Habitat selected to participate in Board Development Workshop

Housatonic Habitat for Humanity leaders were among local leadership of more than two dozen non-profits selected to attend a workshop on Board Development sponsored by People's United Community Foundation (PUCF). Among those attending were Board President Kent Rohrer, Board Treasurer John Gonski, Executive Director Fran Normann, and Finance Executive Mark Lang. PUCF partnered with Community Resource Exchange (CRE), a nonprofit consulting firm to provide a board development workshop underwritten by PUCF.

Gonski, VP, Customer Experience Manager at People’s United Bank, said “People’s is partnering with CRE to provide this capacity-building workshop at no-cost to their grantees to support them in achieving their missions. The topic of Board Development was determined for this workshop in Westchester by feedback from a survey sent to PUCF grantees in late 2017 to assess their capacity needs and priorities.”

For 38 years, CRE has worked at the intersection of nonprofits and communities—building leaders and strengthening organizations to deliver impact. We provide customized local solutions that blend deep consulting experience and operational expertise to help leaders manage in an environment of complexity and change. We tap the transformative power of assessment, data, leadership, collaboration, and strategy to help the organizations we serve plan smartly, operate effectively, and produce results.

Housatonic Habitat for Humanity focuses on making a meaningful difference in the lives of qualified working families by promoting financial stability and self-sufficiency through ownership of affordable homes. By providing decent, affordable, safe housing to qualified regional families, Housatonic Habitat contributes to community revitalization in the greater Danbury region by creating homes that can transform a street and neighborhood and add value to the community.

For more information about Housatonic Habitat for Humanity, see our website: www.housatonichabitat.org or our Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/housatonichabitatforhumanity/ or www.facebook.com/danburyrestore/

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