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Portland Area

Nonproft rebuilding Portland homes amid affordable housing crisis | KGW.com

This month marks 25 years since the nonprofit began giving back to the community. Since it started, the group has repaired more than 1,200 homes, putting an estimated $20 million in market value back into the Portland metro area.

Malone said his organization has noticed a big increase in need over the last couple years, as Portland faces an affordable housing crisis. “The need is not going down by any means. If these people moved out, they couldn’t afford another house. Young families can’t afford to buy a house, let alone an elderly person. We are dealing with a lot of multiple family units living in one home, because the kids can’t even afford an apartment,” said Malone.

Source: Nonproft rebuilding Portland homes amid affordable housing crisis | KGW.com

street art

A Detroit Collage: How a Graffiti Artist, Apparel Company and Nonprofit Are Helping to Keep Art in Schools – The Root

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Antonio “Shades” Agee holding up a student’s artwork  STEPHANIE BATTAGLIA

Shades acknowledges what might be considered a unique situation, given his commercial success in the urban art: “I’m blessed. I’m an artist. People are paying me for what I do with a God-given talent. So there’s no problem with me giving back,” the graffiti artist said, chuckling. “Any child that gets to see anyone of success doing art … is awesome. Kids love that.”

via A Detroit Collage: How a Graffiti Artist, Apparel Company and Nonprofit Are Helping to Keep Art in Schools – The Root.

Deconstruction School

Building Material Reuse Association Seeks Individuals to serve on the Board of Directors

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The BMRA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance the recovery, reuse & recycling of building materials in such a way to, reduce the consumption of new resources, reduce landfill waste, create a value-added market and increase cost-effectiveness, expand job opportunities and workforce development skills, promote the sustainability of communities and the environment through resource preservation.

The Building Material Reuse Association is looking to fill board positions with new or existing members. Please consider serving on the Board of Directors yourself, or helping to recruit someone who you think would be a good fit.

The BMRA is seeking individuals with experience in: marketing, nonprofit law, organizational development, fundraising, website optimization, accounting and financial management, business networking, event coordination, memebership management, grant writing and fund development.
Board members are required to attend a two hour meeting once a month, and commit to six hours of service per month.  The board of directors serves as leadership and staff of the BMRA. The current year’s work plan is availible for review.

Sign Up Here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BMRA_BOD_Nominations2014

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Reuse Centers

Buffalo ReUse is running out of means – City & Region – The Buffalo News

After the city condemned the Ferry Street home of Buffalo ReUse, volunteers for the not-for-profit began holding sales outside the building.

Debt has been a constant for years at Buffalo ReUse. So has turmoil.

The organization was forced to move to its current location after eviction proceedings commenced for falling behind in rent and alleged damage to the Northampton building and parking lot.

Founding member Michael Gainer, whose vision propelled the group, was fired as executive director in 2009, rehired as program director and fired again the following year, leading to the resignations of a half-dozen staffers and charges that the board communicated poorly with staff and lacked transparency.

Community projects were discontinued, and the group’s expertise in deconstructing buildings largely left with Gainer.

The organization received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the John R. Oishei Foundation in 2008 and 2009, but Gainer’s reinstatement alienated the funder.

via Buffalo ReUse is running out of means – City & Region – The Buffalo News.