SMALL THINGS 
CHANGE NEIGHBORHOODS 
HOUSING & COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
2014 STATEWIDE CONFERENCE 
Presented by: Andrew Hoffman & Ted Mosey
robyn’s story
CODE VIOLATION
leader
volunteers 
! 
75 Total On This Project 
Diverse Group Came Together
donations 
! 
HOMEOWNER HAD PAINT 
LOCAL BUSINESS DONATED SUPPLIES 
OVER $500 CASH DONATED
IN-KIND SUPPORT 
! 
DISCOUNTED PLANTS 
DISCOUNTED LIFTS
COMPLETED IN 
ONE DAY
SOCIAL SERVICE FUNNEL
churches 
businesses concerned 
neighbors 
civic groups
3,257 
Completed Projects 
In Past 5 Years
neighbor in need 
volunteers 
funding triangle
90% 
of projects are 
funded as they’re 
being done
CORE PHILOSOPHY: 
REMOVE 
BARRIERS
CORE PHILOSOPHY: 
eliminate 
excuses
NL - BIG PICTURE 
TRADITIONAL 
VOLUNTEER 
INTENTIONAL 
VOLUNTEERISM 
NEIGHBORHOOD 
DEVELOPMENT
What 
Works
do what no 
one else wants 
to do
technology
they don’t 
need us to 
tell them 
how to do it
Biggest 
Challenges
You Can’t 
Control It
Breakdown 
Of Community
Lack of 
Sustainable 
Solutions 
for residents
established in 2008 
AFFILIATES 
NON-AFFILIATES 
information on how to start a NL 
www.NeighborLinkNetwork.org
?
Andrew@NLFW.org 
www.NL!FW.org 
Presentation At: www.Slideshare.net/AndrewDewey 
Dave@NLINDY.org 
www.NLI!NDY.org

IACED Conference Presentation