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Presentations and facilitator guides
Share these ready-made presentations with your co-workers, friends or community members. Each PowerPoint presentation includes a facilitator guide in the notes section of each slide.

• Build Louder advocacy
  Describes the goals, issues and activities of Habitat’s Build Louder campaign. It is appropriate for most audiences and can be used in tandem with the neighborhood revitalization or secure tenure slide shows.
  Download “Build Louder” .zip file (9MB)
• Housing advocacy
  Illustrates the ways in which Habitat affiliates and State Support Organization staff can become involved in advocacy on all levels. For those interested in undertaking a state or local advocacy campaign, resources and materials are included to help you be as effective as possible.
  Download "Advocacy 101: A Natural Extension of Habitat’s Mission" .zip file (29MB)
  Download "Poverty Housing 101" .zip file (20MB)
• Housing trust funds
  Provides information on the urgent need for, and the ways in which housing trust funds can provide sustainable funding for Habitat affiliates.
  Download "State and Local Housing Trust Funds" .zip file (27MB)
• Neighborhood revitalization
  Explains how Habitat will transform and revitalize sustainable communities. It is appropriate for any audience and is especially useful for those familiar with Habitat’s mission.
  Download “Neighborhood Revitalization: Building Sustainable Communities” .zip file (11MB)
• Secure tenure
  Helpful in training anyone on the importance of secure tenure. Designed for audience participation.
  Download "Housing, Land Title and Tenure: How Do the Dots Connect?" .zip file (29MB)

Lunch ‘n’ Learn modules and presenter scripts
Host a Build Louder Lunch ‘n Learn during a lunch break by using one of these ready-to-print modules. Train your colleagues or volunteers on Build Louder topics and invite them to get involved in the Build Louder advocacy initiative. Each download includes a presenter script.

• Build 'n' Learn: building affordable homes and revitalizing communities
  A tool that can help turn volunteers into donors and advocates. Order your waterproof and customizable Build 'n' Learn kit today.
  Download the Build ‘n’ Learn order form .pdf (168KB)
• Build Louder advocacy & Women Build
  Focuses on how the global housing crisis affects women and children and provides an in-depth look at the issues. This module is aimed at an audience of Women Build volunteers and can be completed in 40 minutes over a lunch break.
  Download “Women Build & Build Louder” .zip file (4MB)
• Neighborhood revitalization
  Illustrates how Habitat will transform and revitalize sustainable communities in order to serve more families. The presentation can be completed in about 20 minutes over a lunch break.
  Download “Habitat’s Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy” .zip file (2MB)
• Poverty housing
  Discusses the housing crisis faced by women & children within the United States and beyond and provides an overview of Habitat’s work on these issues. This presentation can be completed in 20 minutes over a lunch break.
  Download “Women & Poverty Housing in the U.S.” .zip file (4MB)
  Download “Women & Poverty Housing Worldwide” .zip file (4MB)