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NAR Grants, Tools, and Resources for State and Local REALTOR® Associations To Turn Ideas into Actions with Christine Windle: Part 2

NAR Grants, Tools, and Resources for State and Local REALTOR® Associations To Turn Ideas into Actions with Christine Windle: Part 2

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 Welcome to the Center for REALTOR® Development podcast, the podcast for REALTORS®, all about real estate. I'm Monica Neubauer, your host. Many REALTORS® are hugely engaged in our communities. Others are looking for opportunities to engage. Christine Wendell, our guest, has been teaching us about ways that we can engage in the community and help communities elaborate opportunity, create more beautiful and functional spaces, and expand our education. And if you didn't listen to Episode 1, please go listen to Episode 1, where Christine very eloquently describes these grant programs that are available through NAR. Christine serves as the Director of Community Outreach at the National Association of REALTORS®, where she leads the community outreach team and oversees the implementation of a suite, and that's what we talked about in episode one, a suite of programs, grants, and services, things designed to strengthen state and local REALTOR® Association advocacy on public policy issues and public spaces and housing. Christine has so much experience, over 35 years of experience in advocacy, communications, organizational leadership, and PAC fundraising. She previously served as the CEO and Public Policy Director of the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® in Loudoun County, Virginia. [2:30] Christine says the NAR grant programs are designed to help state and local REALTOR® associations advocate, engage, and educate on community development and Fair Housing issues and initiatives. [3:02] Christine says Community Outreach has a suite of five grant programs designed to help you engage in community development and fair housing, along with a number of resources that help ignite progress, economic development, and revitalization in communities. [3:22] You can find more information about the Community Outreach programs on the NAR REALTOR® Party Community Outreach landing page. Monica adds, We're going to put the links to these NAR pages and to some videos into the show notes. [4:35] Christine receives 50 to 60 placemaking grant applications a year. The program has been in place since 2010. There are many inspirational stories on the Spaces to Places Blog. [4:57] Hannah Dannenfelser, the team's manager of grants and resources, created with the production team a placemaking video that showcases recent stories and projects that can help provide inspiration. [5:15] One of Christine's favorite stories was a project by the Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTORS® (FAAR) in Virginia. They worked with the town of Orange to create a needed community park space in a once-vibrant African American business district that was disrupted by a highway project. [5:39] The African American Commemorative Park is now a catalyst for renewal. The NAR Placemaking Grant that Fredericksburg applied for helped offset the cost of benches and interpretive panels that share the area's history and offer a place for reflection. [5:59] The FAAR hopes the community gathering space will attract businesses and help keep the historic character. It was inspirational. It's in the placemaking video; it is a great example of committee engagement and how the REALTORS® brought the project to the table. [6:25] The FAAR Public Policy Director, Kim McClellan, applied for the grant in partnership with the REALTOR® leadership and worked with everyone toward the completion of the project. Be sure to check it out in the video and see what Christine is talking about. [6:43] Monica has been in some of these places with historical markers, just by happening upon them. The community where Monica lives has done that with a statue, markers, and a story. Now people can see the history right there. If we can be a part of that, how awesome it is to remind people of history! [7:22] Monica loves seeing the history. It reminds her that the community has been there. There are roots and stories, and there's the future. [7:32] Christine says to be sure, when thinking about these projects, to let the community know how involved and engaged you are. [7:40] Grants can fund a plaque that includes all of the contributors to the park. Add your name on it. Christine wants to demonstrate how these funds are working in communities and to ensure that the community knows that the REALTORS® are front-and-center in these projects and issues. [8:31] When REALTORS® come together with the community and the parks or public works team or municipal leaders, to build something tangible, it could take a year, it could take two years, but trust grows pretty quickly when you are working with a community. [8:58] The elected officials and municipal staff will see REALTORS® as problem-solvers. Not just advocates but neighbors who show up bringing their tools and their sweat to the table, not just talking points. REALTORS® are bringing value, interest, and energy to these projects. [9:22] Christine says, We see credibility, as a result, that pays off later. When we weigh in on ...
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