Emerging Trends and Funding Opportunities in Human Service Delivery
Reviewer: Lupe González Hoyt of Norwood Service League
April 14, 2008
Emerging Trends
The material presented helped those of us who are so busy with daily details that we forget the bigger picture. We could sense trends shifting but perhaps weren't sure how financial things looked like (e.g. crop circles).
The networking and group activities added depth to the learning experience.
The cost was a bit too high given the material and lecture much of which was found on websites and printed out. Pickett was able to make it more interesting than just words on paper. I will definitely be using the information as I rethink our financial standing.
Thanks for the learning...
Emerging Trends and Funding Opportunities in Human Service Delivery
Reviewer: Molly Moloney of Lighthouse Youth Services
April 11, 2008
Trends review
Mr. Slater Harrington is an excellent presenter, and he shared some very useful resources that I had not seen before. He engages the audience and provokes meaningful and helpful discussion about the topics in the seminar.
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Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Anonymous of Anytown, AT 55555
April 10, 2008
Great resource for agencies, not-for-profits
This is a very informative course that really helps agencies grasp the cost implications of certain projects. Although it would have been helpful to build financial models from scratch I think it appropriately provides agencies with pertinent information for the key questions they need to ask when assessing a proposed project....
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Anonymous of Anytown, AT 55555
April 10, 2008
WIN
This introduced me to a lot of information about tracking costs and funding sources for projects. I learned a lot about excel and I think that the flash drive allowing to take the pro forma back to work with is helpful....
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Joe of Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky
April 10, 2008
homeownership development toolbox review
This was very valuable training. The explanation of Excel worksheet (and the tips) were especially good. I would suggest that, rather than ask for development concept to plug into the spreadsheet, the trainers have one with numbers at the ready.
Debating or deciding on some costs took valuable time away from actually using the tool. If we could have gone through one whole "deal" in day one and two then I think we could have gone through, in a timely manner, one proposed local project.
Still, the training was very helpful and will be a valuable tool for...
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Ozie Davis III of LISC
April 10, 2008
Program Officer
Awesome. As a newer practicioner, I found this information VERY useful and will utilize the development tools provided!
Thanksm...
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Douglas Brandt of Brandt Retail Group
April 10, 2008
Cincinnati Toolbox Training
Great Course! Learned so many development lessons. Steve & Wendy were the best Instructors... Very positive - WIll attend in the future...
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: James of Price Hill Will
April 10, 2008
Tool Box
This was very informative. This will come in very handy for all projects. It may need a brush up 1 day course offered in a few months. This would allow people to get familar and learn more details about the program....
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Catalina Landivar-Simon of Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission
April 10, 2008
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Excellent!
I always wonder about time commitment on trainings that take several days.
This one has been time well spent.
Thanks to the sponsors for bringing the training to Cincinnati, and to the trainers for their expertise....
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Anonymous of Anytown, AT 55555
April 10, 2008
Toolbox review
This training was a great overview of the development process for homeownership. Capital Access did an excellent job of presenting the material and addressing questions and concerns that are applicable to real life situations. The excel tools are very helpful and I can see they could be applied in a variety of situations. ...
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Anonymous of Anytown, AT 55555
April 10, 2008
great workshop
This workshop was incredibly valuable. The staff was knowledgable, competent, and helpful. I would recommend this to anyone involved in development, non-profit or for-profit....
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Anonymous of Anytown, AT 55555
April 10, 2008
Great Training!
All affordable housing developers should have this training!...
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Bonnie Blankenship of Cincinnati Housing Partners, Inc.
April 10, 2008
CHP
This was great training. I have attended their sessions before and would attend in the future. There are many take aways you can use in real life and it was very helpful. I would like for Capital Access to provide further training to the CDC's....
Homeownership Development Toolbox Training
Reviewer: Theresa Coinley of UC School of Planning student
April 10, 2008
homeownership toolbox
Concise and comprehensive - a very good training. UC Planning students should be invited to future trainings!...
Tour of Commercial Green Development
Reviewer: Sarah T. Allan of Over-the-Rhine Community Housing
April 02, 2008
Melink Green Tour
Very informative and well planned. I was quite impressed with the facility. it was encouraging to see a company that is going green all the way. Great tour!...
Tour of Commercial Green Development
Reviewer: Patricia Garry of Community Development Corporations Association
March 31, 2008
Lots of Green Learning!
I found this to be the CDC Association's best green training so far. Steve Melink himself walked us around his green building, showed us the energy efficient products they produce, and a plug-in solar panel for home use they are developing. Care and green thinking have gone into the smallest details in the building, and sustainable ideas abound. From marketing person Jennifer Sivak I learned that they have a company wide lunch on Mondays, and department lunches on Wednesdays, provided by the company. Melink also pays the difference between a hybrid and a regular model when...
6th Annual Neighborhood Summit: Clean, Green and Serene
Reviewer: Anonymous of Anytown, AT 55555
March 15, 2008
Move it around
In some ways better, nevertheless, speakers don't have the fire in the belly to advocate for the kind of change we need to turn this failing city around, yet the community councils are best positioned to grass root us to a hopeful future. Let's move it around, trying the convention center next, and see if that helps....
6th Annual Neighborhood Summit: Clean, Green and Serene
Reviewer: Marvin Kraus of Invest in Neighborhoods
March 06, 2008
A Valuable Tool
The sessions I attended were instructive, how to, both from the presenters as well as informed people from the audience, all willing to share their knowledge and experiences with the rest of the group. This was a wonderful day of people helping people. Networking that will continue beyond the one day....
6th Annual Neighborhood Summit: Clean, Green and Serene
Reviewer: Young Leader of Anytown, AT 55555
March 04, 2008
Pickett is My Hero
The session on Schools in the Community, by Pickett Slater Harrington, was excellent. He really hits the nail on the head with his ideas about building community. The discussion was great, and it was amazing to see so many engaged citizens with good ideas and so much passion. My only compaint would be that the session was too short. I STRONGLY recommend making this a long panel discussion; I would attend a day-long workshop on this for everyone in the room to get their ideas heard and learn from each other, and to come away...
6th Annual Neighborhood Summit: Clean, Green and Serene
Reviewer: Young Leader of Anytown, AT 55555
March 04, 2008
Engaging The Others
The session on engaging new groups in the community was extremely disrespectful. The first presentation discussed the Latino population, but the presenter kept interchanging the terms "Hispanic" and "Spanish," and kept referring to these people as "They" and "Them." He had absolutely no cultural competence, and it was infuriating. He assumed that no one in the audience was Latino, nor knew anyone who was. The suggestions for including "Them" were incredibly patronizing, such as "Give them a job to do so they feel part of the community." Are you kidding me? That's like a...
