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October 4-6, 2022
Looking for the nuts and bolts of creating and operating your own mission-driven shared space? Developing and running a nonprofit center requires real estate know-how with a unique nonprofit lens – not an easy task. No matter what stage you’re in, this boot camp will provide a road map full of tips, success stories, and common pitfalls to avoid.
This training is recommended for anyone who is leading or supporting a shared space project, including nonprofit leaders and Board of Directors members, as well as any funders or representatives from local/regional governments who are, or are considering, supporting a nonprofit center project.
What you can expect in this training:
To hear about how a nonprofit center is defined with a range of examples and best practices and trends from the field.
To learn about the benefits of colocation for nonprofits, their teams, and the communities they serve, and how to frame these benefits into a compelling pitch.
To understand a detailed project road map that layers real estate expertise with shared space conditions including feasibility, finding a building, becoming a landlord, and more.
To decipher the pros and cons of different kinds of pre-development and capital funding, including capital campaigns, bonds, traditional debt financing, and more.
To hear actionable tips to ignite connection and engagement among your tenants within your center, as well as decide if a collaborative governance approach is right for you.
To discover where to find more help if you need it, including how NCN and its network can support your journey through membership or through a consulting engagement.
What's Included:
Sessions
Hours of trainings
Modules of expert content
Downloadable Guides, Templates, & Resources
Discussion sessions with other participants
Kicking Off Your Real Estate Journey
October 4th, 11-1:30 PST / 2-4:30 EST
- Module 1: About Nonprofit Centers
- Module 2: Determining vision and project goals
- Module 3: Understanding feasibility: establishing demand for your center
- Module 4: Assembling a project team and selecting a site
- Group Discussion Session
The Business of a Mission-Driven Space
October 5th, 11-1:30 PST / 2-4:30 EST
- Module 5: Understanding and determining pre-development and capital costs and financing
- Module 6: Congratulations, you’re a landlord! Finding and serving tenants
- Module 7: Calculating expenses and revenue
- Module 8: Governance of your space: how decisions big and small get made
- Group Discussion Session
Getting Your Center Off The Ground
October 6th, 11-1:30 PST / 2-4:30 EST
- Module 9: Laying the groundwork for evaluation and making your case
- Module 10: Staffing and daily operations
- Module 11: Building and sustaining a vibrant community
- Module 12: Next steps & wrap up
- Group Discussion Session
Registration Deadline is September 30, 2022
NCN Member Pricing
$149
Non-NCN Member Pricing
$239
Want to get membership pricing? Become a member!
1536 Wynkoop Street, Suite 103
Denver, CO 80202
info@nonprofitcenters.org
720.836.1189
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