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ConnectHome Nation Webinar Running Your ConnectHomeUSA Program: Securing Funding & Engaging Residents April 30, 2019 1 Agenda Agenda Albany HA 1. WebEx Instructions Wilson HA 2. Introductions North Little 3. Wilson Housing Authority

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ConnectHome Nation Webinar

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Running Your ConnectHomeUSA Program: Securing Funding & Engaging Residents

April 30, 2019

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Agenda

  • 1. WebEx Instructions
  • 2. Introductions
  • 3. Wilson Housing Authority

Timothy Rogers

  • 4. Albany Housing Authority

Danita Wiggins

  • 5. North Little Rock Housing Authority

Shanta Nunn-Baro

  • 6. Q&A

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Agenda Albany HA Wilson HA North Little Rock HA Q&A

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ConnectHome Nation Webinar

Danita Wiggins, Community & Resident Services Supervisor Albany Housing Authority Resident Engagement

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Understanding Resident Needs

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  • AHA conducted a resident survey to identify gaps

in residents’ access to the Internet and devices

  • Surveys were collected from residents during:
  • Office Visits
  • Community Events
  • Parent Conferences
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Resident Survey Questions

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  • Does someone in your household have regular

access to (select all that apply)?

  • A cell phone
  • A smartphone with data access
  • A desktop computer
  • A laptop computer
  • A tablet computer
  • Does your house/apartment have any of the

following services (select all that apply)?

  • Satellite TV (Dish Network, Direct TV, other)
  • Mediacom TV
  • Mediacom Internet
  • AT&T Internet
  • Other Internet provider

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Resident Survey Questions (continued)

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  • Do you have a child living with you that is

enrolled in the Dougherty County public school system?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Do you currently utilize the Internet for any of

the following (select all that apply)?

  • Social media (Facebook, Twitter, or others)
  • Banking
  • Research
  • Education
  • Job search
  • Purchasing
  • Medical and other appointments and

records

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Resident Survey Questions (continued)

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  • Are you interested in finding
  • ut more about how to use the

Internet ?

  • Yes
  • No

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AHA Survey Results

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Approximately half of survey respondents lacked access to computing devices and the Internet.

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Devices

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  • AHA collected device donations from:
  • EveryoneOn
  • Community partners
  • Provided no-cost devices to residents
  • Desktop computers
  • Laptops
  • Tablets
  • Smartphones

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Internet Connectivity

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  • AHA partnered with
  • Provided low-cost Internet service to

residents at $10/month or $5/month (with

dial-up modem)

  • Organized an engagement event with

AT&T to enroll residents in low-cost Internet service plan

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Resident Engagement

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AHA advertises the AT&T Access program by providing sign-up information during:

  • Move-in appointments
  • Recertification meetings
  • At public meetings
  • Community and library events
  • Parent meetings
  • Newsletter announcements
  • Flyers

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Timothy Rogers, Director of Public Relations Wilson Housing Authority Resident Engagement

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WHA/Municipal Broadband Partnership

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How the Program Works

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  • Since 2016, WHA has marketed a high speed Internet

connection for public housing residents through the municipal Internet provider for $10/month.

  • From 2016-2018, program participants received a free

router.

  • Currently, approximately 50% of WHA’s 600 public housing

residents participate.

  • Program participation reached a high of 60%.
  • Residents are free to choose any cable/Internet provider.

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How the Program Works

  • Monthly Internet service fee of $10/month is added to

residents’ monthly rent.

  • WHA pays Greenlight one monthly payment to cover all

residents’ Internet service accounts.

  • If a resident does not pay the Internet service fee, Internet

service is discontinued and the router must be returned.

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Resident Engagement

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WHA advertises the Greenlight program by providing sign-up information during:

  • Move-in appointments
  • Recertification meetings
  • At public meetings
  • Informational flyers are posted at public housing offices

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Access Moving Forward

Recent Changes to Greenlight Community Broadband

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  • More focus on providing Internet access to residents seeking

educational and employment opportunities

  • Before accessing the low-cost Internet deal, any new program

participant must meet with the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) coordinator.

  • Participants that enroll in FSS, receive a free router.

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Shanta Nunn-Baro, Special Projects Coordinator North Little Rock Housing Authority Securing Funding

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Mindset for Fundraising

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 READ, WEBINAR, PODCAST , ETC to learn how to fundraise.  Read to stay on top of TRENDS, especially fundraising technology and industry reports.  Find a MENTOR.  NETWORK-conferences, chamber meetings, professional groups.  You are creating impact and changing lives, not begging for MONEY!  You will get REJECTED most of the time. So what?  Have your ELEVATOR SPEECH ready at all times.  What has your program done for those you SERVE? Can you prove it…DATA?  What does your WEBSITE and SOCIAL MEDIA presence say about your work? Or not?  Do you have client STORIES? One that moves you?  If possible, engage your BOARD.  Create a fundraising plan. Google, there are tons! Don’t RECREATE the wheel!  Create a BUDGET for your program or project.  Not all money is GOOD money!  Find a good PROSPECT RESEARCH system to do your HOMEWORK (GrantStation, Instrumentl, Foundation Center)  Do your HOMEWORK about the funder (GuideStar, 990s, Foundation Center)  If possible, build a TEAM across your organization, because successful fundraising is not executed in a SILO.  Most important, SELF CARE. Not easy, but when you can see the fruits of your labor, its worth it.

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Where to Find Funding

Who is Giving to What

AREAS of Interest Education Human Services Public Society Benefit

$138.6 million

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Types of Funding

Corporate

  • Funding
  • Grants
  • Sponsorships
  • Cause Related
  • Foundation Funding
  • Usually given to

nonprofits as grants

  • In-Kind Donations
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Board
  • Teaching a class
  • Seek visibility
  • Seek customers/clients
  • Seek political access

Grants

  • Government at local, state,

and federal levels

  • Private and public

foundations

  • IRS requires foundations to

give away 5% of their assets each year

  • Time and capacity to write
  • Meeting grant conditions
  • Ensuring no mission creep
  • Reporting
  • Sustainability

Other

  • Individual gifts
  • Online fundraising
  • Earned Income
  • Direct Mail
  • Minor and Major gifts ($5K+

– industry average)

  • Special Events
  • Crowdfunding
  • Giving Circles
  • Peer-to-Peer
  • Giving Days (i.e. Giving

Tuesday)

  • Planned Giving

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Prospect Research

Instrument Agenda Albany HA Wilson HA North Little Rock HA Q&A

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Communication Toolkit for Fundraising

  • Tailor your communications toolkit needs based on

your audience such as corporations, foundations or individual donors*

  • Have print and online versions of your kit:
  • Needs Statement
  • Outcomes and Evaluations
  • Annual Reports
  • Fact Sheets
  • Brochures
  • Press Releases (links to media coverage, if applicable)
  • Prezi or PowerPoint
  • Online Presence –website, blogs, social media, email
  • Videos and photos

*Individual Donors

Learn the giving habits of individual donors based on demographics including age, sex, race and ways that they give.

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Good News!

They like us!

Corporations like what we are doing to connect our youth and adults to STEM and Workforce programs and are funding them.

  • Giving by the Numbers, 2018 Edition

Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose

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Q & A

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