2014 – 2015 Discussion Groups
One of the unique components of HAND’s capacity building sessions are our discussion groups, which create cross-learning environments for professionals working in the same field to share ideas, lessons learned and opportunities specific to their job. To further enhance this approach to learning and sharing, HAND will also host experts who are knowledgeable in these fields to make presentations to the groups on topics relevant to their profession.
During the 2014 – 2015 training season, HAND will convene the Asset Management, CFO, Resident Services and Green Building discussion groups. If you serve in these positions and would like to be engaged in one of the discussion groups, please email
Heather Raspberry so you can be added to the distribution list. Also, feel free to share ideas for discussion group topics and presenters.
Please note, detailed descriptions and registration information will follow as content is developed. This ensures that each session will include timely topics and expert presenters. Many thanks to HAND’s 2014 – 2015 Sponsors, who offset the costs of HAND’s capacity building sessions. Discussion groups are free to current HAND members. For individuals who are not members of HAND, registration fees for each session are $45 or you can take advantage of our low-cost dues, and join the organization to receive one of the many member benefits: Free training for you and your staff!
SEPTEMBER 2014
Asset Management Discussion Group
Date:
September 23, 2014
Noon – 2 PM
Location:
National Housing Trust
1101 30th Street NW
Suite 100A
Washington, DC 20007
oin HAND’s Asset Management Discussion Group for an informative presentation on implementing a No Smoking Policy at your properties. Homes for America recently went through a process to implement a No Smoking Policy at properties in their portfolio and will share helpful tips for how you can do the same. Hear directly from HAND members, Kathy Ebner, Director of Asset Management, Homes for America and Jennifer O’Dell, Assistant Vice President, Best Practices, Habitat America, LLC on WHY a No Smoking policy was implemented; HOW the policy was implemented and WHERE the policy was implemented with the success. Lunch will be served.
Registration Fees:
This session is free to current HAND members; Non-Member Fee: $25
REGISTER TODAY!
No Smoking Presentation
HUD Smoke Free Toolkit
OCTOBER 2014
Green Building Discussion Group
Date:
October 28, 2014
Noon – 2 PM
Location:
The Station at Potomac Yard
650 Maskell Street
Alexandria, VA 22301
oin HAND to learn how the EarthCraft family of programs can help green your affordable housing portfolio. With code advancements in energy efficiency, EarthCraft can help support project teams to navigate these changes and maximize their investments. Learn how this certification is recognized in Maryland and Virginia’s Qualified Allocation Plan and other benefits offered to project teams.
Registration Fees:
This session is free to current HAND members; Non-Member Fee: $25
REGISTER TODAY!
Sponsor:
Many thanks to VHDA for sponsoring this discussion group!
JANUARY 2015
CFO / Asset Managers Discussion Group – Investors and Lender Reporting
Date:
January 8, 2015
Noon – 2 PM
Location:
Community Preservation and Development Corporation
8403 Colesville Road
Suite 1150
Silver Spring, MD
his session will focus on strategies to evaluate your organization’s performance on a quarterly basis and feature perspectives from asset managers representing investors and lenders. The Guest Speakers are Beth Dorrian, Chief Operating Officer, National Affordable Housing Trust; Bernie Oleniacz, Vice President, Fannie Mae Asset Management, Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC; and Risha K. Williams, Director of Compliance and Asset Management, District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency
Registration Fees:
This session is free to current HAND members; Non-Member Fee: $45
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Risha Williams Presentation
Bernie Oleniacz Presentation
Sponsor:
Many thanks to BB&T for sponsoring this discussion group!
Resident Services Discussion Group – Connecting Resident Services to Research Based Outcomes
Date:
January 27, 2014
4:00 – 6:30 PM
Location:
Crawford Edgewood Terrace
635 Edgewood Street NE
Washington, DC 20017
o you work in a job focused on resident services? Come learn from your peers at CPDC during HAND’s next Resident Services Discussion Group. In 2011, CPDC transitioned its resident services from direct service delivery to partner provided services within five impact areas: Health & Wellness, Resident Engagement, Environment, Education, and Economic Development. In 2013, the work further evolved to deeper engagement with residents as the stewards of their communities to support the desire to build trust with and among residents and to engage more residents in creating a better quality of life. As a result, the One Edgewood Network was born with the ultimate goals of removing barriers, building trust, and enhancing residents’ quality of life. The discussion group will begin at 4 PM with a dialogue with HAND members sharing their experiences connecting resident services to research based outcomes. At 5:30 PM, attendees are invited to stick around and observe CPDC’s Network Night, a monthly event where resident services staff come together with residents, property management and security come together for fun, network building, and co-creating over a warm meal and to actively participate in Community Share and Table Topics, two unique yet critical aspects of Network Night. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn first hand from your peers strategies they are using to engage and create meaningful experiences for residents. Dinner will be served.
Registration Fees:
This session is free to current HAND members; Non-Member Fee: $45
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November Network Night Recap
TSP Paper on Power of Networks and Edgewood
Appendix A
Appendix-B2
Appendix C
Sponsor:
Many thanks to MD DHCD for sponsoring this session!
APRIL 2015
Resident Services Discussion Group Hosts Trusted Space Partners
Date:
April 14, 2015
Noon – 2 PM
Location:
AHC, Inc.
2335 11th Street North
Arlington, VA 22201
Are you charged with wearing the resident services hat in your organization, but feel like you are also wearing the same hat as a teacher, minister or even a therapist? Resident services staff are often challenged by how to spark real change in a person’s life, while working within the limited framework of a specific affordable housing community. You have limited contact with the people you serve and the contact you do have is often coupled with painful aspects of life, like paying rent or getting repairs completed or continuing to qualify for housing subsidy. Your one big advantage is that you – as front line staff – inhabit the same daily environment with residents. If this sounds like you, join HAND at its next Resident Services Discussion Group on for a conversation with Frankie Blackburn and Bill Traynor of Trusted Space Partners. Frankie and Bill will share with us their experiences integrating the Trusted Space philosophy in affordable housing communities across the country and the positive shifts they have witnessed to the operating culture.
About Trusted Space:
Trusted Space Partners believes that most people make improvements in their lives and their communities when they are supported by and working alongside neighbors and friends, and not because of a specific program or project. Trusted Space Hypothesis: If we (staff and residents) create intentional spaces, practices and a network of mutual exchange and collaborative action, we can shift the operating culture of isolation and fear to a culture of connection, aspiration and innovation. And, if this shift in operating culture takes root, over time, we will provide fertile ground for an exponential number of positive outcomes for residents, far surpassing the incremental improvements that occur in a programmatic framework. Lunch will be served. Many thanks to AHC, Inc. for hosting us!
Registration Fees:
This session is free to current HAND members; Non-Member Fee: $45
Sponsor:
Many thanks to AGM Financial Services for sponsoring this discussion group!
CFO / Asset Managers Discussion Group – Bring Your Deal Memos and Management Company Handoff Summaries!
Date:
April 21, 2014
Noon – 2 PM
Location:
BB&T
1909 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
oin us for our next discussion group for a workshop
where Asset Managers and CFOs will share their internal deal memo format and process during this working session. Several member organizations will briefly outline what they include in their deal memos, who prepares the memo, and how it is used within their organization. The remainder of the session will be devoted to exchanging ideas and gathering insight to improve your deal memo and process. Don’t have a deal memo? No problem, you should still attend, as you’ll have a memo by the time the session wraps! Lunch will be served. Many thanks to BB&T for hosting us!
Registration Fees:
This session is free to current HAND members; Non-Member Fee: $45
REGISTER TODAY!
Sponsor:
Many thanks to Harkins Builders for sponsoring this discussion group!
HAND & MAHC Present: 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria
Date:
May 5, 2015
12 – 2 PM
Location:
Silver Spring Civic Center
8525 Fenton Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910
eleased in April of this year, the 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria reflect ambitious yet achievable green guidelines for affordable housing developments. In this session, participants will engage in an introduction to the 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria and Certification process and identify how to successfully address critical details of this Criteria in their own development projects. Lunch will be provided.
Registration Fees:
This session is free to current HAND and MAHC members; Non-Member Fee: $45
REGISTER TODAY!
