ReFrame Conference 2024

14th Annual National Conference for Home Repair Programs


Wednesday, November 13, 2024
to Friday, November 15, 2024
Category: Annual Conference

ReFrame Conference will explore how we can build resilient organizations for resilient communities. We'll also spotlight the home repair work happening in Detroit through panels of local organizations and a half-day tour of the city with City Institute.

 

ReFrame Conference 2024: Revving Up Home Repair 

ReFrame Conference is the premier conference for home repair organizations and community development leaders who work with home repair. Sessions range from repair-focused training, to working with volunteers, to managing healthy organizations and successful programs. ReFrame Conference is a fit for executives, repair program managers, grant writers and administrators, volunteer managers, and beyond. 

ReFrame Conference will take place November 13th - 15th at the Westin Southfield in Detroit, Michigan and virtually. Pre-conference sessions will take place on November 12th. Group hotel rates are available and details will be included upon registration.  

The Call for Speakers Form is now closed, but you can learn more about this year's tracks, workshop session format, and past highly-rated session topics here

 

Calling all students! Are you a student interested in attending the conference? Reach out to Megan Goyer, megan@coalitionforhomerepair.org, for information on accessing the student conference rates. Students can attend the full conference virtually for $25, one day in-person for $50, or the full conference in-person for $125.

 

 FAQs

Yes, the group rate for the Westin Southfield Detroit is $179 per night. You must book by October 21 to use the group rate. We recommend booking accommodations as soon as possible as the blocks tend to fill up quickly. You will be emailed a booking link with the group rate after registering.
Yes, this year's conference will be hybrid! Virtual attendees will be able to access all breakout sessions and keynotes. Please note that some sessions, like the pre-conference sessions and the Detroit tours with City Institute, may not be available virtually.
The closest airport is Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW). It is 22 miles from the hotel, around a 25 minute drive.
Yes, by registering now, you can secure the early bird rate and update the attendee contact information later. You will need to contact us with the attendee's name, e-mail, and job title when you finalize your registration information. Attendee information must be finalized by November 1, 2024. Email megan@coalitionforhomerepair.org if you need to update registrations.
Yes, there are a number of additional hotels within walking distance to the Westin Southfield Hotel. Please note that the Coalition only has a group booking rate at the Westin. 
Sessions & Speakers

Sessions range from repair-focused training, to working with volunteers, to managing healthy organizations and successful programs. ReFrame Conference is a fit for executives, repair program managers, grant writers and administrators, volunteer managers, and beyond. 

We're excited to announce the session lineup for this year's conference! Learn more about each track:

...but that's not all! Introducing two of this year's keynote speakers:

Thursday, November 14th at 9am | Dr. Chris Lambert, Life Remodeled

Dr. Chris Lambert is the founder and CEO of Life Remodeled, award-winning author of Next Level Nonprofit, and founder of the Next Level Nonprofit organizational operating system. In 2010 he launched Life Remodeled, which repurposes vacant school buildings into one-stop hubs of opportunity and helps create neighborhood revitalization that lasts.

Chris's keynote presentation will focus on nonprofit capacity building strategies for preservation and repair organizations.

Thursday, November 14th at 12pm | Carlos Martín, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

Carlos Martín is Director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies. He has over 25 years of scholarly and policy experience on the physical quality of homes, with a focus on housing adaptation to climate change, housing decarbonization, disaster mitigation and recovery, substandard housing, and the homebuilding and remodeling industry’s technology, workforce, materials, and regulation.

Carlos's keynote presentation will share results of national research recently conducted on home repair needs, challenges, and opportunities. Read more about this year's keynote speakers on our blog.

 

A sneak peek at some of the sessions already on this year's schedule:

  • Leveraging VA Housing Adaptation Benefit Programs
  • Leading a Volunteer Construction Project
  • Raising More Online
  • Manufactured Housing Repairs

Read more on our blog here!

 

Registration Options

Credits Price
Early Bird: Member
Early bird pricing now ends August 30th! You can purchase a ticket now and confirm the attendee later by emailing Megan at megan@coalitionforhomerepair.org. Members need to be logged in to the Member Compass to purchase this ticket. Registration Ended 8/30/24 at 11:59 PM EST
$250.00
Non-Member Ticket
Registration Ends 11/10/24 at 11:59 PM EST
$350.00
Virtual Non-Member Ticket
This virtual ticket is for keynote and breakout sessions. Select sessions, like the community tour, may not be available virtually. Email Megan at megan@coalitionforhomerepair.org if you have any questions. Registration Ends 11/10/24 at 11:59 PM EST
$100.00
Member Ticket
Registration ends November 11th, 2024. You can purchase a ticket now and add attendee details later by emailing Megan at megan@coalitionforhomerepair.org. Members must be logged in to the Member Compass to purchase this ticket. Registration Ends 11/10/24 at 11:59 PM EST
$280.00
Virtual Member Ticket
This virtual ticket is for keynote and breakout sessions. Select sessions, like the community tour, may not be available virtually. Members need to be logged in to the Member Compass to purchase this ticket. Registration Ends 11/15/24 at 12:00 AM EST
$75.00
Day Pass Ticket
This ticket is for members or non-members who are local to the Detroit area to attend one day of the conference only. You can choose to use this ticket for whichever day works best for your schedule. 
$175.00
Sponsorship & Exhibiting 

There are a variety of sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities available. Whether you want to network with conference-goers in our vendor hall, sponsor a keynote speaker, or fund registration scholarships for nonprofit employees, we have an opportunity that aligns with your philanthropic and marketing goals. 

Sponsorship opportunities

Hotel Information

ReFrame Conference 2024 will be held at the Westin Southfield Detroit. A group rate of $179 per night is available for conference attendees.  We recommend booking accommodations as soon as possible as the blocks tend to fill up quickly. The group rate booking information will be emailed to you upon registering.

The group rate is available from November 12-15, 2024. The last day to book using the group rate is Monday, October 21, 2024.

There are additional hotel options within walking distance to the Westin Southfield Hotel:

Please note that the Coalition only has a group booking rate at the Westin. 

Detroit in Context Bus Tour: Housing & Home Repair Edition

This year, we're teaming up with City Institute to offer a half-day tour of the Detroit community. Tour tickets must be purchased separately from conference tickets. Learn more on the registration page here. 

We're offering two tour time slot options. Both tours will be held on the first day of the conference, on November 13th, 2024. Tour #1 will take place from 9am - 12pm, immediately after the opening keynote session, and Tour #2 will take place from 1pm - 4pm, immediately after lunch. Both groups will have the same tour stops.

Because the tour will take place on the first day of the conference, some breakout sessions will occur at the same time as each tour slot. We encourage you to review this year's session schedule before choosing your tour time slot. 

Learn more & register

2024 Highlights:

  • Opportunity to participate in a half-day tour of Detroit to see the housing rehab work going on & learn about the history of the city
  • Convene around home repair in a city that has been spotlighting the importance of this work
  • Presentation of the 2024 Pinnacle Awards during the Cocktail Hour Reception

For More Information:

Megan Goyer

Megan Goyer

Membership & Program Coordinator, Coalition for Home Repair