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Drawing the Obvious to See the Hidden: Fall Semester at Rural Studio
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Drawing the Obvious to See the Hidden: Fall Semester at Rural Studio

Guest post by Emily McGlohn, an Assistant Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. She teaches 3rd Year Design Studio at the Rural Studio. Continue Reading

Date posted10/21/2019


Don't Let Your Message Backfire: Tips to Debunk Common Housing Myths
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Don't Let Your Message Backfire: Tips to Debunk Common Housing Myths

There is a strong and growing movement among housing advocates to advance policies and programs that ensure that all people have access to healthy and affordable housing. When it comes to building public support for this agenda, there is a lot of work to be done, though. Continue Reading

Date posted09/30/2019


Picture Frame
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Picture Frame

Storyteller Series: guest post by Tony Marr, Master Storyteller Continue Reading

Date posted09/13/2019


Information, Data, Volunteers, and Donors: Fitting the Pieces Together
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Information, Data, Volunteers, and Donors: Fitting the Pieces Together

In the world of volunteer home repair organizations, the key unit of information we deal with is people: the people we serve, those who volunteer with us, and those who support our organizations through their financial donations. Continue Reading

Date posted08/28/2019


One Story, Seven Unique Audiences
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One Story, Seven Unique Audiences

In the nonprofit world, we are blessed with an abundance of many things—well wishes, happy customers, transformed volunteers, passionate staff. But as the nonprofit staff, there is one thing we are all always running short on—TIME. Continue Reading

Date posted08/9/2019


Operation Vivian
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Operation Vivian

This post is part of our Storytellers Series. The series shares stories of members organizations and how they use stories to grow their mission. Continue Reading

Postedby KC Carter
Date posted07/25/2019


A Little Victory
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A Little Victory

This post is part of our Storytellers Series. The series shares stories of ReFrame member organizations and how they use stories to grow their mission. Continue Reading

Date posted07/9/2019


Megaweek
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Megaweek

This post is part of our Storytellers Series. The series shares stories of members organizations and how they use stories to grow their mission. Continue Reading

Date posted06/20/2019


Far From Finished Campaign
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Far From Finished Campaign

This is the first post in our new Storytellers Series. The series shares stories of ReFrame Association members organizations and how they use stories to grow their mission. It is inspired by this year's ReFrame Conference theme, "ReFrame {your/the/our} Story." Continue Reading

Date posted06/12/2019


Corporate Volunteers: A Case Study
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Corporate Volunteers: A Case Study

Good Neighbors Home Repair has been repairing homes of low-income people in Chester County, Pennsylvania for 27 years. Throughout the years, Good Neighbors’ ministry has served the predominately rural homeowners of this quaint Pennsylvania community located just a few miles outside of Philadelphia. Continue Reading

Date posted05/29/2019


ReFrame Goes To Washington
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ReFrame Goes To Washington

We hosted our first advocacy event on March 28 & 29. Nine members of ReFrame Association participated in meetings with housing-related nonprofits, federal agencies, elected officials, and their staffs. The goal of the trip was to share stories about how home repairs change the lives of those... Continue Reading

Postedby Becca Davis
Date posted04/30/2019


Is Your Organization Ready To Make An Impact this Summer?
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Is Your Organization Ready To Make An Impact this Summer?

Guest post by Allyson Petry, executive director of Nazareth Farm, a small, intentional Catholic community living and working in rural West Virginia. Continue Reading

Postedby Allyson Petry
Date posted04/9/2019