Membership Messages

Virginia Member Update November 30, 2017

Funding Opportunities
Training Opportunities
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
Network Job Postings
VA & Fahe Events

Funding Opportunities

  • USDA Announces Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Multifamily Preservation and Revitalization (MPR) Demonstration Program for FY 2017: Due 12/1details HERE

Training Opportunities
***Reminders from Laura Meadows:
It’s the time of year to complete continuing education for licensing if you are an NMLS licensed person. This has to be completed and accepted by NMLS before year end.
VA-HELP Center Capacity Building Trainings – The series will offer nonprofit organizations in the housing field tools and information to help leverage resources and increase sustainability. Succession Planning for Housing Nonprofits

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Bureau has issued three final rules related to certain exemption thresholds which set the 2018 exemption threshold amounts. You can access these final rules on our website at: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/policy-compliance/rulemaking/final-rules/.
Learn more at consumerfinance.gov

Webinar on Community Land Trusts
Wed. Dec. 6th 2-3 pm hosted by the National Housing Conference – register HERE

Job Postings

  • Agency Planner and Grant Writer – Appalachian Community Action and Development Agency, Gate City, VA – Job Description HERE
  • Executive Director – WV Affordable Housing Trust Fund – Details HERE  Feel free to email questions to: info@wvaht.org
  • Senior Loan Officer – Highlands Housing Corporation, check HERE
  • Member Coordinator Position – Homeless & Housing Coalition of KY, click HERE
  • Housing Navigator Position – Homeless & Housing Coalition of KY, click HERE
  • Chief Operations Officer at Pathfinder Services, Huntington, IN – Details HERE
  • Rural LISC and RCAC job openings can be found HERE
  • Employment Opportunities with Fahe! HERE Check out our new posting: Loan Servicing & Collections

Upcoming Events
Member Connection Call: The next Member Connection Call will take place on Tues. Jan. 9th at 11am. Call in Number (641) 715-0730 Access Code: 429695#

Messages from the Virginia Housing Alliance:
Please complete our TRAINING SURVEY https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X89QN76

MEMBERSHIP – In 2018, VHA plans to host quarterly membership engagement/networking events throughout the state. If you have any recommendations for good locations to host an event in the Southwest Virginia region, we would love to have your feedback! Please reach out to Monica Lauw at mlauw@vahousingalliance.org with any recommendations.
VHA FEDERAL HOUSING DAY: April 24, 2018
STATE HOUSING DAY

  • Breakfast with GA members and training opportunity held the evening prior
  • Date TBD. Stay tuned!

Of Interest?
Rural Health Resources are the center of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation blog that also features stories of places and organizations around the country working to improve health and community well being. The post has links to numerous useful rural health resources including a report called ‘What Works for Rural Health’, the 2016 County Health Rankings Report, an online Health Innovation Hub focused on rural health, and more. Check it out!

If Community foundations and local philanthropy are of interest, there is still time to register for a webinar this Thursday at 1:00pm EST on the Orton Family Foundation’s community development model featuring five different speakers, each with deep knowledge in community philanthropy. The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) has organized this webinar.

Check out the NEW RESOURCES made available by Fahe’s Marketing team HERE
If you have any items you would like to share with the membership such as job postings, events or news email them to Jackie at jackie@fahe.org.