July 2019
Newsletter
The Mel King Institute for Community Building offers training and educational opportunities to help build just and inclusive communities. This newsletter contains MKI and partner trainings, upcoming conferences, educational opportunities and resources for further exploration of the field.
Your 2019 Breakfast Recap:

Thank you to everyone who sponsored and joined us at the 10th Mel King Institute Anniversary Breakfast! It was a great morning filled with testimonials, spoken word & dance, a powerful keynote address, and the presentation of our annual video. Here are highlights of the celebration:

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors:
Founding Sponsors
LISC Boston
MACDC
MassHousing
Platinum
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Kuehn Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp.
Massachusetts Housing Partnership
NeighborWorks America
Santander Bank
Gold
Boston Private
WinnCompanies
Silver
BlueHub Capital
Kevin P. Martin & Associates PC
Klein Hornig LLP
M&T Bank
Needham Bank
NEI General Contracting
Peter Munkenbeck
TD Bank
Tufts Health Plan
Bronze 
Ann Silverman Consulting
Cambridge Trust
CEDAC
CHAPA
Diane Gordon Consulting
Enterprise Community Partners
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
Housing Opportunities Unlimited
Jamaica Plain NDC
Licata Risk Advisors
Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp.
Mat Thall
Pinck & Co.
Preservation of Affordable Housing
Roxbury Run Series
TSNE MissionWorks
Wellesley Bank
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Featured Event
Instructor - Anne Silverman,
Ann L. Silverman Consulting

Confused about how to move forward with your community development career? In this workshop for entry-level community development professionals, volunteers and students, we will help participants reflect on positions they've had and how to work towards their career goals.

We will identify the kinds of jobs available, and what skills people might need to build to meet their career goals. A panel of community development practitioners will share stories of their career paths, and what they look for in new hires.
Upcoming MKI Events
Applications now open
for the Certificate Program!
2019 Certificate Program Graduate Stacy Carruth pictured with Shirronda Almeida, MKI Director
The Mel King Institute Certificate offers a new way to engage with our programming through a more comprehensive experience. By taking a range of existing MKI courses, this program provides an overview of the basic skills, knowledge, and values that underlie the work of community development in Massachusetts. 

2019 Certificate Program Graduates Rita Shah & Stacy Carruth pictured with Fehintola Abioye, MKI Program Coordinator
Public Housing Training Program 

The Resident Leader Training is a free two-day training for any  resident of public housing who would like to enhance their leadership skills, learn about new state regulations, or get involved in a tenant group. Leaders of Local Tenant Organizations, “Task Forces” and other tenant groups are highly encouraged to attend.

Upcoming Training Opportunities:

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Conferences
~ Thank you for an amazing Training Year ~
We look forward to bringing you more trainings that will enhance your ability to make positive change in your communities.
Featured Report
Supply, Demand and the Challenge of Local Control
By The Boston Foundation, Northeastern Dukakis Center, MHP, UMASS Donahuse Institute

The Greater Boston Housing Report Card serves as an  annual assessment of housing conditions in Greater Boston and what needs to be done to meet the region’s goals for current and future housing production. This report card serves as a key resource of housing information within the region.

In Case You Missed it
" We had 20 people both TA Advisors and business owners (restaurant and value added producers) on board. The day was full of training.  Traveling to we learned about the show, trends from Chef Bill and some participants used this as a focus group to get feedback about labels and ideas. There was lots of peer learning the whole time. On the way home all kinds of information about the experience, and how people where using the information going forward was shared. Everyone would do this again next year. "

~ Fancy Food Show Participant

Get on the Bus! to the New York Fancy Food Show

The Mel King Institute 10th Anniversary Breakfast wasn't the only amazing event happening in the month of June. With financial support from Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC), the Western Mass TA Collaboration and the Mel King Institute were able to partner and bring TA advisors and food business owners from communities across the state to the New York Fancy Food Show.