ReFrame Membership Benefits
In this 30-minute webinar, Executive Director Becca Davis explains all of the benefits available to ReFrame members. Continue Reading
Date posted12/18/2018
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Introducing ReFrame Foundation
ReFrame Association is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit association of home repair nonprofits. We are pleased to announce ReFrame Foundation, it's 501(c)(3) sister organization. ReFrame Foundation was chartered in Tennessee in June and received its tax-exempt status from the IRS in October. Continue Reading
Postedby Becca Davis
Date posted12/17/2018
Best Practices for Home Repair Programs - Where Do You Start?
Nonprofit home repair organizations must be proactive in meeting funders and community needs through best practices. Continue Reading
Date posted12/7/2018
2018 Best Practice Award Winner: Stewardship of Volunteers
Rebuild Upstate was the recipient for their focus on providing a great volunteer experience every time. Unlike seasonal or camp-like organizations, they have very limited time with each volunteer. However, because of continuous process improvement and a volunteer-centric culture, they create a... Continue Reading
Date posted12/5/2018
2018 Best Practice Award Winner: Partnership with Homeowners
Good Neighbors Home Repair in Pennsylvania received this award for the outcomes research they did in the summer of 2018. Their impressive report shows that homeowners experience real financial relief because of their home repairs, as well as improved psychological, social, and spiritual... Continue Reading
Date posted12/5/2018
2018 Best Practice Award Winner: Home Repair Practices
Mountain T.O.P. received this award for the state-of-the-art project & volunteer management system that they have developed using SalesForce as the foundation. The system tracks homeowners who have been served multiple times, and provides worksheets for staff to use for conducting initial... Continue Reading
Date posted12/5/2018
2018 Best Practices Award Winner: Temporary Staff
Appalachia Service Project received the award in the category of Temporary Staff for their robust strategies for hiring, training, and evaluating summer staff. ASP has diverse recruitment methods and a high retention rate which provides a large applicant pool. They also hold interactive... Continue Reading
Date posted12/5/2018
2018 Best Practices Award Winner: Community Partnership
Alabama Rural Ministry receives this award for their innovative “Blueprint for Mission” volunteer curriculum. They gathered information from their volunteers’ communities and helped them complete an assets-based needs assessment. Volunteers created a mission statement,... Continue Reading
Date posted12/5/2018
2018 Award Winner: Master Builder of the Year
YouthWorks was the recipient of this award given to the member that helped recruit the most new association members. They recruited two new members. All organizations that recruit new members are part of the Master Builders Club. Other 2018 club members: Mountain T.O.P., Rebuild Upstate, and... Continue Reading
Date posted12/5/2018
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCDs) for Home Repair
In this 2018 ReFrame Conference plenary session, Philip Walkley, Executive Director of Service Over Self in Memphis, reviews the overarching philosophies behind poverty and Asset-Based Community Development. Continue Reading
Date posted11/9/2018
5th Anniversary Celebration
This is a recording of the 5th Anniversary Celebration for ReFrame Association. It includes the Best Practices Awards presentations. Continue Reading
Date posted11/8/2018
Advocacy 101
In this 2018 ReFrame Conference break-out session, Walter Crouch (CEO/President of Appalachia Service Project) explains the four types of advocacy and shares about what nonprofits are allowed to do with regards to advocacy. Continue Reading
Date posted11/8/2018