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Position: Operations Manager

Company: Sacramento Yolo Mutual Housing Association…

I love to watch videos that have a clear message and deliver it in a short period of time. While I was reading about Argenta Community Development Corporation I saw this video that tells the organization’s origins and reason for being. I’d recommend you watch the three minute video to get inspired about the work of this CDC located in…

In photo, Nuestra CDC's Executive Director David Price with residents at 2011 Annual Cleanest Streets Event

Nuestra Communidad Development Corporation is located in…

Here is a text article from Consumer Reports on their ratings of LEDs and CFLs.

If you "Like" them on Facebook you can download the article and get the ratings chart.

Lightbulbs

LEDs and CFLs offer more choices and savings Contrary to what you might have heard, you can still buy most incandescent lightbulbs. But we’ve found few reasons you should. Our tests of 26 compact fluorescents and 10 light-emitting diodes found that though the newest…

File this under:  "wish I was still in the field" toys.

Inspection scopes are the cool new tool for folks doing rehab and ARR.

Several tool makers and optical tool companies produce them - Milwaukee, DeWalt, Ryobi and Voscope to name a few.

Prices start at about $150 at the low end and go up.  These handy little tools let you look inside walls for mold, insect infestation, wiring and plumbing locations, inspect HVAC mechanicals and ducts,…

If you have had a stalled project and wonder if that gray and weathered OSB is still ok, here's some info that may help.

Weathered%20OSB.pdf

Youth playing who wants to be a millionaire using financial fitness concepts in photo above.

By the look on the hands raised in this photo and the energy in the room at West…

Early in 2010, the Congressional Oversight Panel for the Troubled Asset Relief Program released a report indicating that half of the $1.4 trillion in short-term commercial real estate loans coming due in the next four years were underwater. Half. 

What's more, commercial real estate has devalued by 42 percent since 2007,…

The NeighborWorks National Training Instituteis coming up soon. As part of the events happening on the week of August 8 there is a photo contest scheduled for…

BoardSource is pleased to announce The Innovation Prize competition, the first-ever on-site competition to be held at the BoardSource Leadership Forum. Designed to inspire and support innovative approaches to strengthening and building organizational impact through effective board leadership, this competition and awards program invites organizations to prepare and present a board-driven organizational innovation that is ready for – or in the midst of – implementation.

Competing…

In recognition of the critical role boards play in overseeing their organizations’ mission, finances, and strategic direction, BoardSource and Prudential proudly announce the Prudential Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Boards.

Presented at the 2011 BoardSource Leadership Forum, the awards will provide

• a $40,000 cash award to the winning organization, as well as two scholarships and travel stipends enabling two organizational representatives (preferably the chief executive…

Position: Supportive Services Manager

Company: Columbus Housing Partnership…

“Community building begins when residents feel empowered to be advocates for their own needs and work to meet those needs as a community.” This is state on Neighborhood Housing Services of New Havens’Community Building and Organizing page.…

What are the basics of Copyright Protection?

The most basic level of copyright protection is automatic - the moment you produce a tangible work of art or other intellectual property and do not release your copyright to others, you are protected under US copyright law. That means the moment you write sheet music or record a song even with your laptop on your kitchen table, or paint a painting, or print a photograph, you have created a piece of intellectual property that…

Why Solopreneurs Need Trademark Protection

Your trademark, like your name, is your identity, because as a solopreneur, your business is yours and yours alone. And unlike your name, which you most probably did not choose, you worked and thought long and hard before you decided on your business trademark. You should have chosen a name that is unique, and that cannot be confused with the trademark of any other business, whether it is in a field similar to yours or has…

Position: National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Analyst

Company: NeighborWorks…

Position: National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Fellow

Company: NeighborWorks…

A couple of years ago I started watching the pricing on LEDs.  They are long life, give good light and I said when they got to a price point of $15 or less they would be a really good value.

Well, Vinbright now has bulbs on the market for $13.  www.vinbright.com

Their 5 watt (60 w incandescent) is UL approved.

The bulb does not contain mercury and will not impact the environment.

They…