Community members of Lake Burien Presbyterian Church gathered at Lake Burien Memorial Park.
Two Burien Collaborative partners at an event.
Partners of the Burien Collaborative in the sanctuary of Lake Burien Presbyterian Church for an educational workshop.
Young adults participating in the traditional Filipino dance, Tinikling.

Welcome to the
Burien Collaborative.

We are a collective alliance of non-profit organizations and social service providers in Burien that share a vision for social justice and equity. We believe that, together, we can make a significant impact in our community.

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What We Do

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    Resource Sharing Meetings

    Our resource sharing meetings provide an opportunity for our partner organizations to build interdependent relationships with one another. We spend our time sharing about job opportunities, events, and other resources that the collective can access.

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    Capacity Building Workshops

    Our capacity building workshops provide leaders with the tools to support the work of sustaining, as well as building the capacity of, their respective organizations. Our capacity building workshops are led by experienced professionals with numerous years of experience within their fields of work.

  • 3

    Grant Writing Workshops

    Our grant writing workshops take place one day a week over the course of five weeks, and provide individuals with skills and strategies to utilize in their grant writing process.

  • 4

    Affinity Groups

    Our affinity groups provide a point of gathering for individuals with shared experiences, with the hopes of building a stronger sense of connectedness to one another.

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    Community Event Partnerships

    As an entity that seeks to do the work of bridging and connecting, both people and organizations, we coordinate events and programs in such a way that brings together individuals with common interests.

Our Partners

The Burien Collaborative consists of the following five organizations that work in close partnership with one another. These organizations practice collective ownership over the collaborative’s objectives and ongoing work.

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