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Affordable Housing
AH122 Single Family Development Finance
This one-day course will cover the essentials of how to finance the development of affordable home ownership housing, whether it is a small subdivision, scattered-site infill or in-town block development. . . .

AH136 Selecting and Managing Your Development Team
In this practical training session, nonprofit housing staff and board members will develop the skills to put together a strong and effective development team for a successful project. . . .

AH253 The Power of Place: Community Land Trusts and Community Change
The Dudley St. Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), known in the community building field for its innovative transformation of a devastated urban community, shares its whole community approach, including tools for community visioning, planning, and organizing. . . .

AH258 Community Land Trusts: Post Purchase Stewardship of CLT Homes
This course explores the durable contractual controls that are imposed over the resale and use of owner-occupied homes by community land trusts, limited equity cooperatives, and many municipally funded homeownership assistance programs which require the continuing presence of a watchful steward . . .

AH271 Budget Basics: Decoding the Mysteries of the ProForma
Every project starts with a budget. Where do those numbers come from, and how will they change during the course of a project? This interactive, computer-based class will walk participants through the process . . .

Asset Management
AM230 Property Management for Scattered Site Rental Housing
This course is designed to help the participant identify ways to
mobilize and adapt a management operation to effectively monitor the operational performance of a scattered-site real estate portfolio. . . .

Community Engagement
CB110 Community Organizing: Beyond Mobilization, Volunteerism, and Outreach — UPDATED!
Learn how to facilitate capacity building in communities, teaching residents how to take a leadership role in decision-making for their neighborhoods. Explore techniques for conducting outreach, identifying and recruiting new members, and developing neighborhood activities for groups to work on. . . .

Construction and Production Management
CP111 The Science of Building Performance in Housing Rehabilitation
In this course you will learn the basics and the practical purpose of building science as it applies to predicting and optimizing building performance for long-term building and economic benefit. . . .

CP114 Healthy Housing Rehabilitation
This course will introduce you to the basic principles of healthy housing, a discussion of indoor environmental quality and other hazards that may be lurking unbeknownst to you in the homes you rehabilitate. . . .

CP175 Inspection Basics for Rehab, Acquisition and Resale
This course will equip housing rehabilitation, construction and development program staff with the skills needed to conduct a thorough, effective and efficient inspection of a home. You will learn inspection challenges, the inspection process and routine, inspection forms, basic inspection tools and how you should look, act and interact with the public. . . .

CP215 Environmental Review Basics for NSP1, NSP2, HOME, CDBG and other HUD Grantees
This course is an introduction to the Environmental Review Record required for every federally-funded project, including activities which are exempt or categorically excluded from NEPA, and those which require an Environmental Assessment. . . .

Community Economic Development
ED145 Energize Your Local Economy with a Public Market
Local, public markets are making an incredible comeback across the country. Learn what type of market is best for you and how to plan a market that will be sustainable for your community. The course will provide an introductory overview of markets and a presentation of the qualities and benefits of successful markets. . . .

Learn about Detroit's downtown public market, Eastern Market.

ED210 Positioning Programs for Success: Connecting Program Design to Community Economic Impact
You'll improve your ability to design, market, monitor and evaluate your organization's programs using long-term, measurable outcomes. This versatile and essential tool for designing community development programs will help you to identify needed resources, actions, achievable outcomes and community impact. . . .

ED222 Forum: Job Creation and Asset Development — Creative Strategies for a New Economy
This day-long forum will discuss strategies for stabilizing and revitalizing local and regional economies using a variety of community wealth building models. Participants will learn about the Evergreen Cooperative Initiative of Cleveland, Ohio — whose innovative strategies have received media coverage in the Economist, the Nation and Time Magazine, and was featured in the PBS series "Fixing the Future." . . .

Community & Neighborhood Revitalization
NR275 Marketing Strategies to Support Your Neighborhood Stabilization Work
In this course you will learn marketing approaches for internal and external audiences and how to attract residents, other nonprofits, realtors and local government to the marketing effort. . . .

NR400 Urban Dynamics of a Great American City: The History of Detroit
In today's restructuring economy Detroit's residents and strong civic sector, in partnership with a resurgent public sector are organizing its renaissance. Taught by a life-long Detroit resident, urban activist and professor of planning, this course will explore Detroit's history through a tour of its neighborhoods, analyze its pressing problems and develop an understanding of the urban dynamics and planning strategies reshaping Detroit today. . . .

ED222 Forum: Job Creation and Asset Development — Creative Strategies for a New Economy
This day-long forum will discuss strategies for stabilizing and revitalizing local and regional economies using a variety of community wealth building models. Participants will learn about the Evergreen Cooperative Initiative of Cleveland, Ohio — whose innovative strategies have received media coverage in the Economist, the Nation and Time Magazine, and was featured in the PBS series "Fixing the Future." . . .

Homeownership and Community Lending
HO120 Counseling Clients to Recognize Fair Lending Abuse and Mortgage Fraud
This course will provide homeownership counselors the skills and knowledge they need to identify and counsel clients about fair lending laws and mortgage fraud. Specifically, homeownership counselors will learn to identify and explain to clients the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, Truth in Lending laws, predatory lending laws, and their companion statutes and regulations . . .

HO203 HUD's Emergency Homeowner Loan Program
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provided $1 billion to HUD to implement the Emergency Homeowners Loan Program (EHLP). This program is designed to assist borrowers in Puerto Rico and 32 states otherwise not funded by Treasury's Innovation Fund for Hardest Hit housing markets. . . .

HO248 Program Compliance and Reporting for HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies
Learn about HUD housing counseling regulations, reporting and compliance requirements based on the most current HUD Handbook 7610.1 Rev-5 updated 2010. This course focuses on the program requirements for the successful delivery of HUD's Housing Counseling Program. . . .

HO278 HECM Property Charge Loss Mitigation Counseling
In this course, you'll gain a better understanding of related HUD policies, the "vocabulary" of HECM Servicing and guidelines for counseling HECM borrowers whose loans may become due because of unpaid property charges. NOTE: This course is intended for HUD HECM Counselors and for counselors participating in the HECM Property Charge Loss Mitigation Counseling pilot. . . .

HO310 Financial Coaching: Helping Clients Reach Their Goals
Financial coaches facilitate, motivate, listen and guide individuals to tap their capability to change financial habits and open the door to reach financial security. In this two-day course participants will learn how coaching differs from and complements financial education, knowledge sharing and counseling. . . .

Management and Leadership
ML102 Effective Office Management
This course will cover foundations skills for effective office management, methods and processes covered will include: business communications, records management, office technology and interpersonal relationships with colleagues and clients. . . .

ML131 Skills for New Supervisors
This two-day course offers an overview of skills and tips for those who are now in supervisory management roles, as well as experienced supervisors wanting to enhance their skills. Discuss the core principles of effective supervision and the shift that takes place as you move from worker to supervisor. . . .

ML374 Driving in the Rain: Risk Management and Capitalization in an Uncertain Environment
This two-day course complements ML375 (take before or after) and explores how your organization can ensure the financial sustainability of your loan programs . . .

ED210 Positioning Programs for Success: Connecting Program Design to Community Economic Impact
You'll improve your ability to design, market, monitor and evaluate your organization's programs using long-term, measurable outcomes. This versatile and essential tool for designing community development programs will help you to identify needed resources, actions, achievable outcomes and community impact. . . .