SouthEast Effective Development Grants

SouthEast Effective Development

KVRU 105.7 FM is a Southeast Seattle local community radio station founded to broadcast the diverse voices of the community. Our Pilot Mentorship Program will support Southeast Seattle youth to learn media skills and gain job readiness. After completing twelve hours of workshops over two months, they will specialize in one of three tracks: podcasting, radio broadcasting, or storytelling, and will work with a mentor to script, produce, and record content for broadcast on the station.

SouthEast Effective Development

Over the next twelve months Broadcasting SE Seattle Voices will educate & empower SE Seattle residents to produce community radio programs for KVRU 105.7 FM. The project includes: the development of a training program; the purchase of mobile recording and editing equipment for community use, and the equipment to broadcast live community programs. The equipment will be purchased and the training programs will be developed between September and December of 2018. The first series of classes is scheduled to begin in January of 2019, thereafter they will occur quarterly.

SouthEast Effective Development

Columbia City Gallery (CCG) requests funding to establish a community advisory task force to help realign our practices with the changing needs of Southeast Seattle. Our goal is to expand pathways for participation for BIPOC Southeast Seattle artists and organizations, and to ensure that our exhibitions and membership reflect the SE Seattle community. To better understand community needs, we will engage with five BIPOC artists and local arts advocates. They will review the Gallery's operating model, which as a cooperative requires member artists to pay monthly dues and work gallery shifts, and identify ways to shift towards a more equitable model. We will develop plants to reduce barriers to participation for underserved artists and better reflect the diversity of 98118. The group will meet twice/month for 3 months. We also plan to work with an EDI consultant to ensure the process is structured in an equity-centric way.