Join the Movement!

Thank you for your interest in the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBKA). Complete this form to register for our next bimonthly Orientation to MBKA. This 60 min. video call led by members of our national team will bring you together with other individuals and organizations joining our movement to support boys and young men of color. After this Orientation our national staff will connect you to your local MBK Community or if there is no active community near you, we’ll work with you to determine how you could contribute to the establishment of a new MBK Community with your community.

By completing this form, you (1) authorize the Obama Foundation to share the information you provide with other members of the MBK Leadership Network and the public via the MBKA website, and (2) agree to the Obama Foundation’s submission Terms and Conditions: https://www.obama.org/terms-conditions/summit-terms/

ELIGIBILITY

Are you or your entity located in the United States?

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Thank you for your interest in engaging with the MBK Leadership Network. At this time, we support communities working to improve outcomes for boys and young men of color in the United States. We encourage you to explore other programs offered by the Obama Foundation that serve global communities. Explore other programs here!

MBK Community Information

These are the current MBK Communities in the MBK Leadership Network. If there is no MBK Community in your geographic area, please select “Not listed” in the dropdown.

If your community is not listed, please choose a response below

Not listed. My entity was involved with or led an MBK Community in the past.Not listed. I would like to start an MBK Community.Not listed. Please notify me when an MBK Community develops in our geographic area.

Previous MBK Community

If you've been involved with or led an MBK Community in the past, please share the name of the MBK Community you were involved with and describe that involvement here.

Your Entity's Information

Is your entity already established?

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What is the name of your entity?

How would you best describe the entity you are representing?

Government Appointed AgencyDesignated Community Based OrganizationPublic/Private PartnershipTribal Designee *Federally recognized American Indian Tribe, Alaska Native Village, or Native Hawaiian Organization*I am unsureOther

What is your job title?

Your Entity's Information

Is your entity already established?

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What is the name of your entity?

How would you best describe the entity you are representing?

What is your job title?

Backbone Assessment Questions

What geographic area will your MBK Community cover? This area refers to the town, city, county, state, or tribal designation that your MBK Community will serve.

Please describe current local efforts aligned with one or more of the 6 MBK Milestones.

Has your entity convened a cross-sector group of stakeholders dedicated to a shared vision and common goal to improve outcomes for boys and young men of color (Black, Latine, and Indigenous)?

Is your entity a local affiliate of a national network? (e.g.YMCA, YWCA, United Way, Urban League, Strive Together, etc)?

Are your entity’s efforts informed by local and/or national data on disparities affecting boys and young men of color (Black, Latine, and Indigenous)?

Do you have a data partner?

YesNoNot sure

Please identify your data partner below.

Does your data partner have the capacity to access and track data related to disparities affecting boys and young men of color (Black, Latine, and Indigenous)?

Does your entity have capacity to serve as a fiscal steward for local MBK efforts? Fiscal stewards are responsible for securing resources for the MBK Community and commit to ethical, collective financial decision-making that aligns with the community's vision.

Backbone Assessment Questions

Organizations or Entities that serve to organize a MBK Community are called ‘Backbones’, because in essence they serve as the ‘Backbone’ for a collective effort. These questions will help us understand a bit more about your entity’s capacity to function in this way. The descriptions of the 6 MBK Milestones can be found here.

What geographic area will your MBK Community cover? This area refers to the town, city, county, state, or tribal designation that your MBK Community will serve.

Please describe current local efforts aligned with one or more of the 6 Milestones

Has your entity convened a cross-sector group of stakeholders dedicated to a shared vision and common goal to improve outcomes for boys and young men of color (Black, Latine, and Indigenous)?

Is your entity a local affiliate of a national network? (e.g.YMCA, YWCA, United Way, Urban League, Strive Together, etc)?

Are your entity’s efforts informed by local and/or national data on disparities affecting boys and young men of color (Black, Latine, and Indigenous)?

YesNo

Please share a brief description about who in your entity is responsible for data collection, what data you are able to collect, how often you are able to collect it, and how you share it with stakeholders?

Do you have a data partner?

YesNoNot sure

Please identify your data partner below.

Does your data partner have the capacity to access and track data related to disparities affecting boys and young men of color (Black, Latine, and Indigenous)?