From Ideas to Action: Pro Bono Volunteering On July 19th, 2018, our Program Director Tiffany Eng spoke at Salesforce.Org’s Humanitarian Impact Summit which discussed how technology is helping community leaders respond to a wide range of natural and man-made disasters. She spoke on a panel with John Kennedy, of Habitat for Humanity Sonoma County, Ryan
Recently, we had the opportunity to interview Kelsey Thompson, the Education Coordinator at Athens Land Trust. Athens Land Trust is a nonprofit community land trust, which works towards increasing homeownership in Athens-Clarke County by creating housing that is permanently affordable. One system, not two Kelsey, like many other housing counselors we have worked with, was
On June 21st, Lauren Shaughnessy, Director of Learning and Measurement at Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco – and one of our HomeKeeper power users – presented on a Salesforce.org Impact Reporting Webinar. This webinar was Part 1 of three part series on Salesforce and measurement. On the webinar Lauren shared how her Habitat affiliate
AmeriCorps VISTA Kylie Dayton returned to Sonoma County ready to make an impact in her home state. When the Northern California wildfires destroyed over 5,000 homes in her county, she built new skillsets to serve the urgent needs of the local community. Kylie spoke to the HomeKeeper team about the resources that helped her and
At Dreamforce 2017, Tom Tosuksri of CHN Housing Partners spoke to a packed room about “Things I Wish I Knew On My Journey from Accidental to Awesome Admin.” Here’s an overview of his presentation: After I started my career, I ended up in a position where I was doing more than my
In November 2017, the HomeKeeper team attended Dreamforce, the annual Salesforce conference. We joined 170,000 attendees from all over the world, to learn about new innovations, productivity tips, and making an impact. In addition to technical skill-building, Dreamforce highlighted thought leaders like Michelle Obama and others trailblazers focused on diversity in technology. Check out our highlights and access free
Recently we had the opportunity to interview Kim Obstfeld, Housing Specialist for the City of Dublin, a city of about 50,000 people. She uses HomeKeeper to help her manage their below market rate home ownership programs and rental programs. Below are four ways that HomeKeeper has helped Kim to manage their City’s affordable housing program. HomeKeeper
Bigger Boat Consulting recently shared the history of how the HomeKeeper Program began. It all started in the Northwest with a few small programs with very big ambitions. This story was featured on the Bigger Boat blog and features Lisa Byers, the Executive Director of OPAL Community Land Trust. The Bigger Boat team led the development of the HomeKeeper
We spoke to Alice Melton, a Financial Empowerment Coach from Habitat Twin Cities about her HomeKeeper experience. Alice has led the process to get her team up and running with HomeKeeper. We talked to Habitat Twin Cities when they were a month or two out from their data migration. One of the most important factors in their HomeKeeper
Recently we had the opportunity to interview Mountainlands Community Housing Trust’s Program Manager Brian Guyer. He was part of the HomeKeepers’ Form Assembly working group and has incorporated an online application into his approval process. He works with a very small team and saw an online application form as a way to save