Mel King Institute Director's Corner
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Happy New Year!
This year at MKI we are riding the wave from our
10th Anniversary Celebration
last year, into our next decade. This winter at MKI we will continue to provide trainings in our core learning areas of Affordable Housing, Economic Development, Community Organizing & Planning, Nonprofit Governance, and Racial Equity. We are committed to supporting the community development work that is happening across the state so look for our workshops and trainings this season in Springfield, Lawrence, and Worcester. You can access our winter
training calendar here
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We are excited to launch our new
Business Development Certificate Program
with Cambridge College, Mass Growth Capitol Corporation, and Lawyers for Civil Rights for Small Business technical assistance providers this month. The
Alliance for Racial Equity
, in partnership with CHAPA, will begin the next cycle of the Community Development Mentoring Program later this spring. The
Public Housing Program
, and our growing roster of peer trainers, will continue to offer trainings for Board members and Resident Leaders across the state.
It is going to be a busy year (and decade) and we are excited to get started!
Shirronda Almeida
Mel King Institute Director
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Join us on Thursday for this Innovation Forum. The presenters will showcase some exciting business models for Community Developers to think about and provide a place for discussing their efficacy and whether/how they can be replicated, adapted and/or scaled.
Presenters will include:
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This training focuses on supervision and program management for adult staff. It addresses the roles and responsibilities of supervisors, communication, work relationships, program management, and the specific supervision of staff.
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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.
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Clark University
950 Main Street
Lurie Conference Room (in Higgins University Center)
Worcester, MA 01610
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This course will provide an overview of contemporary community development including its values, goals, theory of change and strategies.
Participants will explore:
- How the field has evolved since its birth in the 1960s and 1970s.
- How the field is currently organized, including the role of different players
- The core values and goals of the community development field
- and The core community economic development issues and strategies
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COMING SOON
Leadership Development Institute
- Worcester, MA
History of Boston Housing Workshops
- Boston, MA
HUD Counselors Training
- Boston, MA
Healthy Equity & Community Development
- Lawrence, MA
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Start Date:
~ Wednesday, January 22, 2020 ~
This program is a comprehensive examination of establishing and operating a small business in today’s dynamic business environment. It provides the knowledge and business technical skills needed in order to
deliver high quality business consultation and technical assistance to small businesses including women, immigrant, veteran, and minority owned businesses.
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Brought to you by Cambridge College, Lawyers for Civil Rights, Mel King Institute, and
Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (
MGCC)
Contact Fehintola Abioye at fehintolaa@macdc.org for more details or with any questions.
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Public Housing Training Program
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This training helps participants handle challenges unique to their particular role as both a resident and a
Board Member of a public housing authority.
Participants learn about the role of the Board Member, take an in-depth look at budgets and capital improvement plans, and receive a free resource binder.
Upcoming Training Opportunities:
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This training builds on the Public Housing Training Program’s Resident Leader training to help participants work more closely and effectively in their communities. It is being offered in partnership with trainer George Luse as part of the Resident Leader curriculum update process.
Upcoming Training Opportunities:
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Community Organizing & Planning
Nonprofit Governance
Racial Equity
Real Estate Development
Other
Application Deadlines
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Share Your Programming with Us!
Do you have a training, conference, or program application you'd like us to promote in our next Newsletter? Send it our way to
melkinginstitute@macdc.org
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In the subject line please include:
MKI Newsletter Programming
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This Regroup session is open to people who have participated in any Undoing Racism Workshop facilitated by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (ever at anytime, anywhere) including our most recent session in September. Join us to Review Core Concepts from the training, continue your Undoing Racism learning, and expand your anti-racism network.
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What We're Reading This Month
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REDLINED by Richard W Wise
goes into the depths of what occurred while banks were redlining Boston Neighborhoods, from blokbusting to the crashing housing market.
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This toolkit focuses on the broader goal of identifying universal themes and values that tie together a range of issues. This will guide organizations in building a more cohesive story about their mission through smaller campaigns.
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This is a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in our organizations. It is important for us to know them, name them, learn to understand them, and dismantle them.
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Mr. Mel King was recently honored with a beautiful mural at Madison Park High School by artist
Genaro Ortega. We are privileged to carry his name and be inspired by him everyday to build community in Boston as he has done and continues to do!
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
pc: Lew Finfer
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