co:lab - a civic accelerator

We counted your votes, and now it’s time to announce a winner! The Co:Lab team with the most votes and will receive $5,000 in funding is...TEAM @ClarkeSquareMKE with their idea InterNATIONAL Avenue! Thank you to all who voted! See their project here: youtu.be/Yc-mYvUsMCE

Who’s getting your vote: Team Riverworks, Team Lindsay Heights, or Team Clarke Square? Cast your vote for your favorite @colabmke project by Midnight CST tonight to determine which will receive $5000! Vote: colabmke.com/vote

Tomorrow is your last chance to vote for your favorite #colabmke project and help determine which will receive $5,000 in funding! Watch the pitches and vote today: colabmke.com/vote

Our #colabmke teams' projects include InterNATIONAL Avenue in Clarke Square, The Painting Project in Lindsay Heights and Vibe Together in Riverworks. Have you voted for your favorite yet? The winning project will receive $5,000 in funding to move forward! colabmke.com/vote

JUST ANNOUNCED: We need your help! Hear pitches from the @colabmke teams, and vote for which one you think deserves $5k in funding! For the past 10 weeks, the teams have worked with 3 MKE neighborhoods to develop solutions for real community challenges. colabmke.com/vote

Moving forward, we will be conducting #colabmke virtually to provide the best, safest possible civic accelerator for our participants in spite of #COVID19. Keep your eyes out for more updates coming your way and stay safe, #MKE! @TheCommonsWI @StartupMKE @NEWaukee

It’s already our fourth workshop! Tonight, our #colabmke teams are checking in with their mentors to share progress on their neighborhood projects.

It's the official kickoff weekend for #CoLabMKE! We can't wait to see our teams get to work in the @MarketplaceBID, @riverworksmke, and @ClarkeSquareMKE neighborhoods! colabmke.com

We’re getting ready for our #colabmke kick-off weekend on February 8–9. Working with the Clarke Square, Lindsay Heights and Riverworks BIDs, we have the 3 areas of opportunity that our teams will be working on this year! bit.ly/2snM770

Apply for our 2020 #colabmke program! Apply: colabmke.com

Want to get more involved in the city, but don’t know how to start or where to go? Apply to join Co:Lab, led by @TheCommonsWI, @NEWaukee and @StartupMKE! Help generate fresh ideas to solve real community issues. colabmke.com

“The people & facilitators are awesome, & it’s really exciting to be able to work to help improve the city of MKE & make it even more amazing than it already is.” - Tori Bringedahl, Manager, Marketing Strategy Loyalty Personalization at @Kohls Apply: colabmke.com

Our third and final 2020 #colabmke neighborhood is @riverworksmke! We can’t wait to see all of the great ideas that our new teams generate in 2020. Applications are live now! See all of 3 of our participating 2020 neighborhoods here: bit.ly/34Y3VE6

As part of our 2020 #colabmke program, participants will pitch their solutions to a live audience for the chance to win funding! Earlier this year, we gave away over $6000 to bring our 2019 teams' ideas to life. Apply: colabmke.com

Our second 2020 #colabmke neighborhood is Clarke Square and the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative! See all of 3 of our participating 2020 neighborhoods here: bit.ly/34Y3VE6

“During #colabmke, I learned a lot about creative problem solving and going into communities that I’m not familiar with.” – Andy Hartman, Content Manager and Market Analyst – UK Commercial Insurance at @Zywave Apply to be a part of Co:Lab: colabmke.com

With our 2020 #colabmke program comes a new set of #MKE neighborhoods we’re partnering with! Our first neighborhood is Lindsay Heights and Marketplace BID 32! See all of 3 of our participating 2020 neighborhoods here: colabmke.com/blog/2019/9/19/…

Based on pre- and post-program assessments, our 2019 #colabmke participants saw a jump in their ability to engage within communities that are not their own (35.5% increase), take risks (30.6% increase) & persist through failure (24.6% increase). Apply: colabmke.com