Stop letting limited capacity kill your big ideas! In a tight funding climate, finding and securing public dollars is crucial, but it often feels overwhelming and adversarial. This session cuts through the noise. Featuring the CBO leaders who successfully piloted the Public Resource Leveraging framework in Oakland, alongside an innovative government partner, you'll learn how to transform your approach. We’ll provide a step-by-step guide with examples answering: 1. How can your organization maximize public funding impact without maxing out capacity? 2. How can Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and governments rethink their relationship around public funding? Discover the mindset shifts and institutional supports that turn the CBO- government dynamic into a symbiotic, high-impact partnership. Leave with the proven framework, guide, and the inspiration to secure your future. This is a direct follow up to last year's session "Public Resource Leverage: Bringing Practicality to a Promise in Systems Change."

Learning Question: How Do We Build Financial Permanence to Ensure Collective Impact Becomes a Legacy, Not a Project?