2015 Building Opportunites Conference Program

Co-presented by the Nonprofit Centers Network and Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative

Co-Presenters: Pinnacle Sponsors:

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welcome to building opportunities 2015 in vancouver!

This conference is about Connecting Possibilities, a theme that weaves throughout our program. Together, the Nonprofit Centers Network (NCN) and the Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative (SPRE) are connecting possibilities and living our values: we believe in collaboration across the nonprofit sector and that our partnership on the conference, and beyond, strengthens the sector’s message and ultimately magnifies all of our collective impact. We are stronger together. Building Opportunities is enriched by the collaboration and the contribution of content, expertise, perspectives and resources that each co-presenter and our diverse constituents bring. We hope you’ll agree.

In the tough business of real estate, developing partnerships and building collaborations are essential

to success. None of us can work in silos anymore, we must rely on partners–connect possibilities– at all levels of our work to achieve our missions.

We think of social purpose real estate as property and facilities owned and/or operated by mission-based organizations and investors for the purpose of community benefit, and to achieve blended value returns. This conference is devoted to the many aspects of social purpose real estate, from shared spaces, community hubs, co-working spaces, shared services and more. All of our varied projects that have a community benefit are counted in this diverse and increasingly important field. Together, we’ll explore the topic from many angles including understanding how we build partnerships, create projects, capitalize them and evaluate their success. The social purpose real estate field across North America is thriving and we have a lot to learn from one another.

We gather in beautiful Vancouver to showcase our successes and challenges as we develop projects for our communities. We extend a special welcome to delegates from across Canada and the U.S. We know that you will enjoy learning about all of the incredible activity here in Vancouver and that your projects will benefit from the exchange with the wider field. And we thank our community-based partners in Vancouver for opening their doors to us for site visits, insights, and case studies.

We are grateful to our sponsors for supporting this gathering and for understanding the power of social purpose real estate to sustain communities. Finally, we thank our speakers for sharing their tools, technical expertise and stories with us. We look forward to the next few days of networking, planning, learning and conspiring with peers in this magnificent city.

With thanks,

The Nonprofit Centers Network Staff and Steering Committee Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative Member Organizations, and Staff

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welcome to building opportunities 2015 in vancouver! a m essagE from the mayor

June, 2015

A Message from the Mayor

On behalf of the citizens of Vancouver, and my colleagues on City Council, I want to extend my warmest welcome to the delegates attending the Building Opportunities 2015 Conference. As Mayor, I am pleased to recognize the valuable contributions that mission-based organizations make to enhance the quality of life in our community. This conference, by focusing on real estate opportunities and the challenges that social purpose groups face, paves the way for innovation and growth in the non-profit and social sector. These organizations are integral in promoting the economic as well as the social growth of communities, which is why we are pleased to welcome the Building Opportunities conference to our City. I hope that during your visit you are also able to take advantage of the many cultural and entertainment opportunities that Vancouver has to offer. I know many local groups have worked hard to make your time here a success, and I want to thank them for all the hard work and energy they have committed to the conference. Once again, welcome to Vancouver!

Yours truly,

Gregor Robertson MAYOR

Tracks: Change Lab

The Land

Show Us the Money

Nuts & Bolts for Shared Space & Services

Nitty Gritty of Social Purpose Real Estate

So What?

Showcase of Model Projects

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The Emerging Low Profit/High Social Impact

Economy

Getting to Why: Sharing Space

for Impact

Finding the Right Site for Your Project

Shared Services and Colocation in

Vancouver

Working Together: Pro-Bono Design

The Amp Vancouver:

Creative Colocation

Identify and Manage Risk and Reward in Social Purpose

Real Estate

Putting Metrics to Work for our Organizations

Design for Collaboration:

Seeking Community Input

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schedule at a glance june 1-3*

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MONDAY, JUNE 1 PRECONFERENCE DAY

7:30 AM REGISTRATION / INFORMATION Pavilion Ballroom Foyer

8:30 AM

1:30 PM

6:30 PM

Shared Space and Services Bootcamp SFU Woodwards, World Art Centre

Downtown and Community Facilities Walking Tour

Business Plan Bootcamp SFU Harbour Centre

Social Enterprise Bus Tour

BOOTCAMPS

SITE TOURS

KICK OFF NETWORKING PARTY Museum of Vancouver

Make Some Noise! Youth Creating Space and the Politics of Fun

Building it Right: Redeveloping

Community Land

The Four R’s of Shared Services:

Recruitment, Retention, Referral

and Reputation

Facilitating Fundamentals:

Working Together in Shared Space

Know Your Market: Needs

Assessments and Feasibility Studies

Community Animation:

Why and How of Sparking Connections

Real-world Partnerships

for Developing Social Purpose

Real Estate

7:00 AM REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Pavilion Ballroom Foyer

LUNCH & PLENARY Pavilion Ballroom

JUNIOR BALLROOM A

JUNIOR BALLROOM A

JUNIOR BALLROOM B

JUNIOR BALLROOM B

JUNIOR BALLROOM C

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JUNIOR BALLROOM D

JUNIOR BALLROOM D

FINBACK ROOM

FINBACK ROOM

ORCA ROOM

OPENING PLENARY Pavilion Ballroom

TUESDAY, JUNE 2 MAIN CONFERENCE

8:00 AM

12:30 PM

9:45 AM

11:15 AM

Working With Your City Government: How Cross-Sector

Partnerships Can Make Your

Job Easier

Assembling Your Layered Cake of

Project Financing: A U.S. Perspective

Say What You Mean: Branding & Marketing for Shared Space

Aunt Leah’s: Building a

Brighter Future

2:00 PM JUNIOR BALLROOM A

JUNIOR BALLROOM B

JUNIOR BALLROOM C

JUNIOR BALLROOM D

FINBACK ROOM ORCA ROOM

Under One Roof: Aboriginal Approach to Space & Service

ORCA ROOM

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The Land

Show Us the Money

Nuts & Bolts for Shared Space & Services


So What?


Nothing Fancy, Just Patience: Approaches to

Financing

Innovative Financing Products:

A Canadian Perspective

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Creating Community

Through Land Development: A First Nations

Perspective

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Getting to Yes: How to Read

a Lease

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The Coworking Condition:

Community, Collaboration, Cooperative

Land Use Strategies that Support Social Purpose Real

Estate

Community Hubs: An Opportunity

to Catalyze Neighbourhood

Change

Seeding & Cultivating

Collaboration

Advanced Tenant Selection

Beyond Colocation: Enhanced Services

for Clients

Securing Land/Building Assets:

Challenging Vancouver’s Real Estate Paradigm

Making the Case: Capital Campaigns for Shared Spaces

Think Like an Impact Investor

Moonshot: How Foundations Start

Shared Space Projects

Money Talks: Canadian

Perspectives on Capitalization

Strategies

What’s Next for Canada: Shared Space and Social

Purpose Real Estate

NCN Member Dialogue and Report on the State of the

Sector

Sole Food Urban Agriculture:Barren

to Bountiful

OPEN- Sign up to speak

at registration!

Mission Driven Business Models: Matching Vision to

Reality

Faith in Space: How Religious

Facilities Can Host Shared Space

A Little Bad, a Lot of Good: Lessons Learned Starting and Operating Shared Spaces

The Space In-Between:

Hybrid Corporate Structures

7:30 AM

5:00 PM

3:00 PM

7:O0 PM

BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLES Pavilion Ballroom

CLOSING PLENARY Pavilion Ballroom

DINE AROUNDS Various Locations

LUNCH & PLENARY Pavilion Ballroom

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TUESDAY, JUNE 2 CONTINUED

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 MAIN CONFERENCE

12:00 PM

8:45 AM

10:30 AM

1:15 PM

3:45 PM JUNIOR BALLROOM A

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JUNIOR BALLROOM B

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JUNIOR BALLROOM C

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JUNIOR BALLROOM D

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FINBACK ROOM

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FINBACK ROOM

ORCA ROOM

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ORCA ROOM

COCKTAIL RECEPTION Pavilion Ballroom Foyer

Old World, New Tricks: Lessons in Space

Sharing from the EU

Building Neighbour-hoods: One Building

at a Time

Dead Space, Live Space: Creative Engagement in Shared Spaces

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CON FERENCE location sheraton vancouver wall centre hotel

RESIDENTIAL TOWER

BELUGA

BANQUET OFFICE

BLUE WHALE

THIRD FLOOR CONCOURSE

ORCA

FINBACK

TO PAVILION BALLROOM

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BALLROOMJUNIOR C

PAVILION BALLROOM

TO FINBACK AND ORCA

ROOMS

JUNIOR D

JUNIOR B JUNIOR A

REGISTRATION

PAVILION BALLROOM

FOYER AB

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FOYER CD

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CON FERENCE location Vancouver, BC

CORNWALL AVENUE

VANCOUVER HARBOUR

ENGLISH BAY

Kick-Off Networking Party The Museum of Vancouver

1100 Chestnut Street

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

First pick-up for bus site tour 1088 Burrard Street

Business Plan Bootcamp SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street

Shared Spaces & Services Bootcamp and Downtown Walking Tour Start

SFU Woodwards, World Art Centre 149 West Hastings Street

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CORNWALL AVENUE

CORNWALL AVENUE

WALKI NG MAPS SHERATON TO HARBOUR CENTRE AND sfu woodwards

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre 1088 Burrard Street

Business Plan Bootcamp SFU Harbour Centre

515 West Hastings Street

· Head northt on Burrard Street toward Nelson Street.

· Turn right on West Hastings Street.

· Location will be on your left at 515 West Hastings Street.

· 15-20 minute walk

· Head north on Burrard Street toward Nelson Street.

· Turn right on West Hastings Street.

· Location will be on your left at 149 West Hastings Street.

· 20–25 minute walk


Shared Spaces & Services Bootcamp and Downtown Walking Tour Start SFU Woodwards, World Art Centre, 149 West Hastings St.

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CORNWALL AVENUE

VANCOUVER HARBOUR

WALKI NG MAPS SHERATON TO MUSEUM OF VANCOUVER


Kick-Off Networking Party The Museum of Vancouver

1100 Chestnut Street

· Head south on Burrard Street toward Davie Street.

· Slight right to stay on Burrard Street.

· Cross Burrard Bridge–stay to the right

· Turn right on Cornwall Avenue.

· Turn right on Chestnut Street.

· Follow signs to the Museum.

· 20-30 minute walk

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The Nonprofit Centers Network (NCN) is a North American learning community dedicated to creating and managing shared nonprofit workspace, administrative services, technology, and programs. By providing practical advice, workshops, and other services, NCN connects people and institutions to the knowledge and resources they need to create stable, mission-enhancing real estate and services for the people they serve. Nearly one-third of NCN’s 170+ North American members are Canadian. NCN is supported by the Lodestar Foundation, individual donors and members. www.nonprofitcenters.org

The Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative (SPRE) is a group of funders, investors and government representatives that each support, promote and/or invest in social purpose real estate in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia in Canada. Each member of SPRE is interested in working strategically and collaboratively to be more effective and expand their work in social purpose real estate. Members of SPRE include: Central City Foundation; City of Vancouver Cultural Services, Social Policy and Projects, Housing Policy and Projects; Real Estate Foundation of BC; Renewal Partners; Tides Canada; Vancity; and Vancity Community Foundation. www.socialpurposerealestate.net

Vancouver’s First Peoples There are three distinct groups of Aboriginal people in Canada: First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Just over half of Aboriginal people in Canada live in cities, and Metro Vancouver has the third largest urban Aboriginal population in Canada.

The City of Vancouver is located on the traditional territories of three Local First Nations: the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh, which are themselves part of a larger cultural group called the Coast Salish. They have a special spiritual, cultural, and economic connection to this land that goes back thousands of years. Some of their traditional territories overlap, and they share these lands and resources.

Throughout Vancouver you will find wonderful imagery and sculptures created by contemporary Aboriginal artists including, if you are a visitor arriving by air, Welcome Figures at the Vancouver International Airport. Musqueam artist, Susan Point, designed these traditional Coast Salish figures to welcome travelers to Coast Salish Territory.

The above information has been summarized from First Peoples, a Guide for Newcomers published by the City of Vancouver and coordinated by the Social Policy and Projects Division advised by Welcoming Communities and Dialogues Working Groups. Follow this link to the full text, including websites for each Local First Nation and information about public art by Aboriginal artists that you might see during your stay in Vancouver: http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/first-peoples-a-guide-for-newcomers.pdf.

co-presenters AND VANCOUVER'S FIRST PEOPLES

Giants Among Us Bracken Hanuse Corlett, Artist One of two images commissioned by the City of Vancouver Public Art Program in honor of the Year of Reconciliation (2013–2014)

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MONday, june 1 preconference day*

7:30 AM REGISTRATION OPENS

Junior Ballroom Foyer

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM BOOTCAMPS

Bootcamp on Shared Space and Services – Presented by The Nonprofit Centers Network SFU Woodwards, World Art Centre, 149 West Hastings Street

Lara Jakubowski, The Nonprofit Centers Network Katie Edwards, The Nonprofit Centers Network New to shared space? This fast-paced introductory course to shared space and related services provides a basic overview of the development and considerations of creating a nonprofit center. Topics covered include: planning & visioning, ownership & governance models, partnership development, financing & fundraising, real estate considerations, and an introduction to shared services. The session features case studies and participants will receive tools and resources to help bring their projects to life. Includes breakfast and lunch. Separate registration required.

Bootcamp on Bringing Your Social Enterprise Business Plan to Life - Presented by Vancity SFU Harbour Centre Room 1315, 515 West Hastings Street

Liz Lougheed-Green, Vancity Mandeep Sidhu, Vancity Is your organization considering opportunities for new revenue streams and/or diversification? Do you have a business idea to increase your revenue? This intermediate-level session will help you learn the steps involved in writing a business plan that attracts investors. Led by Vancity credit union’s Community Investment team, this interactive session will cover key elements that a financial institution looks for in a business plan including making the case, the financial model, value proposition and management. Please come prepared with a business idea. Includes breakfast and lunch. Separate registration required.

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM SITE TOURS

Downtown and Community Facilities Walking Tour: Keeping Community Facilities in Our Urban Cores Meet at SFU Woodwards, 149 West Hastings Street

Rain or shine, join us for an afternoon of guided walking through Vancouver’s downtown. Starting in the atrium at SFU Woodward’s, 149 West Hastings Street, a 1.2 million square foot mixed use development that includes market and social housing, community and retail space, as well as Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Contemporary Art, the tour will continue through this historic neighborhood which is home to a vibrant mix of social purpose real estate and social enterprise. Other highlights include Skwachays Lodge, an Aboriginal Art hotel, fair trade gallery and social housing project owned by Vancouver Native Housing as well as a tour of one of Vancouver’s newest cultural hubs, a shared space for PuSh International Performing Arts Festival Society and partners, Touchstone Theatre, the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, and Music on Main Society, located in city-owned community amenity space in the CBC Vancouver Broadcast Centre. Wear comfortable shoes! Separate registration required.

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Social Enterprises Tour: Transforming a City Site for Community Benefit Bus will pick up at Sheraton Wall Centre at 1:30pm or SFU Woodwards, 149 West Hastings at 1:45pm

Traveling by bus, this tour will visit three main sites on a city-owned industrial development zone. It will start at the impressive Recycling Alternative and United We Can facility, a shared space and social enterprise that provides income for local homeless populations and job opportunities for those with barriers to employment. The tour will then walk a short way to the Arts Factory Society, a newly opened multidisciplinary arts facility that will include 21,000 square feet of combined workshops, studios, offices and common spaces. The tour will conclude at Sole Food, a fabulous urban farm that provides food, jobs and agricultural training. Separate registration required.

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM KICK-OFF NETWORKING PARTY

Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street

Networking Party Feature Introducing the Future Laboratory by Cause+Affect It’s party night Monday evening at the Museum of Vancouver–a fun way to kick-off a 3-day discussion on building opportunities for social purpose real estate throughout North America. Join your peers and colleagues for an engaging evening networking over drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the beautiful surroundings of the Museum of Vancouver.Vancouver’s very own urban culture creatives, Cause+Affect will open with a special introduction to the growing social purpose real estate movement. You’ll have to be there to hear about what they have planned for their unique participation in the conference. Don’t miss this chance to informally meet conference delegates in a fun and creative environment to kick off Building Opportunities 2015. The party is open to all, conference attendance is not mandatory. Your ticket includes one free drink, hors d’oeuvres and entrance to the Museum’s permanent and touring exhibits, including their newest “The Happy Show.” A free shuttle bus will operate a loop circuit between the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel and the Museum of Vancouver from 6:15pm to 9:45pm.

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The Land

Show Us the Money

So What? Nuts & Bolts for Shared Space & Services



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TUESDAY, june 2 main conference *

7:00 AM REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Pavilion Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM OPENING PLENARY

Pavilion Ballroom

Mayor’s Welcome

Keynote Speaker Avi Friedman, Professor, School of Architecture, McGill University

The dawn of the 21st century introduced a ‘perfect storm’ of challenges and opportunities for society. The era is marked by transformations affecting social, economic, environmental and cultural facets of large and small communities. The retirement of the Baby Boom generation, integration of world economies, global warming and new lifestyle trends are some of these factors. Drawing on examples from small towns, suburbs and large cities around the world, Dr. Friedman will highlight trends to create connected and inclusive communities. He will provoke the audience to think about how communities and individuals can retool themselves in the wake of broad-scale change.

Avi Friedman is widely recognized around the world as Canada’s guru on housing innovation.

That claim is backed by Wallpaper, an international design magazine, which includes him in its top 10 list of people “most likely to change the way we live.” A professor of architecture at McGill University in Montreal, Friedman has won awards for his work in home design, community development and sustainability. His research focuses on factors that influence the design and implementation of affordable and sustainable building practices at the unit and community level– this includes market acceptance, construction and resource efficiency.

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS A

Real-world Partnerships for Developing Social Purpose Real Estate Junior Ballroom A

Kira Gerwing, Vancity Nic Paolella, Marcon Developments

Craig Lochhead, TL Housing Solutions Robert Brown, Catalyst Community Developments Society

Finding the right partner to walk down the complex and risky road of social purpose real estate development is critical. In this session, learn about the kinds of partnerships that have been struck to deliver projects in the Lower Mainland of BC, including challenges, opportunities, and key takeaways. This session will be of interest to leaders in the nonprofit and real estate development sectors who want to learn more about how partners can help realize real estate projects that are mission-driven, financially sustainable, and beautiful to boot!

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The Land

Show Us the Money





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Design for Collaboration: Seeking Community Input, Gaining Efficiencies and Getting Buy-in Junior Ballroom B

Karen Hart, The Youth Junction Inc. Heather Quinn Gage, Serve Denton Anna Zawisza, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Pierre Gallant, Morrison Hershfield

How do you design with many constituencies in mind? How do you take an existing asset and adapt it for new uses? This lively, bi-national presentation highlights three different strategies that shared space projects have employed to engage communities in the design process. Learn about the SEED process (Social, Economic and Environmental Design) which relies heavily on community involvement. A second example highlights how one nonprofit center leveraged its space and increased its capacity to maximize efficiency and environmental impact. A third example digs into renovation plans for a shared space in Vancouver. Panelists share practical tools, mistakes made, and key lessons to help new projects design for collaboration.

Community Animation: Why and How of Sparking Connections Junior Ballroom C

Megan Devenport, Denver Shared Spaces Shona Fulcher, Center for Social Innovation Brandi Stanley, Posner Center for International Development Erica Stephens-Rennie, Vancouver Co-housing Erin McFarlane, CommunityWise Resource Centre Sarah Albertson, Ecotrust Canada This discussion covers the importance of community animation in a shared space and how to carry it out. A rare group of community building experts who work out of coworking spaces and shared space projects demonstrate how their work increases collaboration amongst tenants, how the design of the space enables animation, and how they leverage software solutions to enhance face to face interactions. Participants interested in increasing the level of collaboration between their tenants should consider attending this session.

The Emerging Low Profit/High Social Impact Economy Junior Ballroom D

Elissa Beckett, Tides Canada Margaret Mason, Bull Housser

David Squire, Accelerating Social Impact CCC Ltd Thaddeus Squire, CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia Three trends in funding policy and private philanthropy are creating new pressures on the nonprofit/

charitable sectors in both the U.S. and Canada. A complementary explosion of entrepreneurial activity means the for-profit, social good community find themselves developing low-profit, but sustainable and even scalable business models. Meanwhile, the nonprofit/charitable sectors are being pushed toward higher earned revenue ratios. In projecting these trends to their logical end, there emerges a low-profit social good sector. This panel will examine current challenges for nonprofits/charities and emerging hybrid models, and the potential need for new regulatory and taxation frameworks.

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The Land

Show Us the Money





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Know Your Market: Needs Assessments and Feasibility Studies INTRO Finback Room Vicki Jay, Midland Shared Spaces

Cheryl Bean, Sunflower Foundation Katie Edwards, The Nonprofit Centers Network Shared space or a mission-driven real estate project may seem like a good idea, but does it meet an established community need? Many organizations develop facilities that are too large or too small, because they began before having a clear understanding of their community’s demand for space. The Nonprofit Centers Network has supported many projects in their early development stages by conducting feasibility studies and guiding organizations to a better understanding of how to best serve their stakeholders. In this interactive, introductory session, participants learn the kinds of questions to ask and the methods of acquiring needed information. Additional speakers from projects which have recently completed needs assessments address how this data has informed their project direction.

Finding the Right Site for Your Project: A Broker Tells All Orca Room Jeff Good, Cresa Toronto The right location and space makes all the difference to the success of your project. But, how

do you get started with the search either for your own organization or a shared space project? This showcase session will be led by an expert broker from a global real-estate brokerage firm specializing in tenant representation. Learn from an insider–when you should use a broker, how to hire a reputable firm, and how to tackle your office or program site search without wasting valuable organizational resources. Several social purpose real estate examples will be highlighted to show how nonprofits have succeeded in their searches for solutions that save money and deliver on mission through innovative office and program spaces. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

Shared Services & Colocation in Vancouver: Presenting the Research Orca Room Jada Basi, CitySpaces This interactive session shares original research on models of shared services. Drawing from

interview-based research, it showcases the real “process” of BC’s nonprofits exploring shared space opportunities, including potential risks (what could go wrong) and benefits (what’s in it for me?). An overview of models applied in BC are also highlighted, including shared management organization (SMO), management contract model, service exchange model, and sharing space. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

10:45 AM – 11:15 PM BREAK

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS B Putting Metrics to Work for our Organizations ADV Junior Ballroom A

Jennifer Johnstone, Central City Foundation Janice Abbott, Atira Women’s Resource Society Ken Gauthier, Urban Matters

For many community organizations it is increasingly important to be able to demonstrate to communities and stakeholders the value we create from tax incentives, grants and donations.

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The Land

Show Us the Money





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Join us for an intriguing panel looking at examples of frameworks for measuring the value created through social purpose real estate including preliminary results of the first Canadian study on the Social Return on Investment (SROI) of a social purpose real estate portfolio. Attendees at this session will learn how every dollar invested in social purpose real estate generates economic impact and social return.

The Four Rs of Shared Services: Recruitment, Retention, Referral and Reputation INTRO Junior Ballroom B

Jay Connor, Learning Ovations, Inc. Debra Box, Support Kansas City Organizations interested in developing shared services offerings need a business model that builds a client base and becomes financially sustainable. This introductory session presents four distinct components of one successful provider, Support Kansas City, which offers nonprofit organizations business and development expertise, empowering them to focus on their missions. Participants can expect to learn best practices and practical lessons that can be applied in their own organizations. The session includes an approach to recruitment of a client base; a retention strategy using a client relationship model and effectiveness measurement; a referral strategy that has evolved over time; and, branding to build the organization’s reputation.

Facilitation Fundamentals: Working Together in Shared Space Junior Ballroom C

Sarah Eisinger, The Nonprofit Centers Network Katie Edwards, The Nonprofit Centers Network Working with collaborative partners is different from working with your coworkers. Shared space

managers must become skilled facilitators to bring their diverse partners to consensus, navigate complicated power dynamics, and help people break out of their organizational silos. This interactive session will provide you with a better understanding of the discipline of facilitation and practical activities to take back to your projects.

Getting to Why: Sharing Space for Impact INTRO Junior Ballroom D

Lara Jakubowski, The Nonprofit Center Network Keith Jones, R. Keith Jones & Associates Bob Yates, Yates, Thorn & Associates Heather Quinn Gage, Serve Denton Is your shared space successful? Is your shared space on a path to realizing its full potential? How do you know? If you are struggling with clarifying your collective purpose and potential and how to measure the progress and impacts generated by your center, join us for this introductory session to co-learn ways to better articulate and communicate your outcomes, then measure them. You will come away with know-how, tools and examples you can use to begin to delineate your actions, outcomes, goals, impacts and measures using visual strategy mapping techniques. We will hear from a certified management consultant who has experience working with nonprofits, as well as a shared space operator who has developed a practical evaluation approach.

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The Land

Show Us the Money





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Make Some Noise! Youth Creating Space and the Politics of Fun INTRO Finback Room

Derek Simon, Art Space Action Diana Guenther, Art Space Action

Mattias Boon, Streetrich Hip Hop Society Jeff Cole, Vancouver Skateboard Coalition

Kia Kadiri, Streetrich Hip Hop Society King Khazm, 206 Zulu Nation Marita Michaelis, Safe Amplification Site Society Mark Pickersgill, Safe Amplification Site Society Will Pearson, Vancouver Skateboard Coalition

This interactive discussion highlights opportunities and challenges in creative space development for youth. The panelists are leaders of youth organizations who are developing creative spaces that go beyond traditionally limited notions of sports and recreation. They show how the often edgy politics of fun inherent to music, hip hop and skateboarding cultures offer critical new tools in overcoming formidable challenges to creative space development. Anyone planning or involved with space projects for youth—or who enjoys having fun—should attend this dynamic panel.

Working Together: How Pro-Bono Design Can Align in Support of Social Purpose Real Estate Projects INTRO Orca Room

Katharine Cornfield, Neighbourhood Refresh Ann Smith, Gloucester Housing Corporation Showcasing a pilot collaboration between the Gloucester Housing Corporation and Neighbourhood Refresh–a volunteer-based network providing pro-bono preliminary design and architectural advice to community-based organizations in Ottawa. Neighbourhood Refresh is assisting Gloucester Housing Corporation to conceptualize, cost, and plan the redesign of their office and community space.This case-study explores the potential for pro-bono design to catalyze improvements, build capacity among nonprofit organizations, and support social purpose real estate projects in the early stages. Participants involved in starting up new, or rejuvenating current, spaces will benefit from this session. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

The Amp Vancouver: Creative Colocation Orca Room

Sarah Albertson, Ecotrust The Amp–its name inspired by its location in the old BC Electric Building–is a creative shared workspace in Vancouver’s downtown. Its mission is to offer supportive, affordable, creative space for mission driven organizations and businesses working towards positive change. In this case study, the Operations Manager will talk about how the Amp came to be and the many great things (and some of the not-so-good!) of managing a creative colocation space for 10+ organizations and 90+ people. Participants interested in starting a shared space or moving into one would benefit from this session. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM BREAK

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The Land

Show Us the Money





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12:30 PM – 1:45 PM LUNCH & PLENARY

The Multiple Facets of Creative Placemaking Pavilion Ballroom This summer’s conference boasts a unique plenary about creative placemaking, a practice that leverages

the power of art, culture, and creativity to catalyze community growth and transformation. Join artist and urbanist Seitu Jones as he participates in a frank and intimate conversation with Pru Robey of Artscape and Wendy Holmes of Artspace Projects. These organizations have shaped a growing movement to establish arts and culture as central to strong, inclusive communities. Our conversation will explore the multiple facets of creative placemaking. We’ll listen as Pru and Wendy share their joys and challenges, kernels of wisdom, and perspectives on what’s ahead for this practice.

Seitu Jones is the former artist in residence for the city of Minneapolis. He works with everything

from wood, clay, and glass to steel. In addition to his large scale public works, Jones has exhibited at the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the American Craft Museum in New York, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. Most recently his work has focused on blending art with nature in mediums which include collard green pottery and designs for public drinking fountains.

Pru Robey is Vice President of Artscape as well as its Creative Placemaking Lab Director and advises communities internationally on strategies to support city-building through the arts. Artscape develops and manages unique cultural facilities–including community cultural hubs, multi-purpose creative spaces and artist live/work projects–and delivers programs and services that promote creativity and cultural space development.

Wendy Holmes is the Senior Vice President of Consulting and Strategic Partnerships of Artspace

Projects, a nonprofit real estate developer specializing in creating and operating 35 affordable spaces for artists and creative businesses nationwide. By working at the intersection of preservation, economic development, community development, and equity, Wendy has become a national resource for information about how cities keep and attract creative people and why that makes a difference.

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM BREAK

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS C

Identify and Manage Risk and Reward in Social Purpose Real Estate INTRO Junior Ballroom A

Raymond Kwong, BC Housing Mandy Hanson, Insight Consulting Simon Davie, Terra Housing When thinking about a real estate project, falling for the colourful concept drawings and imagining the many innovative partnerships is the easy part. But what if that doesn’t come to pass? Risk is a four letter word, but it’s one that needs to be said–repeatedly, and in public. Participants learn how to identify and manage project risk in a multi-partner context and are introduced to the tools professional project managers use to log and administer those risks throughout the life of the project.

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Say What You Mean: Branding and Marketing for Shared Space Junior Ballroom B

Sarah Eisinger, The Nonprofit Centers Network Brandi Stanley, Posner Center for International Development Kim Jones, Nonprofit Village Minna Van, The Network Hub

This panel discussion addresses the unique needs and challenges in developing a brand for shared spaces. How does a shared space find an overarching message that captures the diversity of tenants, partners, community and stakeholders? How does the shared space honour the individual organizations and their brands? Participants learn the components of a branding process, how to use external experts, approaches to website design and marketing strategies for maintaining image. This introductory session will provide ample time for audience participation and discussion.

Assembling Your Layered Cake of Project Financing: A U.S. Perspective Junior Ballroom C

Anna Zawisza, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado John Powers, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado

Robin Boyce, Housing Development Center How does your organization connect all the possible sources of financing for a shared space center? This session focuses on innovative financing options for acquisition and renovation in the U.S. The goal is to demystify several complex sources of project financing and share lessons learned so they can be more widely accessed. This is an intermediate session for those interested in historic, energy and new market tax credits, tax exempt bonds and PRIs and MRIs (Program Related and Mission Related Investments). This session’s panel format allows plenty of time for questions and discussion around the types and terms of financing used.

Building it Right: Redeveloping Community Land Junior Ballroom D

Irene Gannitsos, Vancity Community Foundation Emily Beam, Independent Consultant Accessing land for social purpose real estate development can be challenging. This interactive workshop shares the experiences of churches, legions, neighbourhood houses, and community living organizations who have explored the possibility of redeveloping their land for a broader social purpose. At the end of this session, participants will know more about what kinds of community-owned land are out there, and what has and has not worked for mission-driven organizations involved in real estate development projects.

Working With Your City Government: How Cross-Sector Partnerships Can Make Your Job Easier Finback Room

Megan Devenport, Denver Shared Spaces Jacqueline Gijssen, City of Vancouver

Jenn Miller, City of Toronto Eleni Janis, New York City Economic Development Corporation Miriam Peña, City of Denver Cultivating an environment where mission-focused real estate development can take root and thrive requires authentic partnerships between municipal governments, nonprofits, and commercial real estate. This intermediate-level session explores how four cities (Toronto, Vancouver, Denver

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and New York) have used cross-sector partnership to create the municipal infrastructure to support and integrate shared spaces and social purpose real estate, and begin to move partnerships from opportunistic to strategic and intentional.

Aunt Leah’s: Building a Brighter Future Orca Room

Drew Stewart, Aunt Leah’s Aunt Leah’s Independent Life Skills Society provides safe, secure housing and job and life skills training to young people so that they can make a successful transition to adulthood and independence. The society also runs two social enterprises that help fund its work. This case study discusses the society’s recent move into a new head office in downtown New Westminster, Metro Vancouver, that houses all its programs and support services, including on-site housing for young mothers transitioning out of the foster care system. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

Under One Roof: Aboriginal Approach to Space and Services Orca Room

Jenny Morgan, Aboriginal Mother Centre Shane Pointe, Aboriginal Mother Centre Vancouver’s Aboriginal Mother Centre creates strong linkages into the community beyond the four walls of its building. These efforts provide the social glue that allows a culturally sensitive space to anchor the neighbourhood and Aboriginal community. Learn how both building attributes, and approaches to services, contribute to ending homelessness for Aboriginal women and children. The Aboriginal Mother Centre Executive Director and staff have practical tips for those developing, or working with, culturally appropriate real estate and services. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM BREAK

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS D

Community Hubs: An Opportunity to Catalyze Neighbourhood Change Junior Ballroom A

Lorraine Duff, United Way Toronto Morris Beckford, Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services Laura Harper, Agincourt Community Services Association Luanne Rayvals, Victoria Park Hub United Way Toronto has invested over $14 million since 2007 in capital and operating funding to help build and run community hubs and create spaces for residents to address local issues, foster engagement and provide relevant services. Working with community agencies and multi-sector partners, seven community hubs operate in Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods. Learn how resident engagement is brought to life as a core principle and how three different hub models are managed through community health centres, community based charitable organizations, and an independently incorporated entity. Panelists share how this strategy can be replicated in other communities to maximize community impact.

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Nothing Fancy, Just Patience: Approaches to Financing INTRO Junior Ballroom B LoriAnn Girvan, LoriAnn Girvan Consulting

Robert Brown, Catalyst Community Developments Society Judith Olsen, Impact Capital This introductory session explains how to secure capital for your project. Patient, flexible capital is

an important component of many projects. Attendees will learn about U.S. and Canadian sources of capital, how to approach different sources and how to maintain productive relationships with investors.

Land Use Strategies that Support Social Purpose Real Estate ADV Junior Ballroom C

Andy Johnston, Shared Space Practitioner Mike Lewis, Canadian Centre for Community Renewal Rick Woodruff, Urban Land Conservancy Ever wonder how land trusts and land conservancies can be deployed in support of social purpose real estate? Learn about how such land use strategies have been part of commercial real estate transactions, and engendered long-lasting partnerships, and hear stories about the land trust movement and co-op structures. This session is suitable for land owners from public, private, and mission-driven sectors in both U.S. and Canadian organizations who are looking for innovative land use strategies to secure social purpose real estate projects in their communities.

Beyond Colocation: Enhanced Services for Clients ADV Junior Ballroom D

Shelley Hamilton, MarinSpace Pam Mauk, Together Center Dustin Barrington, House of Neighborly Service Life Center Belinda Boyd, Richmond Caring Place Kim McNamer, Deschutes Children’s Foundation The benefits of a one-stop service hub are obvious in the human services arena. Most people who need help require an array of services provided by more than one organization. But what happens when the services provided are not enough; when limited community resources create a need for additional strategies to bridge the gaps that clients experience? What happens when financial, language or other barriers limit the ability to navigate services? This panel discussion with both U.S. and Canadian examples addresses how one-stop centers are developing strategies to best serve their clients. This intermediate session is most appropriate for shared space practitioners who would like to be part of the conversation about comprehensive services.

The Coworking Condition: Community, Collaboration, Cooperative Finback Room

Aaron Cruikshank, Cruikshank Mary Jo Shircliffe, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Rachel Young, Camaraderie Coworking Inc.

Thaddeus Squire, CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia Minna Van, The Network Hub Jason Wong, Beta Collective

This panel discussion featuring multiple models from the U.S. and Canada covers a lot of ground relating to coworking spaces: what are they and how do they differ from nonprofit centers and other shared spaces? Where do coworking and social purpose real estate collide? How does one start a

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coworking space? This panel is ideal for participants interested in coworking, starting a coworking space, or incorporating elements of coworking into an existing business model.

Closing the Deal: Advanced Tenant Selection ADV Orca Room Kim Sarnecki, Tides Network

Debbie Walker, Jerry Forbes Centre for Community Spirit James Thomson, New Path Foundation Tom O’Connor, Al Sigl Community of Agencies

Seasoned shared spaces practitioners share lessons and strategies on advanced tenant selection in this bi-national panel. How does one pick the right tenants? What is the screening process? What happens when tenants leave? All from the human services sector, examples highlight a well-established large-scale owner in the U.S., a landlord in Canada with two buildings and an innovative model, and a new nonprofit center in Canada that has produced a Tenant Selection Policy and Process with city support. The panelists provide insight on how to secure the right tenants, how to get the mix right and how to pivot when circumstances change.

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Pavilion Ballroom Foyer Meet conference participants for informal networking over drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and music!

7:00 PM DINE AROUNDS

Sign up during the day to join a group of colleagues and continue the conversation over dinner at a local restaurant.

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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLES

Pavilion Ballroom Join peers for informal conversation at topic-specific roundtables.

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM BREAK

8:45 AM – 10:00 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS E

A Little Bad, A Lot of Good: Lessons Learned Starting and Operating Shared Spaces ADV Junior Ballroom A

Katie Edwards, The Nonprofit Centers Network Tom O’Connor, Al Sigl Community of Agencies

Mara Williams Low, Sobrato Family Foundation This panel shares a raw exposé of successes and failures that shared space operators have experienced in a number of communities. With a ‘warts and all’ approach to tackling these issues, participants can expect stories about starting shared spaces with actionable lessons learned. Anyone running or starting a shared space is encouraged to attend this session, to learn from the good and the bad from the front lines.

Money Talks: Canadian Perspectives on Capitalization Strategies Junior Ballroom B Glen Newby, New Path Foundation

Beth Coates, Canadian Alternative Investment Cooperative Derek Gent, Vancity Community Foundation Josh Taylor, Catalyst Community Development

Project funding and financing can be one of the biggest challenges for shared spaces and social purpose real estate projects. Initial start-up costs, including capital for bricks and mortar, is often the tipping point between concept and reality. This panel discussion brings together expertise in funding and financing tools from across Canada, covering the realms of shared spaces, foundations, and nonprofit development.

Faith in Space: How Religious Facilities can Host Shared Space INTRO Junior Ballroom C

Sarah Eisinger, The Nonprofit Centers Network Tuomi Joshua Forrest, Partners for Sacred Places Religious congregations often have vast amounts of underutilized space, many times in areas where nonprofit, government, or business organizations have need for space. This session addresses this mismatch and the unrealized potential of these assets. Partners for Sacred Places, a leading association that advises faith-based institutions on how to maximize their assets, has

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developed programs and resources related to space sharing between faith communities and the broader nonprofit sector. Partners for Sacred Places presents different approaches to real estate asset management and shares practical tools and success stories on institutional and community change, along with original research.

Getting to Yes: How to Read a Lease Junior Ballroom D

Martha Burton, Renewal Martha Rans, Lawyer

In this workshop, owners, landlords and tenants will walk through the key components of a commercial offer to lease. This session is designed to help you identify and understand key lease terms (whether you are about to enter into negotiation or haven’t looked at your lease recently). Participants will leave with a greater understanding of business terms and those often forgotten clauses that can create costly impacts for all parties. Key concepts will be discussed, including pass-through expenses chargeable to the tenant, insurance requirements of both parties, how leases are assigned or amended, sublet rights, lease term and renewal options, security deposits, and more.

Mission Driven Business Models: Matching Vision to Reality ADV Finback Room

Jonathan Spack, Third Sector New England Reid Henry, cSPACE Projects Vicki Jay, Midland Shared Spaces Jeremy Murphy, HiVE Vancouver

This session provides an in-depth look at how a variety of successful nonprofit centers have planned for sustainability, approached revenue generation and allocated costs. This panel discussion includes both U.S. and Canadian examples of several center types and addresses approaches to funding, financing, pricing, and the provision of shared services and amenities for revenue generation. This advanced session assumes participants are familiar with the shared space concept and basic financial principles.

The Space In-Between: Hybrid Corporate Structures Orca Room

China Brotsky, SumOfUs David Upton, Common Good Solutions Aaron Fairchild, Green Canopy Inc.

Doug Makaroff, Living Forest Communities This panel exposes participants to hybrid mission-driven business models that range from voluntary

standards like Benefit Corporations (B Corp) originating in the U.S., to legally defined structures like Community Contribution Corporations (C3) in B.C. Where some social innovation models are too restricted by nonprofit status, these hybrid structures allow mission-driven businesses to leverage the best parts of a private business license and nonprofit status. The panel will have significant time for audience questions, and is ideal for any organization looking to blur the lines between for profit and nonprofit structures.

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10:00 AM – 10:3O AM BREAK

10:30 AM –11:45 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS F

Seeding and Cultivating a Collaboration Junior Ballroom A

Megan Devenport, Denver Shared Spaces Miriam Peña, City of Denver

The word ‘collaboration’ gets slapped on all kinds of organizational efforts. This session aims to clarify what effective collaborations look like, when they are appropriate for meeting organizational goals, and how to manage them over time. This interactive workshop is appropriate for organizations starting a new collaborative, as well as those involved in partnership-based work that need a refresher. Using specific tools such as stakeholder analysis and power/community mapping, we will walk through why and how to apply collaboration to address challenges, how to ensure the right people are at the right table to move the collaboration forward, and how to set up a collaborative structure that can avoid the pitfalls of partnership down the road.

Moonshot: How Foundations Start Shared Space Projects Junior Ballroom B

Jessie MacKinnon, HSC Foundation Mara Williams Low, Sobrato Family Foundation Naomi Rabkin, Leichtag Foundation Tom Parker, Hutton Parker Foundation Jennifer Johnstone, Central City Foundation What drives foundations to develop space in their communities and how does space help funders meet the needs of their grantees? Learn from three different foundations about how they got into real estate: how these projects originated, what the goals are, what challenges were faced, how to manage partnerships with tenants and the community, and the impact that is in turn created. Delve into unique capitalization strategies that foundations have employed to demonstrate returns on foundation assets and learn how they mitigate risk to create meaningful change in their communities.

Making the Case: Capital Campaigns for Shared Spaces Junior Ballroom C

Andy Johnston, Shared Space Practitioner Martin Johnson, Isles Inc. Dan Meyers, Al Sigl Community of Agencies Don Gorsalitz, DCG Philanthropic Services Inc. Raising grant funds for shared space projects requires a compelling message. This introductory session highlights three projects that have successfully raised over $30 million cumulatively in capital grants. Ideal for those anticipating a capital campaign or interested in fundraising, participants will learn about campaign goal setting, planning techniques and the experience of devising and implementing a campaign. U.S. and Canadian examples include the redevelopment of a 240,000 square foot former textile mill in Hamilton, NJ; the third capital campaign for a 650,00 square foot campus of shared space in Rochester, NY; and redevelopment of a church hall bordering two core neighbourhoods in Saskatoon, SK, into a collaborative community learning centre.

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What’s Next for Canada: Shared Spaces and Social Purpose Real Estate Junior Ballroom D

Elissa Beckett, Tides Canada LoriAnn Girvan, LoriAnn Girvan Consulting Glen Newby, New Path Foundation Illuminate your day helping to shape the future of the social purpose real estate field in Canada.

This facilitated conversation starts with an overview of the scan on shared spaces and social purpose real estate in Canada commissioned by Tides Canada, with support from United Way Toronto and the Nonprofit Centers Network. At the heart of the session is an opportunity for you to brainstorm ideas and next steps relating to two pillars of learning and change identified in the scan: growing the capacity for social purpose real estate in Canada and strengthening the enabling environment for community infrastructure. Please read the paper, Building Capacity, Sharing Values in advance (see the conference APP) and come ready to engage around the findings!

Creating Community Through Land Development: An Urban Aboriginal Experience Finback Room Stewart Anderson, Vancity Within Coast Salish Territory, a number of Aboriginal not for profit organizations and First Nation

Governments have combined social enterprise with real estate development to leverage resources and create community owned spaces that not only provide much needed services, but also showcase culture and become a foundation for community development. Panelists provide a profile of their projects and discuss how they have combined community space, culture and service delivery in a variety of new models that are replicable in other communities.

Sole Food Urban Agriculture: Barren to Bountiful Orca Room Michael Ableman, Sole Food Street Farms Seann Dory, Sole Food Street Farms Sole Food Street Farms transforms vacant urban land into small farms that grow artisan quality fruits and vegetables; they have a network of farms throughout Vancouver that are providing meaningful work to individuals dealing with barriers to employment. Inspirational founders share stories from Sole Food’s inception in a parking lot in the downtown eastside, to ultimately developing an ambitious plan to create urban production farms throughout Vancouver that employ individuals working through the challenges of material poverty, addiction, and mental illness while generating production quantities of food. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM BREAK

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH & PLENARY

Collective Impact, Connecting Possibilities Pavilion Ballroom

` Social purpose real estate is about Connecting Possibilities and is one of a complex set of solutions to meet community challenges. We know that successful community collaboratives require resources and support for their infrastructure needs, as well as the opportunity to engage with like-minded

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practitioners to share ideas that will amplify their collective impact. To address this need, and build on the work of the White House Council, the Washington D.C.-based Aspen Institute launched the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions. In this plenary, we’ll hear more about the Forum’s work and its efforts to build 21st Century Civic Infrastructure through advancing equity, amplifying community voices, transforming philanthropy, integrating place-based solutions, and applying collective impact concepts.

Sheri Brady is the Senior Associate for Strategic Partnerships at Aspen Forum for Community Solutions. Prior to joining the Aspen Institute, Brady served as a Senior Policy Fellow at Voices for America’s Children, where she helped Voices members strengthen their advocacy support and expand state-level efforts to address the needs of at-risk children. Brady was previously the Director of Policy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, where she provided foundation-wide leadership and consultation on policy and advocacy grantmaking. Brady also serves on the Board of Directors of the Paul J. Aicher Foundation.

Shelley Hamilton, CEO, MarinSpace. Shelley joined MarinSpace in 2004 as its first Executive Director. She has over 20 years’ experience working in the field of Multi-tenant Nonprofit Centers and has facilitated strategic planning, organizational development, and program design projects. Ms. Hamilton is a founding board member of the Nonprofit Centers Network and was the lead project consultant for the Network’s first three national conferences.

1:00PM - 1:15 PM BREAK

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS G

Think Like an Impact Investor INTRO Junior Ballroom A Norm Tasevski, Purpose Capital Are you confused by the term ‘Impact Investing’? What does it mean exactly? Is this a potential

source of capital for your project? If so, what approach should you use to attract investors? Come to this introductory session and learn the basics of impact investing and the mindset of investors who are interested in projects with a social return. Attendees will also come away with a mini-assessment of their own project and whether it is a strong candidate for impact investors. Approaching projects from the perspective of an impact investor is a great way to analyze your project’s financial drivers and articulate your project’s value proposition.

Dead Space, Live Space: Creative Engagement in Shared Spaces Junior Ballroom B

Chad Hershler, Deer Crossing The Art Farm This nuts and bolts workshop leads participants through an experiential process of creative

engagement: a series of exercises designed to help those who create, as well as those who use, shared space understand and appreciate the need for creative engagement in these spaces. Participants will learn new tools for creative engagement, and will have time to brainstorm and design a shared space project or program. This workshop is ideal for anyone involved in design or management of a shared space project.

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Innovative Financing Products: A Canadian Perspective ADV Junior Ballroom C

Andy Broderick, Vancity Garth Davis, New Markets Fund Society Karine Jaouich, Centre for Social Innovation Innovation is key to addressing the social and environmental challenges we face. The creative thinkers in this Canadian panel have taken their in-depth understanding of these challenges and created a number of pioneering funds that combine investment return with community impact. From innovative housing funds, to those that address gaps in access to patient capital and community bonds, these new tools benefit nonprofits, charitable organizations, entrepreneurs, artists and innovators.

NCN Member Dialogue and Report on the State of the Sector Junior Ballroom D

Glen Newby, New Path Foundation Lara Jakubowski, The Nonprofit Centers Network Katie Edwards, The Nonprofit Centers Network

Join the NCN staff and Steering Committee for in-depth conversation about the value that The Nonprofit Centers Network delivers to our member community and the needs that we can support. NCN will also present fresh data on the state of the sector which builds on NCN’s landmark 2011 Measuring Collaboration study. This dialogue allows members a first-hand opportunity to inform the future direction of the Network, connect with peers, and better understand the challenges and opportunities that face our work.

Securing Land/Building Assets: Challenging Vancouver’s Real Estate Paradigm Finback Room

Jacqueline Gijssen, City of Vancouver Emma Hendrix, VIVO Media Arts Centre Brian McBay, 221A Artist Run Centre Caitlin Jones, Western Front

Artist run centres in Canada have a 40+ year history of independent curatorship and presentation of the contemporary arts. In Vancouver, that leadership extends to challenging a voracious real estate market to ensure that artists, audiences and neighbourhoods continue to play a vital role in the city’s urban fabric and discourse. From overcoming regulatory barriers, securing space in gentrifying neighbourhoods, moving from private to nonprofit ownership, repurposing underutilized community spaces, and re-envisioning what space and an organization mean to each other when a multi-decade tenant is forced out into the real estate world, VIVO, 221A and Western Front have a vision for the artist run centre movement in Canada and compelling experiences to share from their work securing real estate for contemporary art practice.

Old World, New Tricks: Lessons in Space Sharing from the EU Orca Room

Denise Brennan, Creative CoWorkers This session showcases more than 20 coworking spaces visited in Europe in 2014, with a focus

on what forms these spaces take, lessons North American space operators can learn from their European colleagues, and how to make connections between spaces in other communities. Participants can expect to gain inspiration for running their own spaces. This solo presentation is ideal for anyone running a coworking space or a shared space that is looking to try something different, or to build connections with other spaces. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

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Building Neighbourhoods: One Building at a Time Orca Room

Lee Herrin, Fernwood Neighbourhood Resources This case study looks at B.C.-based Fernwood Neighbourhood Resources Group’s transformation

from a facility-based organization to a neighbourhood-based organization with $4 million (and growing!) of real estate holdings. Their buildings provide commercial space for rent, space for their own business operations, and affordable family housing. Future plans include developing more affordable housing and commercial space on two recently purchased additional properties. Fernwood’s Executive Director talks about the organization’s thoughtful neighbourhood consultation process that has played a role in the revitalization of the Fernwood neighbourhood. This is a 30 minute showcase session.

2:30PM - 3:00 PM BREAK

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM CLOSING PLENARY Social Purpose Real Estate: The Movement - The Future Laboratory by Cause+Affect Pavilion Ballroom

Jane Cox, Cause+Affect Steven Cox, Cause+Affect The Future Laboratory has been experimenting with the elements and compounds of the conference for two days. At this session, the outcomes of their experiments will be revealed! Join the team of creative strategists, (lab technicians) who have taken up residence in the interactive display as they report out on their synthesis of the common ground and trends that we are collectively contributing to. Our Future Lab technicians, under the direction of Cause+Affect, will use their creative prowess to unveil their insights into the greater social purpose real estate movement, its vision, positioning and cultural context. Through this session, we will explore the potential formula for building on the common ground that exists within the sector toward an overall frame for the growing movement. This, the final plenary of the conference, is the culmination of the entire event–an opportunity for reflection and discussion on the overall purpose, objectives and achievements of the previous days.

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The Nonprofit Centers Network Steering Committee and StaffChina Brotsky Director of Operations and Finance, SumOfUs.org, San Francisco, CA (Treasurer)

Jay Connor* Founder / CEO, Learning Ovations, Inc.; Phoenix, AZ (Co-chair)

Stephanie FallCreek President & CEO, Fairhill Partners, Cleveland, OH

Shelley Hamilton CEO, MarinSpace, San Rafael, CA (Vice Chair)

Vicki Jay Executive Director, Midland Shared Spaces, Midland, TX

Andy Johnston* Shared space practitioner, Leesburg, VA

Glen Newby CEO, New Path Foundation, Barrie, ON (Co-chair)

Jennifer Pedroni Vice President of Administration, North Penn Community Health Foundation, Colmar, PA

Miriam Peña** Director, Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships, Denver, CO

Janna Six* Advisor, The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Denver, CO

Jonathan Spack Executive Director, Third Sector New England, Boston, MA

Doug Vilsack Executive Director, Posner Center for International Development, Denver, CO

Rima Zabian Executive Director, 25OneCommunity, Ottawa, ON

Margie Zeidler* President + Founder, UrbanSpace Property Group, Toronto, ON

Sarah Eisinger (Staff) Executive Director, The Nonprofit Centers Network, Northampton, MA

Lara Jakubowski (Staff) Director of National Programs, The Nonprofit Centers Network, Denver, CO

Katie Edwards (Staff) Membership and Technical Assistance Associate, The Nonprofit Centers Network, Denver, CO

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Social Purpose Real Estate CollaborativeAllison Andrachuk Director, Shared Impact Platform, Tides Canada, Vancouver, BC

Debra Bodner Cultural Planner, City of Vancouver, BC

Catherine Buckham Senior Social Policy Planner, City of Vancouver, BC

Martha Burton Partner, Renewal, Vancouver, BC

Margaret Dickson Advisor, Tides Canada, Vancouver, BC

Irene Gannitsos Manager of Strategic Programs, Vancity Community Foundation, Vancouver, BC

Derek Gent Executive Director, Vancity Community Foundation, Vancouver, BC

Kira Gerwing Community Investment Manager, Vancity, Vancouver, BC

Jacqueline Gijssen Senior Cultural Planner, City of Vancouver, BC

Jennifer Johnstone President & CEO, Central City Foundation, Vancouver, BC

Vickie Morris Senior Housing Planner, City of Vancouver, BC

Mandeep Sidhu Community Investment Specialist, Vancity, Vancouver, BC

Rachel Tuttle Community Investment Specialist, Vancity, Vancouver, BC

Michelle Vernooy Social Planner, City of Vancouver, BC

Jack Wong Chief Executive Officer, Real Estate Foundation, Vancouver, BC

Conference Steering CommitteeMartha Burton Partner, Renewal, Vancouver, BC

Sarah Eisinger Executive Director, The Nonprofit Centers Network, Northampton, MA

Irene Gannitsos Manager of Strategic Programs, Vancity Community Foundation, Vancouver, BC

Lara Jakubowski Director of National Programs, The Nonprofit Centers Network, Denver, CO


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Communications CommitteeMargaret Dickson Advisor, Tides Canada, Vancouver, BC




Host CommitteeJada Basi Housing + Social Policy Planner, CitySpaces Consulting Ltd., Vancouver, BC

Debra Bodner Cultural Planner, City of Vancouver, BC


Tammy Isaacson SPRE Coordinator, Vancouver, BC


Mandeep Sidhu Community Investment Specialist, Vancity, Vancouver, BC

Michelle Vernooy Social Planner, City of Vancouver, BC

Sponsorship CommitteeMartha Burton Partner, Renewal Partners, Vancouver, BC

Katie Edwards Membership and Technical Assistance Associate, The Nonprofit Centers Network, Denver, CO


Allison Felker Manager of Donor Engagement and Fund Development, Vancity, Vancouver, BC

Tammy Isaacson SPRE Coordinator, Vancouver, BC

Vickie Morris Senior Housing Planner, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC

Program CommitteeRobert Brown President, Catalyst Community Developments Society, Vancouver, BC

Aaron Cruikshank President, Cruikshank, Surrey, BC

Megan Devenport Program Manager, Denver Shared Spaces, Denver, CO

Margaret Dickson Advisor, Tides Canada, Vancouver, BC


Kira Gerwing Manager Community Investment–Impact Real Estate, Vancity, Vancouver, BC

Jaqueline Gijssen Senior Cultural Planner, City of Vancouver Cultural Services, Vancouver, BC


Yodit Mesfin-Johnson Chief Relationship Officer, New Solutions for Nonprofits, Ann Arbor, MI

Mark Palmer Special Projects Manager, Abell-Hanger Foundation, Midland, TX

Mary Jo Shircliffe Vice President, Operations and Administration, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, Louisville, KY

Catherine Tableau Executive Director, La Maison de Francophonie, Vancouver, BC

James Thomson Vice President, New Path Foundation, Barrie, ON

Rachel Tuttle Community Investment Specialist, Vancity, Vancouver, BC

Jack Wong CEO, Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

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