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Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020

Last fall, ReFrame Association signed a letter that ​was sent to various media outlets and debate moderators urging them to ask presidential candidates about the most important issue impacting our economic well being, health, educational success, and more—affordable homes. It was successful!... Continue Reading

The Big "Screen"

Volunteer background screening should play an important role in a volunteering program. It  can protect your staff, your volunteers, the people your program is helping, and can keep communities safer.  Continue Reading

Charityproud CRM Demonstration

Backed by nonprofit and tech industry professionals, Charityproud anticipates your needs and provides an easier way to manage your donors, events, volunteers, homeowners, and analytics. View this virtual demonstration of how Charityproud works. Continue Reading

2019 Best Practice Award Winner: Partnership with Homeowners

Good Works in Pennsylvania was the recipient for their Ambassador Program. Ambassadors are volunteers who participate in workdays solely to minister to the relational and spiritual needs of the families being served. We also recognized their Hope Certificates, which are coupons that a homeowner... Continue Reading

2019 Best Practice Award Winner: Home Repair Practices

Hinton Rural Life Center in North Carolina was the recipient for their Healthy Homes Program. They developed a healthy homes checklist, a referral pad (that looks like a prescription) for community support services to use, and more. Continue Reading

2019 Best Practice Award Winner: Stewardship of Volunteers

Good Neighbors Home Repair in Pennsylvania was the recipient for their corporate volunteer work week. They led a successful effort to recruit new volunteers via this program. To learn more, check out their blog post on the ReFrame website. Continue Reading

2019 Best Practice Award Winners: Community Partnership

Two organizations were the recipient of this award. Project Houseworks received it for “Warm the Metro," an annual event in collaboration with a Heating and Cooling Contractors Association that provides free furnace maintenance checks, and for their partnership with a local electricians'... Continue Reading

2019 Best Practice Award Winner: Storytelling

COVER Home Repair in Vermont won for their partnership with Dartmouth College's experiential learning process to engage first-year students in understanding how social capital can be built in rural areas. Students write stories about their work that the nonprofit uses for marketing. Learn more... Continue Reading

2019 Award Winner: Master Builder of the Year

Rebuilding Together of the Triangle was the recipient of this award given to the member that helped recruit the most new association members. They recruited two new members in 2019. All organizations that recruit new members are part of the Master Builders Club. Other 2019 club members: Alabama... Continue Reading

Stories from the Mountain

Storyteller Series: guest post by Hallie Marie of Mountain T.O.P. Continue Reading

Rural Studio: Educating the Citizen Architect

This is a plenary speech at ReFrame Conference about Rural Studio's 20K Initiative and strategies and policies that facilitate a new paradigm of housing affordability. Continue Reading

The Power of Story

Plenary speech at ReFrame Conference by Tony Marr, Master Storyteller. The power of story is undeniable. Stories connect all of our feelings and emotions, entwining them together to invoke action. Understanding your story and having the ability to connect your story to others is critical to... Continue Reading