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Lessons in Collaboration
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Creating a shared space center for environmental organizations
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Lessons in Collaboration Creating a shared space center for environmental organizations 1 www.slideproject.com 1 Conservation Diversity, Planning Equity and Inclusion Outreach Restoration Events Management Environmental Education
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Starting Out: 2014 Scaling Up By Shacking Up
Administrative Resilience
Financial Management, Human Resources, Office Space, Professional Development
Fundraising Efficiency
Common voice, scaled up fundraising reach
Conservation Planning & Action
Streamlined prioritization of activities, landscape scale conservation, one-stop shop for landowners
Financial Resiliency
Reducing rent costs, focusing administrative expenses on mission, sharing resources
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What are Shared Space Centers?
A physical place (usually a building
- r campus) where mission-driven
- rganizations intentionally share
space for mutual benefit, ranging from cost savings to shared programming
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Value of a Shared Space Center
Participant Benefits
- Purchasing power
- Higher quality services
- Risk reduction
- Cost efficiencies
- Innovative programming
- Focus on mission
Community Benefits
- Access to services
- Coordinated services
- Economic development
- Effectiveness of sector
- Community commons
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Shared Services, Space, and Equipment
Shared Services
- Reception, administration
- Financial management
- Human resources
- IT services
- Marketing & communications
- Fundraising/grant-writing
- Advocacy
Shared Space & Equipment
- Workstations & offices
- Conference rooms
- Kitchen
- Event spaces
- Community room
- Storage
- Parking
- Internet access
- Copier/Printer
- Telephone Systems
- Video Conferencing
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Shared Space Centers 393
Collectively, the shared space sector encompasses approximately 13.75 million square feet of workspace, houses nearly 28,000 employees, and serves nearly 99,000 people per week. The number of spaces identifying as nonprofit centers has doubled in the last five years.
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 2011 2015
Known Centers in U.S.
35,000
Average square feet
70
Average # employees in building
12
Average # of tenants
$500,000
Average annual gross revenue
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Types of Shared Space Centers
Service Center, 23%
Tenants selected to provide multiple types of direct services to a specific neighborhood or population
Programmatic Theme Center, 32%
Tenants selected because they
- ffer programs or services in a
single programmatic area (such as arts or education)
Multi-Sector Center, 45%
Tenants serve a wide range of program areas and are not necessarily related along a theme or client base Nonprofits 86% For Profit 5%
Government 4%
Individuals 4% Other 1%
Tenant Mixture
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The Impact
82%
are better able to achieve goals and have more credibility
Neighborhood Improvement
60% report nearby property development and new businesses
<10%
vacancy report in nonprofit shared space centers
“As a mature
shared space center, I see benefits to collaboration facilitated by Center staff and natural collaboration amongst tenants. When Collaboration is driven (not just expected to happen naturally) the result is better, longer, and less expensive.”
75%
Report improved staff morale
50%
Improved retention and recruitment
$25,000
Average amount saved annually per tenant
75%
report more stable costs
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Corvallis Shared Space Center 2016/2017 Feasibility Study
Survey of Existing Spaces & Future
Needs
Assessment of Potential Shared
Services
Community Outreach Analysis of Ownership & Lease Models Testing of 3 Potential Sites Recommendation for Master Lease Visit and interview 50+ shared space
centers
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Community Meeting Attendees
- Benton County Commissioners
- Benton County Health Department
- Benton Soil and Water Conservation District
- Bonneville Environmental Foundation
- Cascade Pacific RC&D
- City of Corvallis
- Corvallis Arts Center
- Corvallis Daytime Drop-In Center
- Corvallis Environmental Center
- Corvallis Housing First
- Corvallis Multi-Cultural Literacy Center
- Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
- Corvallis-Albany Farmers Market
- Freshwaters Illustrated
- GEO Mobile Innovations
- Greenbelt Land Trust
- Institute for Applied Ecology
- Marys River Watershed Council
- Northwest Habitat Institute
- Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments
- Oregon State University Extension
- Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
- Stone Soup Kitchen
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Options
Option 1: Purchase Existing Downtown Building Option 2: Lease Option 3: Purchase Land, New Build Square Footage 20,400 10,000* 15,000 assumed Timing Capital Campaign Acquisition Renovation Estimated 2021 Tenant Ready 2020 Capital Campaign for Improvements Renovations Capital Campaign Acquisition New Build Estimated 2022 Price Tag $$$ $ $$$$ Acquisition Cost $3,000,000 $0 $2,295,000 Construction Cost $1,530,000 $150,000 $3,375,000 Other Costs $1,511,652 $141,200 $1,878,720 Total Cost $6,041,652 $291,200 $7,548,720 Capital Campaign $4,021,652 $271,200 $5,528,720 Loan $2,000,000 $0 $2,000,000 Partner Contribution $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 Annual PSF Cost to Partners $18.00 $14.00 $20.50 Parking 45 spots 0 on-site Assumed adequate Parking Cost (Monthly) $0 $2,250 (45 spots if paid @ $50/month) $0
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A Perfect Match Supporter Comes Forward
Supportive landowner/builder Master Lease Downtown Corvallis High Visibility Ability to brand building Significant financial savings
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Corvallis Shared Space Center 2018/2019 Forming a new nonprofit
Finalizing governance and legal
structure
Developing a Business Plan Tenant Agreements Public ground-breaking Communications and Marketing Plan Launching collaborative programming
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Governance Models
Master Lease Community Nonprofit
Owner: Government or Commercial Lessee: Nonprofit A Owner: New Nonprofit Organization
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Belief Statement
As a network, we believe that by co-locating and leveraging our shared resources, and working together to carry out our missions, our work will lead to more residents of the mid-Willamette Valley actively protecting the lands, rivers and wildlife of the Valley, thereby improving environmental conservation and the social fabric within our community and the natural world.
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Making it all possible
OWEB Support for Collaborations
and Mergers
Land Trust Alliance Support for
Collaborative Catalysts
Meyer Memorial Trust Support for
Collaborations among Willamette Valley Grantees
Murdock Charitable Trust Oregon Community Foundation Murdock Charitable Trust Bonneville Environmental Foundation
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Questions?
Get in Touch
jessica@greenbeltlandtrust.org michael@greenbeltlandtrust.org
541 752 9609
We value collaboration to operate more effectively by leveraging
- ur limited resources.
We value innovation to create a culture of creativity that accepts
risk of failure as part of the process of innovation.
We value impact and our ability to demonstrate and measure how
- ur efforts are creating meaningful change.