Monday, May 18, 2009

Get Involved With NHS of Baltimore and Give Back to Your Community

By: Alicia Schuller, Marketing Coordinator, NHS of Baltimore

Are you a current or past client of NHS who has a success story with us and want to give back? Or are you simply an advocate for our mission and want to help support and further the goals of the organization? There are many ways in which you can give back.

We are currently looking for a current or former client to serve on our board of directors. You will have the chance to serve with other top minds from all areas of the housing and economic development field- including government, banking and corporate representatives. You will also be a key voice for the board due to your perspective as a client who benefited from one or many of our services.

If serving on our board isn’t quite the right fit for you, NHS of Baltimore also has a handful of board committee spots open. We encourage anyone from the broader community with knowledge of fundraising, program development policy, marketing and/or non-profit management to join one of our committees. You will be surrounded by board members, staff and volunteers from the community who all share a common goal of furthering NHS of Baltimore’s mission to create and sustain homeownership opportunities through customized lending and consumer education in the Baltimore region.

Furthermore, NHS of Baltimore has volunteer opportunities open from time to time in several areas including, data entry, Spanish language translation, web design and public speaking. We offer several homebuyer education classes a month and we are often looking for realtors and/or banking professionals to come in and speak to our classes about what it takes to buy your first home.

Also, you can feel free to donate monetary or in kind gifts to NHS of Baltimore at anytime throughout the year. We are grateful for all donations- big and small. You can donate online by visiting our website, at www.nhsbaltimore.com, or you can stop in or mail your donation to 819 Park Ave. Baltimore, MD. 21201.

As always, a special thanks to all of our individual and corporate donors/volunteers who already support what we do. We couldn’t do it without you and we appreciate your generosity.