Habitat for Humanity's Next 50 Years: Leadership Lessons from the 2026 Affiliate Conference
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At Habitat’s 50-year milestone, leaders in Atlanta explored a question that reaches well beyond homebuilding: how do you keep a mission steady…
Year-end is unlike any other fundraising window for Habitat affiliates. The tax deadline creates natural urgency. Donors who have been on the…
What are high-performing Habitat affiliates doing differently? In this webinar with Habitat for Humanity Florida, we explore five practical ways affiliates are connecting supporter relationships, reducing unnecessary work, improving visibility, and turning engagement insights into action.
In partnership with Habitat for Humanity Florida, this session helps Habitat affiliates prepare for online fundraising in 2026 with clarity and confidence. Giveffect’s Head of Growth, Yulia Zhernovaya, and Customer Experience Manager, Hannah Fox, will share what they are seeing across the Habitat network, highlight best practices from their affiliate clients, and explain how affiliates can strengthen online giving by connecting digital campaigns to local impact. Attendees will leave with a practical, ready-to-use playbook for online fundraising in 2026.
How do you lead a successful campaign with a new team, limited and messy historical data, and a new tool to learn? For Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO, the answer was a clear vision, a community-centered strategy, and a platform that supported every step of the process.
Laura Winstead, Development and Events Manager, takes you behind the scenes of their standout event, “Toolbelts & Bowties.” From coordinating a car raffle and auction to tracking every ticket and donor interaction, she shares how her team exceeded their $135K goal and raised $185,000—all while laying the groundwork to grow this campaign year over year.
On lean teams, everyone wears multiple hats, but that doesn’t mean you’re actually working together. More often, you’re working in parallel, heads-down…
There’s no shortage of advice telling nonprofits to “engage more volunteers” or “build corporate partnerships.” But when it comes to Women’s Build…
A small team broke silos, rallied around one mission, and used Giveffect to turn a good event into a great fundraiser. This…
Summary:With a new team, messy historical data, and a long-running gala that needed a refresh, Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, reimagined…
Speaker: Christa Stelzmuller, CTO, charity: water What if your affiliate could free up hours before year-end by unifying donors, volunteers, sweat equity…