OPEN BUFFALO SEEKING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANT
The Executive Operations Specialist plays a pivotal role in supporting the Executive Director (ED) and the senior leadership team, ensuring the organization operates efficiently and effectively in pursuit of its social justice mission.
This role is for a dynamic leader who thrives in a versatile environment, seamlessly balancing strategic planning, hands-on program support, and cross-functional collaboration.
Calling all up-and-coming change agents! Open Buffalo is again recruiting community members to join the ranks of over 175 Emerging Leaders and counting.
Open Buffalo collaborates with Buffalo Public Schools' Guardians of Equity to develop courageous leadership models that promote equity, inclusion and systemic change within the education system.
Open Buffalo is honored to receive Inspire Change grant and recognition from the Buffalo Bills Social Justice Committee.
We at Open Buffalo are incredibly proud of each of the graduates, and we cannot wait to see how their projects develop as they begin to put them into action.
At the present time, the organization is seeking professional cleaning services for weekly, monthly, and quarterly cleaning duties.
Open Buffalo is seeking a contracted bookkeeper to support the Administration & Finance Department of the organization.
Informative community bus tour left leaders energized to begin putting ideas to work to improve their neighborhoods.
The goal of the contest is to challenge young adults to develop short social media videos that highlight the importance of clean, safe, reliable, and accessible transportation options for everyone.
Information gathered from the survey will help Clean Mobility Buffalo and its many community partners strategize ways to make transportation cleaner, safer, and more reliable and accessible for everyone.
Hurricane Milton and persistent superstorms are what it looks like for the Earth to fight back against human-driven climate change.
Open Buffalo salutes the life and bravery of Ruby Bridges and the battles she waged and continues to wage. Her courage gives us the strength to carry on our mission.
it is myopic to believe that car ownership should afford one a greater claim to roadways and safe travel than any other form of transportation.
In its July "O Newsletter," John R. Oishei Foundation relayed its Race, Power, and Privilege training experience with Open Buffalo.
This year’s Opening Weekend Retreat focused on healing and self-care practices and provided our Emerging Leaders with an opportunity to rest and build their own personalized self-care plans.
The Color Run is all about free food, awesome music, and (washable) color dust for everyone!
In this role, Golden will spearhead Open Buffalo's contributions to the Clean Mobility Buffalo initiative, a coalition-based project funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). We are thrilled to welcome Golden, a longtime supporter of OB's ecological justice projects, to the team!
Without all of your help, our Open Buffalo family would not have had such an empowering and uplifting time together. We Look forward to creating more success with you next year.
On Monday, May 13, Open Buffalo hosted a press conference commemorating the two-year mark after the white-supremacist terrorism attack that claimed the lives of 10 Black people in Buffalo at the Tops market on Jefferson Avenue.
Two Years After the 5/14 Attack, Open Buffalo Marks Racial Justice Achievements and Current Priorities at Press Conference
Her speech was entitled "How Racial Bias Shows up in Access to and Quality of Maternal Care."
In the span of four short days last week, The Race Power and Privilege (RPP) Program completed an outstanding week of five distinct trainings and community engagements throughout Buffalo.
Open Buffalo's "Race, Power, and Privilege" training team (Franchelle Parker, Dr. Kush Bhardwaj, and Max Anderson) had an amazing experience delivering four-days of intensive anti-racism training to Community Services for Every1.
The Open Buffalo Emerging Leaders Program is again recruiting up-and-coming change agents.
Environmental Site Assessment Will Support Development of the Open Buffalo Urban Ecology Center
The panel discussed how the underfunding of Medicaid contributes to poor health outcomes largely in the Black and Latino communities, particularly affecting low-income seniors, expectant mothers, young children from low-income families, and people with disabilities.
For our 2024 MLK Day of Service, Open Buffalo was accompanied by Nickel City Ultimate and the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals.
In the state of New York, there is concrete evidence of the long-term psychic damage inflicted upon the Black community, including the subsequent effects on housing discrimination, biased policing, income inequality and mass incarceration of African Americans.
Open Buffalo is proud to help bring to the public a new data-mapping tool that will help our community develop a clearer picture of the problem of lead pipes delivering water to city homes.
Training sessions designed to not be a sixth day of school, but a hands-on workshop where your real-time learning can be applied as soon as you walk out the door.
These graduates join the ranks of over 150 Emerging Leaders alumni in building a more just, connected, and equitable Western New York.
This year our all-star support team for Getting out the Vote (GOTV) paved a foundation for future years!
There is no other better example of building together and creating community than a passionate community-focused, service training.
Open Buffalo is proud to have supported Food for the Spirit as its fiscal sponsor since 2020.
The Open Buffalo Ecology Center is a 10-acre urban refuge that will be housed on Buffalo’s East Side. It will offer the ample green space, outdoor recreation, educational opportunities, and community-building spaces and activities intended to correct the financial and physical harms inflicted upon Black bodies amid decades of environmental racism, systematic disinvestment, and a worsening climate crisis.
Ms. Ina had a deep passion for caring for her “community babies,” being a god-mom, mentoring, and being an educational advocate, leaving an indelible mark on Buffalo Public Schools at every level.
Open Buffalo Executive Director Franchelle Parker was honored at the 51st Black Achievers Awards on September 30, 2023.
Ecological Justice Coordinator Tendaji Ya'Ukuu sat down to discuss these projects and more with WBFO's "What's Next?" program.
Last Saturday, September 16, we were happy to celebrate the return of the Emerging Leaders community bus tour!
Open Buffalo engaged a riveted audience of students from The University at Buffalo Law School on September 15, 2003.
September is National Suicide Prevention and Self-Care Awareness month. National BRAVE Day is observed on the last Friday of the month too, serving as a reminder for women to seek strength in one another. Thus, we celebrate the late and great Audre Lorde, who defined intersectionality well before the term was coined.
Open Buffalo reaffirms our commitment to teaching anti-racism, love, and justice.
Bring your loved ones and soak in the vibrant atmosphere of the Juneteenth Parade. Enjoy colorful floats, and inspiring performances. Let's come together to make cherished memories and strengthen our unity as we celebrate this significant moment in our history!
A collective of buffalo organizations are looking to collaborate with community members to address clean mobility issues throughout the East Side of Buffalo.
Open Buffalo is collaborating with a professor and Environmental Science Ph.D. to test the soil of homes within a half-mile radius of the previous General Motors and American Axel Site; in labs at Buffalo State University.
The Emerging Leaders Program is changing the face of leadership and decision-making in our communities. It is distinguished by its unique focus on leadership for justice and social change, as well as our community of alumni and mentors.
On February 28, Open Buffalo’s Youth Action team led a civic engagement training, “Train for a Change,” for the Erie-Niagara AHEC PATCH Teen Educators.
Reflecting on the past 12 months, 2022 hardened Open Buffalo's resolve to build community resilience, increased our capacity to love, and inspired us to double down on strengthening and uplifting the individuals who suffer racial, economic, and ecological injustices everyday. Our team invites you to explore what that looked like in action last year.
Heart of The City Neighborhood Inc. (HOCN) and Open Buffalo seek a Stakeholder Liaison to assure project connection with and representation of communities of people living in Buffalo’s East Side for a green mobility initiative. Responses to this RFP must be received by 12pm, March 23, 2023.
Heart of The City Neighborhood Inc. (HOCN) and Open Buffalo seek a communications team to shape branding, public relations, and marketing for a community-based 2.5 year campaign focused on green mobility in Buffalo’s East Side.
Join Open Buffalo this June for a weeklong Community Organizing Boot Camp, in which we will train young leaders between the ages of 14-24 in a variety of Organizing skills and tactics.
Open Buffalo statement on the Colorado Springs, CO shootings
During Civic Engagement fellowship with Open Buffalo, Temara Cross actively used and reflected on tools gained from previous leadership and outreach experiences.
Byron Chavis: "Joining this fellowship was a great accomplishment for me personally, and it has been nothing but amazing."
We're back and better! Premiering TONIGHT at 5pm is the re-launch of our podcast!
Learn about the history of environmental contamination in WNY, causes of climate change, and Just Transition solutions to help save the planet.
On October 4, 2022, Hilbert College, as part of St. Francis week had Open Buffalo Executive Director Franchelle Parker as their keynote speaker.
The goal of the Credible Community Mentor position is to provide support and resources for youth returning from the juvenile justice system.
Open Buffalo hosts an event for National Voter Registration Day
In collaboration with Social Change, Open Buffalo will offer hardship awards to current and former Tops Supermarket employees.
Fun was had by all at the annual event.
Anchored in love and service, the Justice40 Accelerator is a 12-month program that will provide Open Buffalo seed funding, technical assistance, training, connections, and peer support as we seek federal funding flowing from the Biden Administration’s Justice40 Initiative.
Open Buffalo was in person at Juneteenth 2022!
One month after the May 14 Tops terrorist attack, Open Buffalo provides an update on the ongoing recovery efforts and offers gratitude for widespread support.
This program aims to build relationships with local families and give away baby supplies.
Open Buffalo stands steadfast to our commitment to achieve racial equity in Buffalo.
Open Buffalo is looking for young adults to phone and text bank. Get paid $20 an hour!
At Open Buffalo's third annual Sankofa celebration, we took time to revisit our recent accomplishments and reconnect with our friends, partners, and allies.
Franchelle Parker receives the Community Service Award at Buffalo Urban League's Annual Gala
Open Buffalo discusses the events of Ukraine with filmmaker Lukia Costello
Open Buffalo celebrates our 3rd Annual Sankofa Event!
On November 20, Youth Action held a youth-led Q&A with four panelists from the community and the City of Buffalo.
OB Youth Action teams up with Project Mona’s House to address crisis of missing children in Buffalo.
Join us on Saturday, October 2 for our first annual "Freedom Summer" Leadership & Civic Engagement Symposium!
Open Buffalo seeks videography/video editing services for the creation of a short series of racial equity training videos.
Heather Kuhn, a student at UB School of Law, reflects on her recent human rights internship with Open Buffalo.
Open Buffalo has declared the Summer of 2021 a Freedom Summer! This Freedom Summer pays homage to the ancestors, organizers, freedom fighters and organizations who created the first Freedom Summer in 1964.
The Color Run, hosted by Open Buffalo’s Youth Action on Saturday, July 31, was an engaging, fun-filled event for the community.
June is the month to celebrate all the obstacles that were overcome by the LGBTQ+ community and for allies to show their support and acknowledge that our differences are what bring us closer together as people.
Let us teach the ignorant the truth and importance of this day, as we walk, shout and rejoice our Independence Day. Fist up!
Sponsoring Councilmember Ulysees O. Wingo Sr. joins Open Buffalo and other concerned community stakeholders in calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to bring critical voting rights legislation for a vote in the U.S. Senate.
Average citizens stopped by Jefferson and Utica to share their experiences and explain how their lives could be changed by the passage of bills like Clean Slate and the For the People Act.
The Open Buffalo Freedom Summer Fellowship is an intensive leadership development program designed to: empower residents in Western New York with knowledge of the history of the original Freedom Summer; register and engage with voters; and work on winning the For the People Act on the national level.
On Saturday, May 8, Open Buffalo’s Youth Action (YA) hosted a “Save our Children” Community Town Hall. The YA leaders wanted to raise awareness around the narrative that labels missing children of color as “runaways” and how amber alerts are racialized.
Youth leaders call on public officials and community members to do better for missing persons and their families.
On Saturday, May 1, Open Buffalo hosted a “Know Your Rights” Cookout at Martin Luther King Jr. Park for the community to celebrate the passing of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) and learn what work still needs to be done!
We are now accepting applications for the 2021 cohort of Open Buffalo Emerging Leaders.
Recently Enacted Marijuana Reforms Represent Significant Racial Equity Advancement for the People of New York State.
In the aftermath of this week's shooting rampage that took eight innocent lives in the Atlanta area -- yet another national tragedy authored by a hate-filled man with a gun -- Open Buffalo mourns and stands in solidarity with all those impacted directly or from afar.
On February 16th, 2021, Open Buffalo along with the Emerging Leaders class of 2020 launched the Community Restoration Project to push for equitable cannabis legalization, "clean slate" criminal justice legislation, and progressive tax reforms.
DEADLINE: Friday, February 5, 2021
Welcome to the application for the Open Buffalo Justice Fellowship Program.
We are delighted that you are interested in being a part of our change-maker family! The Justice Fellowship Program is an intensive leadership development program designed to empower residents in Western New York with the skills and resources required to drive organizations and institutions toward equity, inclusion, and long-term systems change.