with you that starting in 2025 The Capacity Collective will be begin offering the Em Carr Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship will be offered to one nonprofit organization each year that supports and uplifts harm reduction within their communities. The scholarship will provide this nonprofit, free of charge, the data capacity building supports they need to tell their stories within their community. This is some of the work Em cared most deeply about (and was so, so good at) and we are honored to do what we can to help keep their legacy alive. More details to come.

Please also consider donating to the Abortion Care Network, another cause near and dear to Em’s heart.

We love you, our sweet friend. We will miss you forever. Rest well. 💛

Janae, Meredith, Jenn, and Heather

05/14/2024

We were honored to participate in this much-needed conversation about data autonomy and ownership and the powers held by funders of community-based organizations. It’s time to recenter community and give these organizations the space to collect and analyze the data needed to amplify their true story and impact.

Special thanks to Ron Waddell, Marybeth Campbell, and the team at Legendary Legacies Inc. We can’t wait to see what comes next!

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07/12/2022

We are ! If you like data, and working with community-based organizations, check it out!

To apply, visit our website at https://thecapacitycollective.org/careers/.

Join Our Collective! Current Job Openings: Project Manager, Capacity Building (Part Time or Full Time) – NEW! Time: Part time to full time, depending on availability Location: Fully Remote (organization based in King County, Washington) Part Time Salary: $30,000 to $45,000/year DOE and schedule (h...

02/04/2022

The Capacity Collective is seeking applicants for our 2022 Resilient Families Advisory Council! This paid opportunity is open to all direct service providers who work with families with children 0 to 5 in King County. The deadline for applications is Friday, February 11th. Interested? Questions? Visit http://bit.ly/rfac2022 to find out more!

01/29/2021

We have been honored to be a part of the Best Starts for Kids initiative since 2018. We hope the levy is renewed so the great work can continue!

Executive Constantine announces Best Starts for Kids levy renewal: new child care for families with low incomes, continuing and expanding programs that help children and families thrive January 28, 2021 Summary King County Executive Dow Constantine today announced his plan for the six-year Best Star...

12/03/2020

And just like that, we are a team of nine! We are thrilled and honored to welcome these brilliant new minds to our team, and can't wait for them to start working with the communities we love so much.

Please join us in welcoming: Araceli, Audrey, Helen, Jennifer, and Lin to our collective!

10/27/2020

We are super excited to announce the next chapter of work here at The Capacity Collective. Over the next year, we will be working with community-based organizations throughout King County to support the development of Prenatal to Five Culturally Relevant Measurement Tools. Data and evaluation do not come as 'one size fits all' and we are looking forward to the opportunity to help CBO's measure their strengths and resilience in ways that best represent the communities they serve.

It is an honor and a privilege to continue this work with Best Starts for Kids and our capacity building partners, Cardea Services! ⭐️

We are glad to announce our awardees for 2 data and evaluation projects supporting Best Starts prenatal to five programs!