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Spring 2005 Bright Ideas brightideascover  

Property Rehabilitation:
Protecting Families, Preserving Homes

Plus: My Kind of Town – Boston
  The State of the Art in Idaho
  Raising Money and Having Fun
  Turning Farmworker Housing into a Community Asset
 
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Bright Ideas Spring 2005 [PDF, Entire Issue 2.7 MB]
 
Cover Stories [PDF, 586K]

Creating Safe Homes: Great Rehab Specialists: Their Roles, Tools, Challenges;  NeighborWorks® Rehab and Repairs: Home Improvement in Community; NHS of Chicago: ‘Green’-habbing the City’s Signature Bungalows; Ithaca NHS: Recycling Houses, Saving
Energy, Renewing Neighborhoods; United Housing of Memphis:Outsourcing Rehab Management: Saving Both Time and Money

 
Feature Stories  [PDF, 188 KB]

Creative New Strategies: Raising Money and Having Fun;  Florida Follow-Up: Partnerships Are Key in Hurricane Rebuilding

 

My Kind of Town: Boston   [PDF, 347 KB]

Boston: A City Like No Other; Chelsea Neighborhood Housing Services: Maximizing Impact; Boston Area CDCs: Embracing Commonality
 
State of the Art: Idaho  [PDF, 245 KB]
Idaho: The Gem State; NHS Inc. of Boise: Welcoming Somalian Refugees; Pocatello NHS: Building Community Through Resident Leaders
 
National Initiatives  [PDF, 357 KB]
NHS of Chicago’s HOPI: Protecting Families, Transforming Houses; Campaign Adopts New
Postpurchase Standards; NCC Closes on Deal with Merrill Lynch CDC; Year-End Flurry Boosts RNA’s Lending; Colorado Rural HDC: Turning Farmworker Housing into a Community Asset; Announcements
 
Issues and Ideas  [PDF, 74.2 KB]

A Symposium Report: Governance as Leadership: A New Model for Nonprofits

 

Training Opportunities  [PDF, 180 KB]

Program of Study Update: ‘Learning’ Can Be an Acquired Taste; An Appreciation: Kenneth Jones; Study Confirms Impact of Training Institutes; Announcement

 
Practitioners' Toolbox [PDF, 237 KB]

First, Ask a Lawyer: How a Vintage Boston Nonprofit Learns New Real Estate Tricks; Winning Strategies: ‘Cultivating Neighborhoods’ Celebrates Residents, Too; Money Talks: HANDS Wins Grant for Revitalization; Vermont Affiliate Wins Major State Grant; Gus Newport Named to Head ICE

 
Fascinating Findings  [PDF, 205 KB]
Highlights from 2004: Tracking the Network’s Output and Growth; For Underserved Areas: ShoreBank Unit Provides Market Intelligence
 
Letters from the Field [PDF, 118 KB]
Turning Satisfied Customers into Committed Staff; Adding Diplomacy to the Housing Toolbox
 
Glancing Back: Realizing the Dream With Rehab   [PDF, 75 KB]
10 Years Ago in bright ideas: Realizing the Dream with Rehab
 

NeighborWorks News Room [PDF, 162 KB]

Inside NeighborWorks® America, Calendar [PDF, 93 KB]