Work In Denver
An Investment Worth Making: Community Report
The Project has solicited feedback from hundreds of nonprofits to better understand their space needs, interest in shared space, and current market realities through two online surveys and an input session attended by over 70 nonprofits. In addition, the Project reached out to resource partners and community experts from fields as varied as nonprofit collaboration and strategic planning, real estate, financing, architecture, and other areas to get their feedback about creating quality nonprofit office space.
Full Report: An Investment Worth Making
Space Resource Website
Out of community input, the Denver Shared Space Project realized the need in the broader nonprofit community for general information and resources about shared space. This website is designed to address these issues of information about Denver shared spaces. The website includes a “shared space bank”, where nonprofits who have space or are looking for space can find each other. The site also includes articles and links to a variety of topics in best practices around multi-tenant nonprofit centers, consultants to help nonprofits navigate creating multi-tenant nonprofit centers, and up-to-date information about the Denver Shared Space Project.
Cohorts
The Project is currently in the process of selecting its first two "cohorts" of nonprofits to actively participate in the creation of two multi-tenant nonprofit centers. Once selected, these cohorts will have access to Consultant Bank to help with analysis, planning, and facilitation of process to prepare to share space. They will also have the opportunity to work with the Urban Land Conservancy to find appropriate space, help with financing and long term leasing.
Streamline City and Community Resources
In addition to their own financial and in-kind investments, the partners of the Denver Shared Space Project are currently exploring other resource partnerships to invest in the work from both the public sector and the philanthropic community. These investments will help support a range of activities from process facilitiation and organizational planning for the nonprofits in the cohorts working to create the centers, predevelopment costs, and traditional capital investments.