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Spokane Alliance United

Spokane Alliance United empowers community members through training in organizing skills, fostering leadership, and promoting civic engagement to build a healthier democracy. They focus on relational power to address local issues and create positive change.

Please join us on September 15th 4-5PM&nbsp;at Covenant UMC (15515 Gleneden, Spokane, WA 99208) for the opportunity to catch up with the connections you made during this year&#39;s training week. The reunion will take place before our Quarterly Delegate Council and you are more than welcome to stay for both. (If you are planning to stay for the Delegate Council, please select that option here and fill out the dietary restrictions form.)

Reunion for the 2026 IAF Pacific Regional Organizing Training

We invite you to attend the Friends of the Alliance Fundraiser, &quot;Our Stories, Our Future,&quot; on May 21st, 5:30-7:00pm at St. John&rsquo;s Cathedral. It will be an evening dedicated to celebrating our shared accomplishments and investing in our future, featuring a TED Talk-style program.&nbsp; The Spokane Alliance is a people-powered organization rooted in a broad-based tradition of faith, labor, and community. Together, we organize people and money for the common good. In the last year alone, our collective power led to real wins:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Supported the School Bond and Park Levy: We knocked on 3,000 doors and talked directly to voters to pass the School Bond and Parks Levy generating $240M and $200M respectively for kids and recreation.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Passed the 2025 Community Workforce Agreement: We passed first-of-its kind legislation in Eastern Washington, ensuring our public dollars support family-sustaining jobs with health insurance and secure retirement on Public Works projects over $5 Million.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">$7.6 Million in affordable housing: We supported funding for new units and housing services, and had a section of city code renamed for our work.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Trained close to 90 leaders: We equipped them to build public relationships, engage Indigenous partners, and lead campaigns that win measurable change.</li></ul>We invite you to support this work by attending and donating at this event as we work toward increasing our capacity to respond to the needs of our community and help our neighbors. Your $0 ticket includes entry, appetizers, dessert, beverages, and community.&nbsp; Doors open at 5:30pm to eat, drink, and enjoy community.The program is from 6:00PM-7:00PM, and we will get you out on time.

"Our Stories, Our Future" Storytelling Night & Fundraiser

Community members from across Spokane are invited to a Foundations of Community Organizing 2-Day Training, led by IAF Pacific Trainers. This event is designed to provide folks with the necessary skills and knowledge to become effective community leaders and understand the basics of broad-based community organizing. This training is interactive and engaging, with opportunities to practice telling stories, building relationships, and negotiating. Participants will have the chance to engage with experienced community organizers and learn from their expertise. They will learn how to build relationships, analyze power dynamics, identify key issues, and create effective action plans and more. Overall, this two-day institute equips community members with the skills and knowledge to understand the importance of the role of civic society in a healthy local democracy. This training provides content based on the philosophy and practices developed by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in 80 years of organizing experience. The topics include:<ul fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Why organize? &ndash; Examine the history, traditions, and values of our labor, faith, community, and educational organizations.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Fundamental organizing skills &ndash; Learn tools to conduct individual relational meetings, listening sessions, research, negotiations, and action to help obtain a concrete, winnable outcome.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Strengthening our institutions &ndash; Engage people systematically in a culture that is relational, action-oriented, and reflective.</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Problems vs. issues &ndash; Focus from general problems to concrete, winnable issues by using relational power in the public arena to negotiate for the common good.</li></ul>

Foundations of Organizing Training April 17-18, 2026

Your gift to Spokane Alliance United strengthens local people working together for the common good. Every dollar supports organizing, leadership development, community trainings, and advocacy rooted in Spokane&rsquo;s neighborhoods. By donating to Spokane Alliance United, a 501(c)(3) organization, you help equip ordinary people with the skills and confidence to lead change in their communities. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Every day, families in Spokane face economic pressures, housing instability, and systems that leave people feeling isolated or powerless. Your support makes it possible for community members to organize together, speak at public hearings, build relationships across differences, and hold decision-makers accountable. Together, we are creating pathways for people to have a real voice in the decisions that shape their lives. Your commitment helps build a stronger, more connected Spokane where people can act collectively to solve problems and create lasting change. Thank you for investing in leadership, solidarity, and a more just community for everyone.

Your gift to Spokane Alliance United strengthens local people working together for the common good. Every dollar supports organizing, leadership development, community trainings, and advocacy rooted in Spokane’s neighborhoods. By donating to Spokane Alliance United, a 501(c)(3) organization, you help equip ordinary people with the skills and confidence to lead change in their communities. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.Every day, families in Spokane face economic pressures, housing instability, and systems that leave people feeling isolated or powerless. Your support makes it possible for community members to organize together, speak at public hearings, build relationships across differences, and hold decision-makers accountable. Together, we are creating pathways for people to have a real voice in the decisions that shape their lives.Your commitment helps build a stronger, more connected Spokane where people can act collectively to solve problems and create lasting change. Thank you for investing in leadership, solidarity, and a more just community for everyone.

Spokane Alliance United

Past events

Past events

Reunion for the 2026 IAF Pacific Regional Organizing Training

"Our Stories, Our Future" Storytelling Night & Fundraiser

Foundations of Organizing Training April 17-18, 2026

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