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5th Annual Fuller Center for Housing Covenant Partner Conference Atlanta, Georgia January 25-27, 2013 Continuing the legacy by building firm foundations Special Thanks to The Following Our Host Church First Congregational United Church of Christ and Pastor Dwight Andrews Join us for worship at 11:00 on Sunday! The Praxis UCC Band www.praxisucc.org Welcome to the 5th Annual Covenant Partner Conference! January 25-27, 2013 Greetings Fuller Center Partners! We are so delighted that you have joined us for this year’s conference Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to join us for this exchange of information and ideas This month, The Fuller Center begins a year-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of Millard and Linda Fuller's work in the Congo to test the basic Christian principles of our housing ministry It is a time-tested strategy of compassion for people in need, volunteering and providing a hand up instead of a handout Your presence here and the work you in your own communities is a living testimony to this legacy The conference will include for the first time a gathering of some of our current and future Global Builders team leaders Welcome to everyone here for the first time! Special thanks goes out to everyone who made this weekend possible especially First Congregational Church, South Face Energy Institute, Jackie Goodman, Sheilla Snell, Brenda Barton, David Hooker, Hailey Dady, Ryan Iafigliola, Dan Fishman, Betty Thomas, Chris Lyman Waldron and Allen Ries and all of the presenters and workshop leaders May your time be blessed with joy and with new and deeper friendships within the Fuller Center family In partnership, Kirk Lyman-Barner, Director U.S Field Operations Oyee!! to the Covenant Partners that tithed in 2012! Fuller Center for Housing Armenia Americus/SC, GA Atlanta, GA Bloomington, Central Illinois Carol County, VA Chattahoochee Valley, AL Darke County, OH Disaster ReBuilders Hammond, LA Indianapolis/Central Indiana Jefferson County, GA Joplin, MO Kansas City, MO Louisville KY Macon, GA New Jersey Pines NW Portage County, OH Orlando/Central Florida Silver Valley, ID Spartanburg, NC Tallahassee, FL Twin Cities, MN Waxahachie, TX Webster Parish, LA Schedule Covenant Partner Conference 2013 January 25, 2013 Pre-Conference Activities 8:30-12:30 Jackie Goodman Recommends These Touring Options: • Martin Luther King, Jr Historic Site • Jimmy Carter Library and Museum • Stone Mountain Park • World of Coca-Cola • High Museum of Art • Tour of the Georgia State Capital Building Conference - Friday 12:30-1:00 Conference Sign In at First Congregational 105 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 659-6255 1:00-1:20 Devotions – Rev Dr Dwight Andrews, Senior Pastor First Congregational Church UCC 1:20-1:25 Welcome and Housekeeping-Kirk Lyman-Barner, Director Fuller Center for Housing US Field Operations 1:25-1:40 Opening Remarks-David Snell, President and Co-founder of The Fuller Center for Housing 1:40-2:05 Presentation 1-Resource Development Global Builders in Red Committee in Green Friday • 2:05-2:10 2:10-2:55 Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Val Porter, Director-Atlanta, The Foundation Center Global Builders - Fuller Center 101 • Fellowship Hall David Snell, President and Co-founder of The Fuller Center for Housing Break –Sponsored by Bill Allen of ByrnAllen and Convergent Nonprofit Solutions Presentation 2- Resource Development – Conference Room Fellowship Hall Sanctuary • ShaDonte Dozier, Community Investment Business Development Manager Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Global Builders -Global Builders Tour • Ryan Iafigliola, Director International Programs, Stacey Goolsby, Fuller Center for Housing Registrar and Hailey Dady, Fuller Center for Housing Global Builders Coordinator Conference Room 2:55-3:05 3:05-4:00 Break –Sponsored by Bill Allen of ByrnAllen and Convergent Nonprofit Solutions Presentation 3-Faith Builders- How to approach and work with churches • 4:00-6:00 Rev Tim Downs, Conference Minister, South East Conference UCC Visit to Southface Energy Institute • 6:00-7:30 Fellowship Hall Sanctuary Mike Barcik-Director of Technical Services http://www.southface.org/ Supper at Mary Mac’s Tea Room 224 Ponce de Leon Ave Atlanta, GA 30308 Saturday Conference-Saturday January 26, 2013 7:30-8:00 Breakfast Sponsored By Praxis United Church of Christ 8:30-8:50 Devotions- Chris and Leah Lyman-Waldron, Co-pastors Praxis, UCC Welcome and Housekeeping- Kirk Lyman-Barner, Director Fuller Center US Field Operations Presentation 4- Global Builders 8:50-9:00 9:00-9:45 • • • • Break –Sponsored by Fuller Center Staf 9:50-10:35 Workshop Sessions Construction- An Introduction to VOAD Mike Yoder, President Georgia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Family Partnering-“How to get a better return on your Greater Blessing partnerships.” • Fellowship Hall Sanctuary Sanctuary Sanctuary Ryan Iafigliola, Director Fuller Center International Programs Gohar Palyan, Resource Development Manager Fuller Center for Housing in Armenia Hailey Dady, Global Builders Coordinator and our Global Builders Team Leaders 9:45-9:50 • Global Builders in Red Committee in Green Fellowship Hall Herndon Tower Lobby Sanctuary Kim Roberts, Executive Director Chattahoochee Fuller Center Project Resource Development –Starting and Managing a ReUse /Surplus Store Panel Discussion • • • Ginger Northshore FCH ReUse Store Manager, Kimi McDonald Tamara Danel, Executive Director Ginger Ford Hammond Fuller Center for Housing Lee Jeter, Executive Director, Fuller Center for Housing of NW Louisiana Global Builders-The Nuts and Bolts of Global Builders Team Leadership • • Break – Sponsored By The Fuller Center Staf 10:40-11:35 Workshop Sessions Construction and Volunteer Management-Disaster Recovery 4-Models (Joplin, Atlantic City, Laplace, Haiti) • • • Sanctuary Music Room Brenda Barton, Communications Liaison, U.S Field Operations Global Builders-Cultural Competency • Fellowship Hall Bob Barker, Chair of Joplin Area Fuller Center for Housing Neil and Merle Brown, Fuller Center in the New Jersey Pines Heather Westcott, Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director International Programs Family Selection-Fair Housing Training • Conference Room Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director of International Programs Hailey Dady, Global Builders Coordinator 10:35-10:40 • Music Room Ashley Murray, Mercer University 11:35-11:40 Break –Sponsored By The Fuller Center Staf 11:40-12:00 Presentation 5-Finance Anti-Money Laundering Training Conference Room Fellowship Hall Sanctuary • Merle Brown, Director of Lending Operations at Beneficial Bank in Philadelphia Global Builders-Team Building • Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director of International Programs 12:00-1:00 Lunch-Sponsored by Georgia Power 1:00-1:30 Resource Development Presentation 3-How to Raise Funds with our New Fundraising Pages Tool • • Break –Sponsored By The Fuller Center Staf 1:35-2:15 Workshop Sessions Board of Directors-Creating an Effective Board • Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director of International Programs Melissa Merrill, Director of Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure and Student Builder Groups Communications- Building A Multi Functional Communications Program • 2:15-2:20 Sanctuary Herndon Tower Lobby Music Room Chris Johnson, Fuller Center for Housing Director of Communications Global Builders-Herding those cats: Team Management • Fellowship Hall Kirk Lyman-Barner, Fuller Center for Housing Director of US Field Operations Volunteer Management Working with Students • The Fellowship Hall Sanctuary Ryan Iafigliola, Fuller Center Director of International Programs Chris Johnson, Fuller Center For Housing Director of Communications 1:30-1:35 • Conference Room Gohar Palyan, Director of Development Fuller Center of Armenia Break – Sponsored By The Fuller Center Staf Conference Room Fellowship Hall 2:20-3:15 Resource Development-Save A House –Make A Home Panel Discussion • • • David Snell, President and Co-Founder The Fuller Center for Housing David Forehand, Board Member Fuller Center for Housing Don Erler, Board Member The Fuller Center for Housing Louisville and The Fuller Center for Housing Global Builders-Lessons Learned • 3:15-3:30 • 3:30-4:00 • Conference Room Sanctuary David Snell, President & Co-founder of The Fuller Center for Housing Collection of the Tithes and Offering Worship Celebration • 6:30-7:30 Hailey Dady, Fuller Center for Housing Global Builders Coordinator Closing Remarks • Sanctuary Sanctuary Lacey Brown, Member in Discernment Southeast Conference UCC The Praxis UCC Band Supper at Lee’s Golden Buddha in Buckhead 3861 Roswell Road, NE Atlanta, Ga 30342 Post –Conference Opportunities Sunday Worship at our host church: First Church Atlanta January 27, 2012 http://firstchurchatlanta.com/ Adult and Youth Sunday School9:30 AM Sunday Service 11:00 AM Fellowship Hall 10 (Sample Letter to Banks Available Online in The Fuller Center CP Operations Manual) 26 27 28 Save A House /Make A Home – Covenant Partner Loan Eligibility Requirements Maximum Loan $10,000 Evidence of local matching funds required Payback terms: 0% interest, 50% of homeowner’s monthly payment Good Standing Covenant Partner Requirements: Current 990 filed on time Current Annual Report (June 30 or fiscal year-end) received Current Year End House Count Report (December 31) received Finances are sound, debt ratio low Anti-Money Laundering Policy In place Family Selection Committee Representative completed Fair Housing Training Webinar Tithing, while not required, is expected Any previous loan repayment is current Project Eligibility: Property must have been a foreclosed or gifted vacant house needing renovations The property must be sufficiently sized to allow for affordable utility and property taxes by eligible family Property must follow Fuller Center design criteria Partner family must be selected before restoration work begins Realistic renovation budget in place Maximum expected project completion time months Required Documents: Renovation budget Evidence of volunteer accident and builders’ risk insurance Covenant Partners with assets under $1,000,000 must provide current financial statements Covenant Partners with assets exceeding $1,000,000 must provide current audit Current List of Board of Directors Board Minutes From Past Months Process Application received, reviewed and accepted Loan documents between FCH and Covenant Partner (not homeowner) signed Loan funds distributed as match is met Partner families identified before restoration work begins Restoration completed within months Loan repayments of at least ½ of the homeowner’s principal payment beginning with the first mortgage payment Loan payments are submitted to FCH quarterly 29 DEFFINITION OF TERMS IRS Form 990 Covenant partners on a July - June 30 fiscal year, an IRS 990, IRS 990 EZ or IRS 990 N on or before November 15 Those on a calendar year must file by May 15 th All tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are $50,000 or less are required to electronically submit Form 990-N, also known as the e-Postcard, unless they choose to file a complete Form 990 or Form 990-EZ instead Those with gross receipts over $50,000 must file a form 990 CPs using the 990-N or 990-EZ to file must submit their year-end financial report Annual and Year End Reports Each year, covenant partners must submit activity reports at the close of their fiscal year, which includes demographic information about the families served, updates on board and committee staffing and income and expense information showing cash receipts, gifts in kind and expenses for program, administration and fund raising A calendar Year-End Report is due in early January showing house counts by: • Greater Blessing (Small Repairs) • ReNew (Major Renovations) • Save A House (foreclosed and donated properties) • New Construction Sound Finances, Low Debt Ratio Similar to the "ability to repay" requirement we ask of all partner families, our covenant partners must have the ability to repay the From Derelict to Decent Loan Fund Covenant partners with more debt than they can pay back with current revenue projections will not be eligible to participate in this program Anti-Money Laundering Policies in Place The US Treasury Department has required all mortgage lenders have in place an Anti-Money Laundering Policy and to obtain training on an annual basis for the designated officers Covenant partners who have not adopted an Anti-Money Laundering Policy will be ineligible for this program Fair Housing Training Fuller Center covenant partners are required by law to follow Fair Housing procedures when selecting families for mortgages and repair loans This training is offered at our annual Covenant Partner Conference and by scheduling a webinar training At least one member of the board or Family Selection Committee must have completed this training to participate in this program Previous Loans Current Additional loans will not be issued to covenant partners that are seriously delinquent (defined as 90 days late) on previous loans Loans are between the Covenant Partners and FCH Partner families are not parties to the loan If repayment of the From Derelict to Decent Loan is tied to the lease or mortgage the failure by the partner family to make regular payments does not free the covenant partner from making timely payments of the loan 30 Eligible Property The proposed property must have been in foreclosure or have been vacant for long enough that it is at risk of being derelict There are many sources for obtaining qualifying properties such as bank Real Estate Owned Properties (REO), Land Banks, local governments, National Community Stabilization Trust, other non-profits, housing developers and individuals Fuller Center Design Criteria Participating properties must meet The Fuller Center's house design criteria If the house is too large, low-income families will be unable to afford heating and cooling utility bills Additional information on our design criteria is available online in our Covenant Partner Operations manual in the construction section which is found at http://fullercenter.org/operations-manual Realistic Renovation Budget It is important to submit a good budget estimate drawn up by a competent contractor Mold, termites and lead and other "hidden" problems might render a project financially impractical Wise property selection and a thorough examination by a seasoned professional will help make certain that the repairs can be done affordably and in a reasonable amount of time Evidence of Insurance and Homeowner Waivers All covenant partners participating in this program are required to submit evidence of volunteer accident insurance and all properties must have builder's risk coverage A homeowner’s insurance policy, or, in the case of lease purchase agreements, a fire policy in the name of the CP and a renter’s HO-4 in the name of the family must be in place before occupancy 31 Maps and Directions Our Host First Congregational Church of Atlanta 105 Courtland St., NE Atlanta, GA 30303-2422 Church: 404/659-6255 www.firstchurchatlanta.com Driving directions from the airport 32 Lodging Atlanta Marriott Marquis 265 Peachtree Center Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-521-0000 www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/atlmq-atlanta-marriott-marquis/ Sheraton Atlanta Hotel: 165 Courtland St NE Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone 404-659-6500 www.sheratonatlantahotel.com/ 33 Southface Energy Institute www.southface.org 241 Pine Street NE Atlanta, GA 30308 P 404-872-3549 34 Mary Mac’s Tea Room Mary Macs is located at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Myrtle Street in Atlanta 224 Ponce de Leon Ave Atlanta, GA 30308 Phone (404) 876-1800 www.marymacs.com 35 LEE'S GOLDEN BUDDHA (same building as Mo Mo Ya) - both names are on the sign out front 3861 Roswell Road, NE Atlanta, Ga 30342 404-261-3777 Important: We will be ordering off the Family Dinner Menu 36 Contact Information We are providing this information to help build relationships and social networking Please not add this information to any mailing list of any kind without permission of the individuals 37 Sing a new world into being (Ode to Joy) Mary Bringle Sing a new world into being, sound a bold and hopeful theme Find a tune for silent yearnings, Lend your voice and dare to dream Dream a church where all who worship find their lives and loves belong Sing a new world into being, Sing as Christ inspires your song Sing a new world into being, where each gender class and race Brings its rainbow gifts and colors to God’s limitless embrace Where the lines that once divided form instead the ties that bind Sing a new world into being, Risk transforming heart and mind Sing a new world into being, where the homeless find a home Where no children ever hunger but are filled in God’s shalom Where all people work for justice, where all hate and vengeance cease Sing a new world into being, raise the harmonies of peace Sing a new world into being, join the ancient prophets cry For a time of health and plenty when all tears have been wiped dry When compassion flows like waters, pouring balm for all who grieve Sing a new world into being, live the promise you believe 38 See you in Atlantic City! April 28-May 3, 2013 Come help repair homes for the families affected by Hurricane Sandy! Register at: www.fullercenter.org/millard-fuller-legacy-build-2013 39 ... working with CFCP and in 2009 responded to Scott's call for her to become the covenant partner' s Family Partnering Administrator and has partnered with 17 Fuller Center homeowner partner families,... loans will not be issued to covenant partners that are seriously delinquent (defined as 90 days late) on previous loans Loans are between the Covenant Partners and FCH Partner families are not parties... the Global Builders program Now at the ripe old age of 27, he hopes God is not through with him yet Lee Arthur Jeter, Sr Executive Director, Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisiana ljeter@fullercenternwla.org