The Anchor Strategy — A Place-Based Business Approach for Health Equity, by David A. Ansell, M.D., M.P.H., Kaitlyn Fruin, M.D., Redia Holman, Ayesha Jaco, M.A.M., Bich Ha Pham, J.D., and David Zuckerman, M.P.P. The New England Journal of Medicine, January 12, 2023
Higher Education’s Anchor Mission: A Sharpened Imperative and a Framework for Action, by Julia Anderson and David Zuckerman, Healthcare Anchor Network and the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
CCW’s Anchor Mission Framework Infographic - provides a quick overview to share with anchor curious colleagues.
Healthcare Anchor Network: “a national collaboration of leading healthcare systems building more inclusive and sustainable local economies.” Their website is a treasure trove of resources. Sign up for their newsletter to stay current with their progress. CCW participates in HAN’s Anchor Collaborative Network to learn from and contribute to anchor network efforts across the country.
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Anchor Learning Network: for CUMU members committed to the anchor mission framework.
ShopBIPOC: An online user-friendly platform featuring Colorado-based, BIPOC-owned small businesses in hundreds of industries. (BIPOC = Black, Indigenous, People of Color)
Request a Vendor form: Can’t find a business on ShopBIPOC that meets your needs? Complete this form and CCW’s Small Business team will get on it!
Caterer List CCW’s Feeding Anchors Caterers: These caterers successfully completed CCW’s Feeding Anchors training program and are ready to meet large institution’s catering needs for meetings and events.
Sample revised W9 for Vendor registration: This vendor intake form shows how anchors have started to gather business characteristics (e.g. Black-owned, woman-owned, provides healthcare benefits, etc.) of their vendors in order to be able to track their inclusive spend, as well as emphasize business practices that are worker-friendly.
Amazon Business Accounts - How to Set Up a Guided Buyer preference
Holiday Market at St. Joe’s Benefits Local Vendors and Our Community, Anchors Aweigh, January 2023
Eat.Local.Food Features 10 Local Caterers at CSU Spur, Anchors Aweigh, January 2023
Metropolitan State University of Denver Leads the Way in Gathering Additional Data About its Vendors, Anchors Aweigh, July 2022
New Offering for CCWB’s Small Business Partners: Hands on BidNet Workshop, Anchors Aweigh, July 2022