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Local Habitat Affiliates:
Sample Needs and Opportunities
Affiliate Needs and Opportunities
Blue Mountain Partners 1. Volunteers: Build, Committees, Board
2. Sponsor for our very first appreciation night.
3. Donation of a small cargo truck (flat bed or pick-up)
4. Grants – list of resources, points of contact
Colville Valley Partners 1. Volunteers in construction and at the thrift store.
2. Lots
3. Volunteers for all committees and the Board.
4. Grant for full-time office manager.
East King County 1. More “Regular Volunteers.” These are folks who volunteer in the office or on the construction
site and come back every week, for a day each week or even two or three days each
week. We have some but in order to increase our capacity to the level we aspire to, we
need more.
2. A van, or two, for transporting our AmeriCorps members. We will have ten AmeriCorps
members this year living all around the Seattle area. We promised them transportation to
work. We had two vans donated by King County several years ago. One died last
year. The other isn’t far behind.
3. Full house sponsors. Another need to increase our capacity. Cake sales are great friend
raisers but to build 15 to 20 houses each year, we need sponsors and in big
chunks. Whole house sponsors will help us do more without increasing our overhead.
4. The Florida tax credit for local Washington businesses would be nice. Or something to increase
the incentives for businesses to direct their “tax dollars” to Habitat for Humanity.
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Local Habitat Affiliates:
Sample Needs and Opportunities
Affiliate Needs and Opportunities
Grays Harbor 1. Grants
2. Land
3. Committee volunteers
4. Purchasing Loans
5. Board members
Island County 1. Office space – we’ve outgrown our 8’ x 8’ space
2. Truck with a Tommy Lift for the used furniture store
3. Raiser’s Edge (fundraising) software
Lewiston-Clarkston 1. Volunteers for all aspects. Board of Directors, Committees, and Building.
2. Particular support to do a women’s build.
3. A sponsored fund raiser would be a fantastic event.
Mason County 1. Board members and/or volunteers.
2. Land
3. Double cut shears that cut through sheet metal up to 18 gauge metal – Ketts KD 200 (for
donated metal roofs) – www.kett-tool.com
4. Re-Bar bender
5. Volunteers with development experience and help with site selection
6. Grant writer
7. Building for our ReStore
8. Volunteers with resale experience to help start a ReStore
9. Volunteers that enjoy office work and number details (Quickbooks)
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Local Habitat Affiliates:
Sample Needs and Opportunities
Affiliate Needs and Opportunities
South Puget Sound 1. Borrow on equity programs that incorporate both bridge and low-rate long-term loans
Spokane 1. Funding for critical capital improvements to Habitat office and training/conference/meeting
space to enable us to better serve our families ($20,000-$50,000).
2. Replacement (used or new) of Construction Site Vehicles to improve the safety of staff and
volunteers; would replaced donated vehicles manufactured in 1971, 1974, and 1987.
3. Volunteers: Groups of bank-associated volunteers who would be willing to help with housing
construction on a regular basis (e.g. one Saturday each month)
4. Home Sponsorship: Institutional support to “adopt” or construct an entire home (Generally
combined with commitment of volunteer time); Average total home cost = $85,000.
5. Donations: Event Sponsorship and/or support; Dinner/Auction – each Fall – Oct. 13. (Table
sponsorship, items for auction etc); Builder Breakfast – each April (underwriting support).
6. Lending Assistance: Help in establishing a low interest home-improvement loan program for
Habitat owners to ensure the long-term viability of the homes, OR grant for Habitat
establishment of a revolving loan fund.
7. Grants and Underwriting: Support of Habitat FHLB (and other “public”) funding applications,
including local “match” and/or technical assistance in program/application design.
8. Land: Donation of or assistance in accessing affordable lots and acreage suitable for Habitat
housing development.
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Local Habitat Affiliates:
Sample Needs and Opportunities
Affiliate Needs and Opportunities
Tacoma/Pierce County 1. Volunteers
2. Hosting, sponsoring an event
3. Purchasing loans
4. Grants
5. Participation in committees
6. Board of Directors membership
7. Identification of other key people to support HFH mission
8. Technology infrastructure support – servers, offsite data storage, software upgrades & /or
computer upgrades to handle
9. Warehouse for Home Improvement Outlet operation (minimum) and consolidated office space
(maximum)
10. Truck with lift to collect donations for Home Improvement Outlet and pick up materials and
appliances for construction
11. Buildable land
Tri Cities 1. Access to funding that doesn’t require hiring additional staff to manage the accounting
requirements
2. Additional incentives in place to motivate donors – a B & O Charitable Contribution tax credit
3. Freedom to more easily implement innovative ideas that address the issues that surround
poverty
4. We need a 20,000 sq. ft. warehouse like building for the Surplus Store
5. A 20 foot construction trailer
Upper Wenatchee 1. Grants
2. Participation in committees
3. Active working board members.
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