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Dawn Yerger, MSW
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- Crown Point, IN
- United States
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Community Engagement
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Profile Information
- Job Title
- President & CEO
- Employer
- Dawn Yerger Enterprises
- Professional Experience
- I am the President & CEO of Dawn Yerger Enterprises, which is the parent company of:
*DiamondMind Coaching & Consulting http://diamondmind.ning.com - a firm specializing in branding, strategic fundraising, strategic planning, copywriting, and coaching services for entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs
*The Urban Diamond Foundation - a philanthropic and fundraising organization focusing on community development, historic preservation, youth philanthropy, and youth entrepreneurship for inner city communities
*P.O.L.I.S.H.ed Events
*DiamondMind Publishing
*Thrifty Fifty (TM) http://thriftyfifty.ning.com - a social network for shoppers looking for the best deals, discounts, and freebies
*Thrifty Fifty Giving (TM) - a social network for those looking to use social media to expand their philanthropic efforts to their favorite charities
I am also working on a book titled The Brink: How Women Entrepreneurs Resurrected Their Businesses & How You Can Do the Same. Thus far, I've interviewed over 20 women entrepreneurs, including Christy Whitman, Janet Bray Attwood, Dr. Marsha Firestone, and Victoria Colligan. The book will not only include my story of triumph, but the stories of powerful and successful women, along with the strategies that we used to turn our potential disasters around to success. The book will launch in e-book format this Fall.
- Community Development Interests
- Arts and Social Development, Community Building and Organization, Community Stabilization, Economic Revitalization and Workforce Development, Fundraising and Resource Development, Leadership and Management, Public Planning, Real Estate Development (Multi-family), Real Estate Development (Single Family), Volunteer Development and Management
- Years in the Community Development Field
- 4-7 years
- Are you interested in being a mentor to someone new to the community development field?
- *Founding The Urban Diamond Foundation
*Preparing for the launching of the Thrifty 50 Giving Philanthropic Social Network
Latest Activity
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…
I noticed these interesting stats at Realtor.org today:
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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.
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