The Reinvestment Fund This publication offers approaches and recommendations for investment in a range of arts and culture activities as a neighborhood development strategy. It comprehensively examines the role community-based programs and activities play in revitalizing neighborhoods in imaginative and sustainable ways. ...What elements can you adopt that might serve your VISTA community?
Thanks for posting this and sending it out to the VISTA list. I've been looking over their publications, and there's some very good ideas. Here in Poughkeepsie we're planning an event for June and July that will link environmental stewardship, arts, and Main Street redevelopment.
I second Sarah -- also, I've been hearing some NSP grantees say, more or less, "we have interest but none of the people interested can qualify for a mortgage", and they describe that as a lending problem. To me, that sounds more like a marketing pro…
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I like Home Makeover. And, I like adding free architectural, landscaping and decorating assistance with the loan to help homeowners choose high-impact investments and maximize the fixed costs of bringing a contractor out. Geneva, NY offers free arch…
Thanks Vince. At this time, I know non-profits do not have access to RD's loan origination software, UniFi. I'm not sure how much we've discussed the issues of access to CAIVRS in the 502 course.