Workshop Materials

Materials from the 2023 Western Region Conference

• Many of the links below direct to MyHabitat, Habitat for Humanity’s internal resource-sharing portal. Log into your MyHabitat account prior to clicking on those links. If you need assistance with your MyHabitat account, please contact the Affiliate Support Center at USSupportCenter@habitat.org or 1-877-434-4435. If you don’t have access to MyHabitat, please email conference@habitatoregon.org.

Opening plenary and welcome activities

• Land Acknowledgement from Portland Public Parks

• A Call to Action for Indigenous Communities from Ecotrust

• Habitat for Humanity of Oregon: Commitment to Equity

A3: Habitat 2.0 Financial Model: Informing the Path Forward

• MyHabitat: Habitat 2.0 financial model homepage

• Slides: Habitat 2.0 financial model (April 2023)

A4: Habitat Stories: Never Forget (or Underestimate) Their Power

• HFHI’s Storytelling Guide

A5: Advancing Black Homeownership at the Local, State and National Levels

• Slides: Advancing Black Homeownership at the Local, State and National Levels

• Yammer Group (MyHabitat): Advancing Black Homeownership

• MyHabitat: Enroll in Advancing Black Homeownership Initiative

• Portland Housing Center

• Portland Clean Energy Fund

• Portland Preference Policy

• The Redress Movement

A6: Habitat's Vision of the Future: Connecting Local to Global and Moving Habitat Forward Together

• Slides: Habitat's Vision of the Future

• Additional Resources and Links: Habitat's Vision of the Future

B1: Building Your Board’s Capacity and Finding Resiliency Through Thoughtful Board Engagement

• Slides: Creating a Culture of Belonging, Safety and Inclusion Within Your Board and Beyond

B2: Living Up to Our Commitment Introduction to U.S. Affiliate Safeguarding

• Policy 34: Safeguarding Compliance Requirements

• Habitat for Humanity’s Safeguarding Behavior Commitments

B3: Building Your Major Gifts Program

• Slides: Building Your Major Gifts Program

• MyHabitat: The Fundraising Cycle

• MyHabitat: Identification and Research Methods

• MyHabitat: Cultivation

B4: Turning Difficult Conversations into Meaningful Ones

• Slides: Turning Difficult Conversations into Meaningful Ones

• Sample Scenarios and Responses

• Interrupting Bias: Calling Out vs. Calling In

• Loretta J. Ross TED Talk: Don’t call people out — call them in

B6: How to Establish a Healthy Financial Picture at Your Affiliate

• Cash Flow Forecast

• Long-term Cash Flow (Multiple Construction Projects) Sample

• MyHabitat: Financial Resources

• MyHabitat: Risk Management Resources

• MyHabitat: Capacity Building Grant homepage

C1: Third-Party Financing

• Slides: Third-Party Financing (An Affiliate's Perspective)

C5: Placing the Communities We Serve at the Center of Our Work

• Slides: Placing the Communities We Serve at the Center of Our Work

• Worksheet: Placing the Communities We Serve at the Center of Our Work

• Additional Resources and Links: Placing the Communities We Serve at the Center of Our Work

C7: Recruiting, Training and Retaining High-Performance Team Members

• Slides: Recruiting, Training and Retaining High-Performance Team Members

• Peer Wins: Recruiting, Training and Retaining High-Performance Team Members

• Additional Resources and Links: Recruiting, Training and Retaining High-Performance Team Members

Executive Directors — Facilitated Networking

• The Five Stages of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Maturity

Fundraising — Facilitated Networking

• Slides: Facilitated Networking—Fundraising