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Impact Toolkit Evaluating Success:
Toolkit for Measuring Nonprofit Center Impacts

This exciting new tool helps nonprofit centers measure the economic, environmental, and community impacts of their shared facilities. Based on the findings of the nonprofit centers impact study, this toolkit will help you conduct your own evaluation for your center.
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2011 Building Opportunities Conference Audio
Order a full set of conference audio recordings or choose sessions à la carte by visiting Hungry Mind Recordings. Please note, by following the link, you will be taken to an outside page.

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Shared Services:
A Guide to Collaborative Solutions for Nonprofits

Written for nonprofit center leaders and nonprofit executives seeking innovative ways to do more with less, this publication is the first comprehensive guide for nonprofits looking to create shared services, with step-by-step guidelines, case studies, and sample documents.
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Community Assessment Basic Tool Kit
Need help identifying potential partners or tenants? Want to find out which organizations in your community are interested in shared space, and what they can afford to pay? This package contains proven templates to help you gather the information you need to develop a sound business plan for your nonprofit center. Basic Tool Kit includes:
  • Needs Assessment Process Roadmap & Timeline
  • Detailed and time-tested survey instrument
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Profiles of Success: Nonprofit Centers Building Communities
This video spotlights the impact of four diverse nonprofit centers on organizations and people whom they serve. Hear their inspiring stories of how they transformed their neighborhoods into vibrant places of strength. Show your funders and partners the benefits of creating a nonprofit center. Center profiles include The NonProfit Center, YouthVille Detroit, The Carroll Center and 18th Street Arts Center. China Brotsky makes the case. [DVD, FREE shipping]
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2009 Conference and Workshop Video and Audio Recordings


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  • Finance I: Basic Nonprofit Capital Financing
    Speakers: Carla Dartis, Robert Marus, Alice Richardson
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  • Finance II: Alternate Financing Options
    Speakers: Andrew Broderick, Richard Newman, Jeanine Jacokes,
    Craig Stanley
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  • Opening Plenary: “Collaborative Solutions for Long-Term Sustainability”
    Speakers: Roxanne Hanson, Lafayette Barnes, Melissa Bradley, Tim Wintermute, Thomasina Yearwood
 
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  • Plenary: Crises and Opportunities
    Speakers: China Brotsky, Greg Nelson, Aaron Dorfman
 
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  • Strategic Considerations for Nonprofit Centers
    Speakers: Roxanne Hanson, Paul McElligott
 
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  • Public/Private Partnerships
    Speakers: Gavin Brooke, Barry Lemley, Dace West
 
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  • Green Spaces: Options for a Sustainable Facility
    Speakers: Russell Johnson, Helena Durst, Gail Montplaisir, Aaron Nelson
 
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  • Shared Services: An Overview
    Speakers: Jackie Cefola, Tim Beachy, Daniel Saat, John Weiser
 
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  • Building a Vibrant Tenant Community
    Speakers: Shelley Hamilton; Bruce DeMartini, Eli Malinsky
 
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  • Capital Campaigns for Nonprofit Centers
    Speakers: Andy Johnston, Andy Johnston, Wendy McGrady, Dan Meyers
 
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  • Ownership & Governance
    Speakers: China Brotsky, Skye Christensen, Cynthia Rowland, Teresa Whitaker
 
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  • Selecting and Working with Developers, Contractors, and Architects
    Speakers: Suzanne St. Pierre, Sarah Eisinger, Carl Elefante, Mark Krider
 
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  • Hot Desks, Incubators, and Office Suites
    Speakers: Eli Malinsky, Phillipe Chetrit, Cynthia Ray, Jonathan Robinson
 
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  • Finance I: Basic Nonprofit Capital Financing
    Speakers: Carla Dartis, Alice Robinson, Robert Marus
 
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  • Case Studies—Tools for Success, Mistakes to Avoid
    Speakers: Shantel Nilson, P.J. Davis, Catherine Gautier, Glen Newby
 
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  • Getting to Full Occupancy: Tenant Recruitment & Retention and Leasing
    Speakers: Michael Gathercole, David Lebenstein, Amy Tobin, Marjorie Torres, Diane Kaplan Vinokur
 
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  • Building on Core Competencies: Shared Staffing
    Speakers: Peggy Eagan, Jane Levikow, Dennis McMillian, David Ziegler
 
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  • Financial Feasibility & Market Analysis
    Speakers: LoriAnn Girvan, Diego Recalde, Alan Zimlicki
 
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  • Ask the Experts: Emerging Nonprofit Centers
    Speakers: China Brotsky, Neville Twine, Brian Van Weele, Margaret Zeidler
 
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  • United We Serve: Collaborative Community Programs
    Speakers: Joseph “Jay” Connor, Dave Buckler, Andy Johnston, Jennifer Lord
 
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  • Beyond the Building: Ongoing Operations Funding
    Speakers: Jonathan Spack, Pam Brems, Steve Coleman, Michael Seltzer
 
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