Case Study: City of Sacramento District 2
The City of Sacramento District 2 Coalition is a network of more than 40 community-based organizations working together to advance resilience, equity, and long-term change in District 2.
Anchored by CLTRE, the coalition brings together organizations with diverse missions, strategies, and histories, united by a shared commitment to strengthening their community through collaboration.
We partnered with the coalition through our Unshakeable Organizations training program.
Our work included:
Delivering a 13-module course focused on building durable, values-aligned organizations
Supporting participants from multiple member organizations to develop shared language, frameworks, and skills
Providing coaching and real-time problem-solving support to participating organizations
Applying course insights to help the coalition establish clearer foundations for collaboration, structure, and trust
The approach allowed organizations to strengthen their internal capacity while simultaneously improving how they worked together as a coalition.
The coalition’s strength—its diversity and emphasis on relationality—was also a challenge.
Member organizations wanted to work together more deeply, but trust and relationships needed strengthening. At the same time, while the coalition had shared vision and values, it lacked clear structures to support coordination, shared decision-making, and collective impact.
They were asking:
How do we build trust without forcing consensus or over-pressuring relationships?
How do we repair and strengthen relationships while honoring each organization’s autonomy?
How do we create shared language and goals without flattening differences?
How do we increase the capacity of member organizations while strengthening the coalition as a whole?
Our impact:
The coalition developed stronger relational foundations and a shared understanding of how to collaborate effectively across difference.
Member organizations increased their capacity to contribute to collective efforts, while the coalition itself gained clearer structure, language, and practices to support coordination and trust. The result was a more resilient network—better equipped to pursue deep, long-term change together.