2015 Thrivent Builds Homes National Kick-off

WELCOME!!

Agenda

• What is Thrivent Builds?• Roles and Descriptions• Build Schedule/Calendar/Checklist• Reporting requirements• Working with Thrivent Financial• Resources• Next steps• Q & A

Thrivent Financial

Purpose – to serve our members and society by guiding both to be wise with money and live generously.• Financial Services Company with over

100 years of service.• Unique:

– Fraternal Benefit Society– Membership Organization of Christians– Not-for-profit – Fortune 500– Connecting faith and finances for good– Succeed when members, families, and

communities thrive

Habitat for Humanity• Global nonprofit Christian housing

organization• Constructs, rehabilitates and preserves

homes with families• Have reached 1,000,000 families• Advocates for fair and just housing

policies• HFHI’s Mission Statement:

– Habitat seeks to put God’s love in action by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope

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Thrivent Builds & HFH Framework

Thrivent Builds Family of programs

• Thrivent Builds Repairs– Fast and easy – Simplicity built in!– Pick a day or two and help with basic outside home

repairs, like: caulking windows, painting the house, building a wheelchair ramp, fixing a porch, or cleaning up the yard.

– Thrivent Builds Repairs is all about joining other volunteers for basic exterior home repair projects. Short-term projects … with long-term benefits. Quite simply, it’s people helping people.

• Thrivent Builds Worldwide– You can take a trip domestically or internationally – see the

Thrivent Builds trip catalog on the website.– 1-2 week trips available.– Make a difference for a family – provide a life-changing

experience for the volunteer.– Gain a deeper appreciation of what we have and broaden

personal understanding of poverty.

Thrivent Builds Homes• With the support of Habitat affiliates,

Thrivent chapters, Christian congregations and many other supporters, the Thrivent Builds Homes program has had a tremendous impact since its very beginning.

• Through 2014, Thrivent Financial has committed more than $200 million to build over 2,000 homes in the U.S.

• Volunteers will have committed more than 4 million hours in support of their own communities. (That’s almost 700 years!!)

Thrivent Builds Team is Here to Help you!

Senior Associate –Thrivent Builds (SATB):• Anne Anderson –

West• Gary Irmiter –

Midwest• Judy Dinger – East

Organizational Development Consultant – Thrivent (ODC-T):• Iris Dooling – West• James Chaffin –

Midwest• Gib Edson – East

The Thrivent Builds Team

Habitat Affiliate Project Leader

• The Affiliate Project Leader is the first point of contact for the build.

• Responsible for:– Enlisting staff and volunteers to guarantee a

successful build. – Completion of Volunteer Name Submission

requirement.– Update and submitting of Affiliate Monthly

Report. – Overseeing submission of milestone

documents meeting deadline requirements.

Thrivent BuildsChapter Specialist

• May coordinate volunteer recruitment and fund raising efforts.

• May enlist congregational-level support .

• Updates Chapter Leadership Board on activities monthly.

Thrivent Builds Congregational Champion/Advocate

• May support local Thrivent Builds work efforts, including recruiting volunteers within the congregation.

• May augment local fundraising efforts.

Thrivent Community Engagement Team(CET)

• The CET is the critical link that guarantees a successful build because they have a relationship with the HFH affiliate.

• Work within their geographic zones on many levels to provide opportunities for our members and others to live out their faith and values.

• Encourages FR efforts to connect with build events and community participation on site.

• The ODC-T is the critical link between the program and the local affiliates

• Provides vetting of affiliates TBH & TBR

• Monitor Affiliate Monthly Reports• Monitors Milestone 1 and Milestone 2

requests.• Monitor the volunteer name

submission reports.

Organizational Development Consultant - Thrivent Builds (ODC-T)

- Gib Edson - James Chaffin- Iris Dooling

Thrivent Home Office Support –Senior Associate Thrivent Builds (SATB)

• Provides program support and guidance to CET

• Program Experts• Coordinates the application and

awards process for TB Homes and TB Repairs

• Monitors milestone allocation funding requests.

• Joins with ODC-T to monitor name submissions.

- Anne – West Div- Judy – East Div- Gary – Midwest Div

Build Schedule

Planning your build with the completion date in mind

December 1

June 15

Calendar and Checklist

Affiliate Monthly Report -Page 1

Affiliate Monthly Report -Page 2

Milestones Quick Reference Guide

Thrivent Builds HomesFundraising

• Cash donations• Gifts In Kind

– Materials– Skilled Labor

• Partnering together– Thrivent Chapter– Thrivent Choice Dollars from members– Local Congregations – Habitat for Humanity supporters

Visit www.thriventbuilds.com/resources for additional tools

Reporting Requirements –Name Submission

• Submit all volunteer names within 14 days ensuring complete and accurate information.

• Submit names only via the secure names submission website

More information by be found at: www.thriventbuilds.com/resources

- under Thrivent Builds Homes- Submitting Volunteer Names

REQUIRED

Working with Thrivent Financial – Key Staff on the ground to support the TB effort

• A Thrivent Financial Representative (FR) is someone who is licensed to give financial advice and offer financial products and services to help families plan for their financial future. They help members be wise with money and live generously. They can be the ‘face of TB’ working alongside the HFH affiliate.

• Community Engagement Team (CET) is a Thrivent employee working alongside the FR to enhance relationship-building within the community. In addition, their role is to unearth opportunities to engage Thrivent members and others in all aspects of Thrivent Builds.

What makes Thrivent Builds so important to Thrivent Financial Representatives (FRs)?

FRs are critical to the success of the Thrivent Builds partnership!

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Why the FR Connection is Important to HFH AffiliatesFRs Can Do the Following:• Recruit Thrivent members, churches,

civic organizations and other volunteers to meet the 25% Thrivent volunteer goals.

• Be the conduit between donors and HFH to raise funds, and provide in-kind donations.

• Invite and introduce others to the TB Homes program who share the same value of giving back to their communities.

• FRs can advocate for the need for decent housing in their local area and globally.

Take photos to share on Social Media

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FRs want to live out their mission and values through the Thrivent Builds effort

• Provide FR build dates, and time with volunteers on the build site.

• Provide opportunities for the FR to be the ‘Face of Thrivent’ at Ground Blessings and Dedications.

When Thrivent is Successful, Habitat is Successful

Mission Partnership:• By engaging more members in Thrivent Builds and reaching

out to non-members to join the effort, Thrivent grows and HFH grows. That growth will create more opportunities within our communities to live out our faith and values.

• A mission partnership is a relationship that has the sense of commitment that can deepen and develop over a period of time. The relationship is transformational, changing individual lives, families and the community at large for good.

Resources are PlentifulFind the ones that work best for you and discuss your needs with your CET/FR

• HFH calendar and checklist, milestone information, monthly reporting and names submission can be found here:www.thriventbuilds.com/resources/type/programguides.html

• Also, please visit for following link for additional resources www.thriventbuilds.com/resources

Thrivent Builds Resources Websitewww.thriventbuilds.com/resources

Thrivent Builds Branded Items can Also be Found on the TB WEB Site

• TB letterhead• TB brochures and posters• One-page ideas to engage FRs• TB signage on each build site

(required)

• TB banners and signs to create mobile photo opportunities

• TB hats, T-shirts and bandanas

Media – Tell the TB Story…and Tell Your Story• Press releases to local radio, TV and newspapers• Bulletin inserts, church newsletters, web sites• Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and others• National Announcement from HFHI and Thrivent January

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– Social media, press release, Time Square sign• Make the message your own, make it personal and local,

take pictures• Resources available on the website

www.thriventbuilds.com/resources

A Key to Success is Found in Building and Deepening the Relationship.

Next Steps:• SATBs and ODC-Ts are available to individual TB teams to answer specific

questions• Submit 1st Milestone (March 1 deadline) 2nd part of M1 can be submitted

when 1st volunteers have been on site, and names have been submitted to the secure WEB site.

• Submit 2nd Milestone when build is complete – must have COO by Dec 31st.• Hold a strategic planning meeting with Thrivent and Habitat staff ASAP.• Early in 2015, TB will email pre-populated Affiliate Monthly Reports to you.• First Affiliate Monthly Report due on or before February 20th.• Keep in mind – What do you want to accomplish in this partnership and how

will you achieve it? Celebrate the joys and the wins throughout the build!

Q & A