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Donor Information Management Systems
Donor Information Management Systems

Donors are the lifeblood of most nonprofit organizations. How you interact with your donors – how you thank them, how well you communicate with them, and make them feel involved in your organization – determines if someone gives a single donation or continues to provide years of support. Continue Reading

Date posted03/20/2019


How Alternative Spring Break Trips Build More than Houses
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How Alternative Spring Break Trips Build More than Houses

A hardworking, stressed, and probably exhausted college student amid their second semester of the year could choose absolutely anything to do for their one week of freedom from classes during spring break. Continue Reading

Postedby Maria Hartz
Date posted03/12/2019


Mindset for Success - How to Do What You Say You Want to Do
Mindset for Success - How to Do What You Say You Want to Do

In this webinar, we discuss some basic mindset skills that will help you, and your team, and your home repair nonprofit move toward your goals.  Continue Reading

Date posted02/22/2019


Create an Engaging Job Site Environment Every Time
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Create an Engaging Job Site Environment Every Time

With spring break for colleges and high schools just around the corner, the season of volunteerism on Christian Appalachian Project’s home repair job sites is close to getting started. Continue Reading

Date posted02/21/2019


Can Zero Energy Modular Homes Reframe the Future of Affordable Housing?
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Can Zero Energy Modular Homes Reframe the Future of Affordable Housing?

As the largest affordable housing solutions provider in Delaware, Milford Housing Development Corporation (MHDC) wanted to be at the forefront of the green and healthy homes initiative, as well as a leader in bringing zero energy homes to the Delmarva Peninsula. The combination of these two... Continue Reading

Date posted01/15/2019


ReFrame Membership Benefits
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


Introducing ReFrame Foundation
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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?
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: Home Repair Practices
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
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
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
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