BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION

• Plan and implement the plan for the construction of each new house or restoration of a house.
• Enlist an experienced residential builder to provide leadership and credibility to the construction process.
• Work closely with the Volunteer Committee to enlist volunteers needed as the construction begins and continues to completion.
• Solicit building materials from local businesses, and be aware of availability of materials from other sources (such as the Twin Cities Habitat warehouse).

CHURCH RELATIONS

• Enlist support from churches in the area (Prayer, volunteer, and financial support).
• Work to enter covenant relationship with every church.
• Encourage each church to appoint a contact person for relaying information to the church.
• Keep churches informed of needs, progress of work.
• Inform churches each year of Day of Prayer for Habitat (3rd Sunday in Sept.) and furnish materials for the day.

FAMILY SELECTION

• Draft selection criteria and application forms and procedures.
• Screen applications.
• Interview prospective families.
• Recommend families to the board for approval for home ownership.

FAMILY NURTURE (SUPPORT)

• Welcome new families into the Habitat family.
• Provide new families with a mutual support system, educational opportunities, and a forum for discussions pertaining to Habitat home ownership.
• Act as primary liaison between the affiliate and the homeowner families.
• Work with the family in legal and financial matters involved in the purchase of a house.
• Appoint a family sponsor to work with the homeowner family from the time they are selected through the time they move in and for six months or more after they are settled.
• Plan and arrange for ground-breaking and house dedication services.

FUND RAISING

• Develop and implement creative fund-raising ideas.
• Work with Public Relations Committee to get word out about fund-raising events.
• Research donor sources.
• Personally contact potential donors.
• Write grant proposals to corporations and foundations.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

• Be well informed about the history and vision of Habitat and of this affiliate.
• Be able to state the purpose of the affiliate.
• Assemble information about the progress of the affiliate and specific ways people can get involved (Times and locations of meetings, volunteer opportunities, etc).
• Keep news media informed of important coming events (Annual meeting, family selection, building plans, building progress, house dedication, etc.).
• Plan, prepare, and publish a periodic news letter.
• Form a speakers bureau.

SITE SELECTION

• Search for property in the affiliate's area that is readily available at a reasonable cost.
• Identify and recommend property for acquisition to the board.
• Keep in mind that the affiliate will also restore older houses if they are available for such work.

VOLUNTEER

• Develop and implement a plan for recruiting volunteers for committees and for construction and other types of work to be done in the affiliate (office, mailing, helping in fund-raising events, working at the habitat booth at fairs, etc.)
• Keep a current list of volunteers with their names, phone numbers, and skills.
• Consult with construction supervisor as to needs from day to day in actual building tasks.
• Arrange for a committee member to be present at the work site each workday to handle insurance waiver forms and to keep a record of volunteer hours.
• Plan and provide a volunteer appreciation event each year for all volunteers who have done any kind of work with the affiliate.