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Nestled along the banks of the Schuylkill River and in the center of American
history, Philadelphia is a town alive with community gardens, block parties,
festivals, food markets, food coops and community pride. Come walk through
neighborhood parks during lunch or enjoy the nightlife after your classes and listen to
local jazz, blues, rock and folk. Grassroots culture is prevalent in "Philly," with many
community festivals and ethnic celebrations.
In a town built on the premise of freedom, tolerance
and the pursuit of happiness, Philadelphia is sure
to inspire you as you take part in some of the many
courses being offered and in the Affordable Housing Symposium, A New Era in Affordable Housing: Investing for Impact in Sustainable Communities.
Step back in time to reflect on the founding of the
country as you learn the latest skills and tools to forge
a stronger future. Visit eclectic neighborhoods and
see how music and arts bring communities together.
Stroll along the many walking paths and through the
city's many parks and squares to catch a glimpse of
work from the Philadelphia Mural Arts Project. Take
part in a long-standing community debate over who
makes the best cheesesteak — Pat's or Geno's. And don't forget the many workshops and
networking opportunities awaiting you at the Philadelphia Training Institute where you
can share stories of your visit to this culturally vibrant city.
Philadelphia's NeighborWorks Training Institute will delight your senses from the local
arts scene and ethnic foods to the rich history and thriving community service focus.
Come for the nationally renowned training, and leave with an experience steeped in
significance. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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Philadelphia offers exciting opportunities for you and your staff
with new and updated courses:
Note: The hotel for the ED and RD tracks has changed to the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
If you're in the housing business — whether renting
and/or selling housing — it is crucial that you
understand the scope of the Fair Housing Law and
the consequences of its violation. This
session is designed to give the housing provider a
comprehensive overview of the Fair Housing Law.
In addition to the "do's and don'ts" of the law, you
will discover your rights and responsibilities as a
housing provider and consumer.
This course will enable
participants to identify opportunities to introduce
health/energy/water benefits into routine building
maintenance and capital improvement processes.
Learn to evaluate project specific
data to set priorities for energy, water and resident
health improvements; use integrated planning tools to
prioritize improvements; and implement a green and
healthy property management plan that will reduce
energy and water use and improve resident health
conditions.
All sorts of financial predators are circling our communities offering phony counseling and foreclosure
rescue scams, fake "government" loan modifications, baiting and switching desperate homeowners with
false promises to save their home. This course will enhance your ability to develop an organized community
response against loan rescue scams. Learn to conduct the necessary research to determine the extent to
which scams are happening in your community, and to identify the scammers and their targeted victims.
Learn how to coordinate strategies within your organization, how to mobilize the community for action, and
about the public and private sector partnerships that can help you advance the policy changes necessary
to protect our communities.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main
Street program is the most successful model for
commercial district revitalization used in hundreds
of communities across the country. In this two-day
version of the Main Street Basic Training you will
learn about the four key components that make up
the Main Street Four-Point Approach to revitalizing
traditional business districts. Used in all types of
communities, Main Street restores the social and
economic vitality of our commercial centers. Learn
how to apply Organization, Promotion, Design and
Economic Restructuring — the necessary elements
of all successful commercial district revitalization
efforts. If your organization is planning or is in the
process of improving a business district you will
want to attend this course and learn about it from
the experts!
Do you feel confident that your revitalization
strategies are working? How do you describe results
to your stakeholders? Participants will have hands-on
experience in the whole process — from creating
measurable objectives, designing a well-balanced
evaluation, learning different research methods
and performing data analysis and interpretation
to putting the results to work in improving your
programs and telling your story.
Greening Housing Rehab provides the tools and
information that rehab specialists and construction
managers require to incorporate Green Building
Science into their minor to major rehab work
write ups, specs and construction techniques.
Additionally, rehab specialists and construction
managers will be able to communicate the advantages
of going Green to homeowners, homebuyers,
staff, contractors and sub-contractors as well as
board members and community residents.
This course is designed for professionals in the Homeownership Counseling field who are working at the management level. Through hands-on application participants will learn procedures and methodology that will better equip them to manage the day to day operations of a housing counseling program. This course is aimed at
homeownership program managers or executive directors.
This course is designed to show CDC and CDFI
CFOs and other financial-minded leaders how the
financial and real estate assets they invest in can
be priced, structured, allocated and funded to
maximize revenue and income for the purposes of
building sustainability. This course uses software
to set up a financial platform for strategic planning
for CDCs and CDFIs. You will walk methodically
through the 21 key decisions that can make mission
objectives achievable, learn which of the 21 key
decisions have the biggest impact on sustainability,
and discover the chief indicators and financial ratios
that drive all forecasts. At the conclusion of the
course, you will be able to run multiple "what-if"
scenarios on the structure of the assets and
liabilities for your own CDC or CDFI.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS |
| Scholarships available for HUD-Approved housing counseling agencies to attend Homeownership and Community Lending courses. Find out more at www.nw.org/scholarships. |
| Apply for National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) training scholarships. To learn more about scholarship opportunities, visit www.nw.org/nfmc. |
