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Trust, Tradeoffs, and Transformation: Planning for Community Wellbeing

Katya Fels Smyth introduced WIATT (the Wellbeing Insights, Assets & Tradeoffs Tool) in a webinar for the American Planning Association, St. Louis.

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Katya Fels Smyth on the Equal Measure Podcast

Katya sat down with Equal Measure President and CEO Leon T. Andrews, Jr. to discuss the five domains of wellbeing, the importance of sustained funding for systems change, and FFI’s closure this year.

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Whole People Exercise

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How We Leave Matters: Nonprofit Endings as Process and Power

Katya Fels Smyth speaks at the Rx Foundation on "How We Leave Matters: Navigating Endings with Intention." Watch the recording on the Rx Foundation's website.

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Important News About the Future of FFI

After 15+ years moving the US toward a country where everyone has a fair shot at wellbeing, the Full Frame Initiative has made the careful decision to wind down as an organization. Read the letter from FFI’s Founder & CEO Katya Fels Smyth about the decision to intentionally close in a way that reflects our values and minimizes risk of harm to our partners and communities. We are committed to ensuring the work takes on new life beyond our organization’s boundaries.

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Centering Wellbeing in Community Co-Creation

Senchel Matthews, FFI's former associate director of built environment, shares two innovative tools planners can use to harness wellbeing in community co-creation processes in American Planning Association's PAS Memo.

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New London wellbeing project driven by the young people it aims to help

Learn how FFI partnered with the City of New London and the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut on a wellbeing asset mapping project.

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Midtown Thriving Initiative in Kingston chosen for nationwide pilot project

Kingston, NY's Midtown Thriving Initiative was selected by FFI as one of four nationwide pilot projects under its Community Engagement Initiative.

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Wellbeing Through Climate Adaptation

​Climate adaptation can be a booster for the wellbeing of people and the planet. Join us as we explore how to leverage climate adaptation to move beyond protecting what we have now to building the equitable communities we wish for.

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Our Current Partnerships

View a selection of FFI's current partnerships and where our work is happening on the ground as of fall 2024.

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Katya Fels Smyth’s Big Picture Thinking on the Purist Blog

Learn more about our Founder & CEO, Katya Fels Smyth, her big picture thinking and the science-backed wellbeing framework that underlies our work on the Purist blog.

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Lessons in Centering Community

Full Frame Initiative was joined by Angela Cochran, Ohio START Caseworker in Trumbull County, Ohio and Mike Kenney with the Public Children Services Association of Ohio (PCSAO), who shared about their two-and-a-half-year journey toward centering community and co-creating a framework that is led by those most impacted.

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