About Our Project
Millworks Project: Building a future through community participation is a capstone project from the University of Washington. The capstone surrounds a project called the Millworks: “a community benefit project featuring a food campus, childcare facilities and affordable housing”. Currently, there is a lack of engagement due to the covid-19 pandemic since the CDC advises for social gathering at this time.
Our project focuses on developing community engagement for Whatcom County. The solution is creating a platform where we can engage with the community online. This allows for Whatcom Community Foundation to perform functions that they were unable to do due to the pandemic. Based on our research the user can make a difference in getting their community voices heard through submitting ideas, taking surveys and joining events that are hosted by WCF online.
Key Features
Surveys are a great way to gather information about community members and gather their feedback.
Online idea aggregation tools such Google Docs can engage a group of people to work simultaneously in one document.
Webinar software can engage conversations, and maintain connections while people are social distancing.
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Our Sponsor
Whatcom Community Foundation is a public charitable organization created to enrich the quality of life for all residents of Whatcom County, Washington. They are both a grantmaker and a vehicle for donors to accomplish their philanthropic dreams.
Project Status
The Millworks project is a part of the Capstone project for Winter and Spring 2021 at the University of Washington Information School.
After June 2021, we will hand over all resources and documentation to Whatcom Community Foundation.
