On January 1, two of Washington State’s largest human services providers combined to form a new organization called Akin. The merger of two healthy nonprofits perhaps reflects the alignment of business and outcomes to a new vision for how youth and families are served by governments and their partners.Dave Newell, the first CEO of Akin, returns to The Imprint Weekly podcast to discuss how the merger came together, what to expect (and not) from the new organization, and his perspective on parts of the child welfare process that are not reformable.Reading Room“A Tsunami Is Headed Your Way.” The Pandemic, One Year Laterhttps://bit.ly/2OC4ErcSharon Osborne on Three Decades of Nonprofit Leadership and System Dismantlinghttps://bit.ly/3SBUrJQKeyon’s Case Heads to Washington Supreme Courthttps://bit.ly/3sAirg1Washington Supreme Court: ‘Meaningful Preference’ for Kin Is Requiredhttps://bit.ly/3IcVdp1Kinship Care Prioritized Under New Washington State Lawhttps://bit.ly/3uepodxBreaking The Scarcity Mindset In The Nonprofit Sectorhttps://bit.ly/3SKyQyAkinwww.akinfamily.org

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