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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

Stories from the Mountain

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

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

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

Picture Frame

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

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

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

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

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

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

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