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Community Cohorts

Cohorts move together — shared curriculum, shared benchmarks, shared accountability. Local and market cohorts roll up into a state cohort, and state cohorts roll up into the FIX$ national ecosystem.

Organizations join as sub-cohorts. Churches, schools, nonprofits, civic groups, and business associations that want a dedicated organization dashboard join the local cohort for their geography — for example, Macon churches join FIX$ Macon, which rolls up into FIX$ Georgia. Your organization keeps its own dashboard, and its activity rolls up through the hierarchy without duplication.

Structure · Geographic hierarchy

Five levels, one roll-up

Every cohort in FIX$ sits inside the same structure. Engagement happens locally, intelligence aggregates regionally, strategy emerges statewide.

  1. 1

    Level 1

    National

    FIX$ USA

    Provides the common platform, standards, governance, AI Local Match architecture, and national intelligence.

  2. 2

    Level 2

    State Cohort

    FIX$ Georgia

    Aggregates activity from local cohorts and develops statewide partnerships, reporting, and strategy.

  3. 3

    Level 3

    Local / Market Cohort

    FIX$ Macon

    Metro, city, county, or multi-county ecosystems that operate independently and roll up to the state cohort.

  4. 4

    Level 4

    Organizations

    Churches · Nonprofits · Schools

    Organizations create trust and community engagement. Each has its own dashboard and impact insights.

  5. 5

    Level 5

    Participants

    Residents · Members · Employees

    Individuals engage through organizations as residents, consumers, students, volunteers, leaders, and more.

Community organizations (Level 4)

  • Churches
  • Nonprofits
  • Neighborhood Associations
  • Civic Organizations
  • Educational Institutions
  • Professional Organizations
  • Business Associations
  • Alumni Organizations
  • Community-Development Organizations

Participants (Level 5)

  • Residents
  • Consumers
  • Business Owners
  • Students
  • Members
  • Volunteers
  • Employees
  • Community Leaders

Many-to-many businesses. One verified business can belong to multiple organizations and ecosystems at once — a church, a chamber, and a neighborhood association can all claim the same local supplier.

Data roll-up architecture

Every transaction or activity carries geographic and organizational attribution and rolls up the hierarchy without duplication.

  1. National Intelligence
  2. State Cohort Aggregate
  3. Local Cohort Aggregate
  4. Organization Aggregate
  5. Participant / Business Activity

Cross-cohort AI Local Match

Match expands progressively — organization, local cohort, adjacent cohorts, then state — to find qualified local supply and reduce leakage. It keeps demand as local as practical, not artificially local.

Engagementhappens locally.

Intelligenceaggregates regionally.

Strategyemerges statewide.

Level 2 & 3 · State and local cohorts

Where cohorts are active

FIX$ NationalAll statesAll local / market cohortsAll sub-cohort types

Level 2 · State

Level 3 · Local / market

Level 4 · Sub-cohort type

25 matching sub-cohorts across 8 cohorts

FIX$ Georgia

State cohort

State cohort — launching

The reference state cohort. Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, and Macon operate as independent local ecosystems whose activity rolls up into statewide partnerships, sponsorship, and reporting.

TL

Trent Lyght

FIX$ Georgia State Cohort Ambassador

Atlanta

Metro Cohort

Forming — Phase 01

Rolls up to FIX$ Georgia

The state's largest market cohort — multi-county metro coverage anchored by corporate procurement and dense organizational networks.

Organizations
12
Counties
5
Readiness
40%
Current focus
  • Metro-wide organization recruitment
  • Corporate procurement alignment
  • Cross-cohort AI Local Match testing
  • Neighborhood association onboarding
Sub-cohorts (4)
  • Westside Neighborhood AllianceNeighborhood associationOnboarding
  • Metro Atlanta Faith CoalitionFaith-based organizationOnboarding
  • Atlanta Black Chamber NetworkBusiness associationPending review
  • AUC Alumni NetworkAlumni organizationPending review

Initiative phase: Founding Cohort Formation

Augusta

Local Cohort

Forming — Phase 01

Rolls up to FIX$ Georgia

A mid-size market cohort pairing anchor healthcare and education institutions with faith and civic organizations.

Organizations
6
Neighborhoods
4
Readiness
28%
Current focus
  • Anchor institution partnership mapping
  • Faith-based organization onboarding
  • Verified business inventory
  • Local leak detection baseline
Sub-cohorts (3)
  • Augusta Health Anchor PartnershipAnchor institutionOnboarding
  • Southside Baptist NetworkFaith-based organizationPending review
  • Augusta Civic LeagueCivic organizationPending review

Initiative phase: Community Readiness

Columbus

Local Cohort

Forming — Phase 01

Rolls up to FIX$ Georgia

A cross-state-line market cohort focused on regional retail leakage and military-adjacent household spending.

Organizations
5
Neighborhoods
3
Readiness
22%
Current focus
  • Regional leakage baseline
  • Business association alignment
  • Participant recruitment through churches
  • Local supplier verification
Sub-cohorts (2)
  • Chattahoochee Valley Chamber CircleBusiness associationOnboarding
  • Fort Benning Family Support NetworkNonprofitPending review

Initiative phase: Community Readiness

Macon

Local Cohort

Onboarding — Phase 02

Rolls up to FIX$ Georgia

The Georgia demonstration cohort — churches, the NAACP branch, the chamber, and community-development organizations sharing one verified business network.

Organizations
9
Verified businesses
85+
Readiness
55%
Current focus
  • Many-to-many business affiliation
  • Organization dashboards for churches and civic groups
  • Organization-to-cohort roll-up reporting
  • Cross-cohort match with Atlanta
Sub-cohorts (5)
  • Macon Ministerial AllianceFaith-based organizationActive
  • NAACP Macon BranchCivic organizationActive
  • Greater Macon ChamberBusiness associationActive
  • Macon Community Development Corp.NonprofitOnboarding
  • Bibb County Schools PartnershipSchool / educationOnboarding

Initiative phase: Organization Activation

FIX$ Alabama

State cohort

State cohort — pilot roll-up

Alabama's roll-up is anchored by the founding Huntsville pilot, where the EJV methodology is applied end to end.

GK

Gregory K. Anderson

FIX$ Alabama State Cohort Ambassador

Huntsville

Pilot

Active — Phase 03

Rolls up to FIX$ Alabama

The founding GeoEquity pilot. Huntsville is where the EJV methodology is first applied end to end — from business verification through published community reporting.

Organizations
24
Verified businesses
310+
Avg. EJV score
78
Current focus
  • Anchor institution procurement mapping
  • Verified local business registry
  • First public EJV impact report
  • ENGAGE program activation
Sub-cohorts (4)
  • Huntsville Church NetworkFaith-based organizationActive
  • Rocket City Small Business CouncilBusiness associationActive
  • Madison County Schools CoalitionSchool / educationActive
  • North Alabama Nonprofit RoundtableNonprofitOnboarding

Initiative phase: 24-Organization Cohort

FIX$ Maryland

State cohort

State cohort — forming

Maryland's roll-up begins with Baltimore, testing block-level leak detection and coalition governance across many partners at once.

GB

Gail B. Moody

FIX$ Maryland State Cohort Ambassador

Baltimore

Cohort

Onboarding — Phase 02

Rolls up to FIX$ Maryland

Baltimore extends GeoEquity into a dense, multi-neighborhood economy — testing block-level leak detection and coalition governance across many partners at once.

Organizations
18
Neighborhoods
9
Readiness
62%
Current focus
  • Neighborhood-level leak detection
  • Coalition data governance charter
  • Chamber and CDFI partner alignment
  • Readiness-to-activation roadmap
Sub-cohorts (3)
  • West Baltimore Neighborhood CouncilsNeighborhood associationActive
  • Baltimore CDFI PartnershipNonprofitOnboarding
  • Charm City Faith LeadersFaith-based organizationOnboarding

Initiative phase: Community Readiness

FIX$ California

State cohort

State cohort — forming

California's roll-up starts in San Diego with a cross-border, neighborhood-rooted coalition.

San Diego

Cohort

Forming — Phase 01

Rolls up to FIX$ California

San Diego is the newest GeoEquity cohort — building a cross-border, neighborhood-rooted coalition that connects procurement, small business resilience, and coastal community wealth.

Organizations
8
Neighborhoods
5
Readiness
35%
Current focus
  • Coalition building and partner mapping
  • Neighborhood business inventory pilot
  • Cross-sector procurement alignment
  • Founding member recruitment
Sub-cohorts (2)
  • Barrio Logan Community AllianceNeighborhood associationOnboarding
  • San Diego Border Business CouncilBusiness associationPending review

Initiative phase: Founding Cohort Formation

FIX$ Hawaii

State cohort

State cohort — forming

Hawaii's cohort builds island-based economic resilience — connecting local business verification, community wealth building, and place-based procurement across the state.

LJ

Lyntillus J. Boyd

FIX$ Hawaii State Cohort Ambassador

Honolulu

Local Cohort

Forming — Phase 01

Rolls up to FIX$ Hawaii

Honolulu is the launching point for FIX$ Hawaii — building a neighborhood-rooted coalition of organizations, small businesses, and civic partners across Oahu.

Lyntillus J. Boyd

FIX$ Honolulu Local Cohort Ambassador

Organizations
4
Neighborhoods
3
Readiness
25%
Current focus
  • Founding organization and partner mapping
  • Local business verification pilot
  • Island-based procurement alignment
  • Community onboarding and engagement
Sub-cohorts (2)
  • Honolulu Small Business CircleBusiness associationPending review
  • Oahu Faith NetworkFaith-based organizationPending review

Initiative phase: Founding Cohort Formation

Organizations · Sub-cohorts

Request a dedicated organization dashboard

Churches, schools, nonprofits, and small businesses join an existing community cohort as a sub-cohort. You get your own dashboard and member management; your impact rolls up into the cohort's geographic GeoEquity data. Fields marked * are required.

Reviewed by the cohort lead — typically within two business days.

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