Collective Resourcing Cohort

A program convening leaders in San Diego across communities and resources to cultivate the practice of values-aligned collaboration, build tangible skills, and take shared accountability for resourcing and advancing lasting systems change.

  • Collective resourcing is a community-led practice of pooling and mobilizing money, relationships, skills, and knowledge to meet shared needs and advance collective goals.

    It is rooted in trust, solidarity, care, and abundance — and shaped by communities who have long sustained themselves through collective action.

  • San Diego is at a pivotal moment. Community leaders are being asked to do more with less, often in isolation, while navigating systems that reward competition over collaboration. 


    Community leaders need short-term unrestricted funding and better ways of working together. Leaders need immediate, flexible resources and the space to build trust, align strategy, and move collectively.

    This cohort offers both.

About the Cohort

A cross-sector cohort of 12 San Diego leaders coming together to…

  • Build shared, community-informed resourcing strategies

  • Strengthen trust and relationships across sectors

  • Develop and practice collective resourcing approaches

  • Launch real, collaborative initiatives

  • Transform how resources flow in San Diego — from siloed and competitive to aligned, community-driven, and rooted in shared power

Program Design

Duration: 3 months
Format: 10 in-person sessions (2–3 hours each)

All learning is anchored in collective resourcing and real-time resource mobilization.

This is a learning-through-action cohort. Each session includes:

  • Grounding and reflection

  • Practical frameworks and real-world examples

  • Applied group exercises

  • Dedicated project work time

  • Commitments and shared accountability

Curriculum is guided by the Water of Systems Change framework, exploring:

  • Mental models and beliefs

  • Power and relationships

  • Practices, policies, and resource flows

More about
the program

  • Collective Resourcing
    Shift from isolated fundraising to shared, aligned strategies that mobilize resources across organizations and communities.

    Learning Through Action
    Participants apply concepts directly to real initiatives, building and testing ideas throughout the cohort.

    Relationship Building
    Trust is the foundation of collective work. The cohort is intentionally designed to deepen relationships, reflection, and honest dialogue.

    Systems Thinking
    Participants map how resources flow (and don’t flow) across the region, identifying leverage points for change.

    Multi-Level Resourcing
    Explore how resources move across multiple levels:

    • Organization ↔ Organization

    • Leader ↔ Staff

    • Organization ↔ Funders

  • By the end of the cohort, participants will:

    • Launch collective resourcing initiatives or collaborations

    • Develop shared, cross-organizational fundraising strategies

    • Build lasting, trust-based relationships across sectors

    • Create practical tools to sustain collective work

  • For Participants

    • Increased capacity to mobilize resources collaboratively

    • Stronger relationships and support systems

    • Practical tools for immediate application

    • Expanded ability to work across difference and sector

    • Clearer systems analysis and strategies for change

    For the San Diego Region

    • A more connected, collaborative regional ecosystem

    • Stronger infrastructure for equitable resource flow

    • Increased ability to mobilize resources for systems change

    • A shift toward community-informed, trust-based funding practices

  • Más Allá designed the Collective Resourcing Cohort, drawing inspiration from a range of collaborative, equity-driven frameworks. They are a values-driven, community-centered fundraising consulting firm dedicated to raising revenue for and with BIPOC communities.

    The cohort will be facilitated by Shantel Suárez Ávila, Founder & Principal Strategist, and María Reneé Morales, Strategist at Más Allá, in partnership with Anna Sotto from Akitso and Jean-Huy Tran from Viet Voices.

Get Involved

Fund the Cohort
Invest in the people, relationships, and practices that make long-term impact possible.
Support leaders to build trust, align strategy, and move resources collectively.

Join the Cohort
Be part of a community that is collaborative and reimagines how resources flow in San Diego.
Join the interest list to receive the application.

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