Winners of our awards are announced at the annual conference in November. Each best practice award includes a plaque, financial reward, and recognition on our website and in a e-newsletter.
We invited members to share their unique and exceptional practices in the areas listed below. We asked to hear details about successful, creative ideas that could be replicated at other home repair nonprofits. Continue Reading
2021 Best Practices Award Winners November 30, 2021 in Best Practices Awards 2021: Award Presentation Video Best Practice Award Winner: Community Partnership HopeBUILDERS Home Repair in Kansas was the recipient of this award. As a volunteer driven organization, community... Continue Reading
2020: Award Presentation Video Best Practice Award Winner: Partnership with Homeowners Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry in North Carolina was the recipient of this award. In addition to finding creative ways to invite homeowners to participate in some way with the repair project, they have a... Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
