The Mel King Institute for Community Building

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📈Join the 8th Cycle of our Small Business Technical Assistance Certificate Program and strengthen your impact as a small business advisor!

👉Register today: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/event/7736

🤝Special thanks to our program partners MassDevelopment and Bay Path University!

🌱Spring into organizing and learn how everyday people can build power for positive change!
👉 Register today: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/event/7281

💡We're excited to announce our new Insurance Series, in collaboration with Abby Krueger (Risk International) and Christina Wasson (Ironside Insurance)! This five-part series has been designed help the affordable housing operators of all experience levels better understand insurance and the many influences on the cost of insurance.
➡️Register for free: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/event/7692

🤝"Over time, [community building] work itself inspired me—the chance to build connections, support others, and make a positive impact in the community."
- Brenda Salgado, MKI workshop host and Urban Edge Office Assistant

➡️Read Brenda's story here: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/resources/spotlight/brenda-salgado

🏗️The Building Foundations Program (in partnership with LISC Massachusetts), is designed to provide flexible, accessible, training for emerging and mid-level project managers involved in affordable housing development.

➡️Learn more and register for our upcoming Building Foundations sessions here: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/programs/buildingfoundations

💡MKI's CDC Board Leadership Program is designed to strengthen the skills, knowledge, and confidence of board members serving Community Development Corporations across Massachusetts.
➡️Learn more and register for our upcoming Board Leadership webinars here: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/programs/board-development

⚡Don't miss our Affordable Housing Finance webinar with Laurie Gould next week!
➡️ Register before January 12: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/event/7285

🎉 Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season.
After a short break in December, we look forward to resuming our regular programming next week!
📅 Learn more about our upcoming January events here: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/calendar/202601?type=All&learning-area=All

⚡ Our second installment of the Mindshift Business Accelerator series begins next month! ➡️ Secure your spot today: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/event/7649

🏘️New to the community development field? Join us on January 13 for an introduction to Affordable Housing Finance with Laurie Gould!
👉 Register here: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/event/7285

💡 The Mindshift Business Accelerator for TA Providers is a comprehensive and transformational business program designed to empower TA providers in supporting entrepreneurs through every stage of their journey. Learn more about program co-creators and facilitators, Dee Dice and Kasey Corsello, in our December 2025 spotlight: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/resources/spotlight/dee-dice-and-kasey-corsello

👉 Register for the second cycle of Mindshift Business Accelerator: https://www.melkinginstitute.org/event/7649