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The 31,000 square foot Center houses 5 tenants plus the United Way administrative offices in a newly revitilized Salinas, the Monterey County seat. It includes space for community meeting rooms and available accommodations for local nonprofit organizations supporting human services. The Impact Center will benefit our community with a central location, high quality human services, and home for innovative services.


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The Jerry Forbes Centre Foundation was formed in 2012 with the purpose of embarking on a capital campaign to build Edmonton's first non-profit centre to be named the Jerry Forbes Centre for Community Spirit. The vision became reality when the Centre opened in October of 2018. Our shared space is guided by our belief in understanding and representing the 25 organizations that call the Jerry Forbes Centre home, and the diverse populations they serve and support.


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WELD's mission is to provide system-impacted individuals with housing, employment, and resources that promote recovery and successful reintegration into society. WELD programs are designed exclusively by and for the population they serve. Through its employment social enterprise, Weld Works, WELD Seattle offers direct job placement, while its housing program offers a membership-based transitional recovery housing program and comprehensive, holistic support services.


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The STAR Center is anchored and managed by the Unity Foundation of La Porte county (Indiana). We are home to 5 organizations. Unity Foundation, United Way of La Porte County, La Porte County Drug Free Partnership, Healthy Communities of La Porte county and Meridian Health Services. The STAR Centerโ€™s mission is to improve the quality of life in La Porte County by sharing resources and expertise while promoting collaboration and innovation through stronger, better, brighter communities that work, learn and grow together.


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Welcome to the new members from the second half of 2022! As we officially move into the new year, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the rest of the new members that joined as NCN members in the second half of 2022. We are so excited to welcome the great organizations listed below to the vibrant, adaptive, and supportive community that our long-time members have created, and are thrilled to see the social purpose real estate movement continuing to grow.

Want to join NCN and become a new member too?ย Read more hereย orย fill out this formย to connect with our Membership & Events Coordinator for more information.


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5 tips from NCN Winter Regional Chapter Roundtables: 1. Try a collaborative internship program Have you ever heard of a shared internship? One center was able to get a grant to pay interns for an amazing internship program focused on their center theme. Among other benefits, the interns spoke about the value of being able to learn from several different nonprofits, since they can work with various tenants, which makes it unique to other internships opportunities they had.


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As we transition into fall, NCN members at our recent fall Regional Chapter Roundtables shared changes that are happening not only with the season, but also changes with their centers and their organizations. In the fall, the chapters focused mostly on the topic of finance, and it’s always nice to hear of new innovations and ideas as we continue this important work. Below are a few innovations that we wanted to highlight for this season:

5 tips from NCN Fall Regional Chapter Roundtables:

1. Consider new ways to meet conference room and meeting space demand

Meeting and conference space demand seems to be rising across the board. Some members asked: “How can that be a source of revenue? Are there meeting room memberships or other models that make sense?”

2. Take a sabbatical
Mission driven work is critical for our communities, but it’s important to give ourselves and our teams time to recharge. One member shared their policy of encouraged staff sabbaticals, and after hearing about their amazing trip, we hope all centers can implement a similar policy!

3. Build in rising utility costs
We heard that utility costs seem to be rising for centers, especially in certain regions. Whether you have a standard % increase annually, or true-up at the end of the year, you might consider how to build that in to your budget more carefully this year.

4. Evaluate tenant participation
We all know that tenants add a lot more to centers than their financial contribution. If tenants are paying rent, but aren’t coming into the office, are they taking the place of other organizations who might contribute more to the vibrancy of the center? Some centers are starting to have these conversations to think of creative ways to reevaluate tenant contributions and participation.

5. Build trust with two-sided transparency and financials
One member suggested that as a landlord, they have build trust with tenants and have a stronger reciprocal relationship by being more open with their financials and by having two-sided transparency.


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