Best Starts for Kids Community Engagement Survey! Best Starts for Kids is community driven which means your input, as community voice, is critical. Best Starts strong commitment to equity requires participation by community members to achieve the kind of community we want to build together. Let us know your thoughts on BSK and the work for greater equity and healthier communities in King County!
COO + Resource Media Introduction to Digital Advocacy training on May 5, 2020 recording and resources
Read MoreCOO + Resource Media Introduction to Virtual Meetings and Equitable Facilitation Techniques Training recording & resources from May 8, 2020
Read MoreResources from COO + The Management Center Workshop: Remote Management through COVID-19 workshop including slide deck and management tools and templates
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic brings unprecedented challenges to many Best Starts partners. Some have had to discontinue, limit or substantially modify their community services. To address some these challenges, our capacity builders are producing a series of webinars to be released over the coming weeks.
Read MoreLatest news from the Food Innovation Network (week of April 3, 2020)
Read MoreNew partnerships funded by King County and Seattle Foundation will help address inequities in housing, health and economic opportunity. The 17 nonprofits that successfully competed for $4.15 million in funding will focus on policy and systems change efforts towards increased health and wellness.
Read MoreAlongside the People’s Economy Lab, COO brought Aaron Tanaka, founder of the Boston Ujima Project and Director of the Center for Economic Democracy, to a dialogue with local grassroots organizations, philanthropy, small businesses, and government about developing economic models that are rooted within our communities for greater well-being.
Read MoreParticipate in the EDI Fund Equity Analysis survey to submit input on potential changes to the 2020 and future funding rounds. The survey questions are intended to give the program staff and the Interim Advisory Board guidance on preferences within the Equitable Development community about strategies and goals the EDI Fund should prioritize with funding.
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