Resources

Research & Resources - SPRE Members

BC Housing - Leading Practises in Affordable Housing
Vancity - Social Enterprise 101
Vancouver - Small Business - Barriers/Opportunities
Vancity - White Paper on Taxation and Legal Structures for Non Profit Social Purpose Real Estate
Central City Foundation - 2015 Community Report: Social Return on Investment
Vancouver - Capital Project Self Assessment Checklist
Vancouver - Cultural Infrastructure Grants - Past Projects
Vancouver - Funding Programs for Capital Projects (Cultural)
Vancouver - Organizational Readiness Worksheet
TIDES - 2014 Shared Spaces: A Canada Scan

Research & Resources - General

Community Developers Toolkit - New Commons Development
Designing for Inclusivity - HCMA
NCN Shared Spaces Learning Series - Proving & Improving Evaluation in Shared Spaces
NCN Shared Spaces Learning Series - From Start Up to Sustainability, Emerging Business Models
NCN Shared Spaces Learning Series - Corporate Structures & Regulatory Context
Ontario Non Profit Lands Registry
2015 Making Space for Culture: Planning Capital Projects
2013 Building From Faith: A Smart Practices Guide for Redeveloping Underutilized Church Land to Meet Community Needs
Edmonton Shared Space Toolkit

Find Space

BC SpaceFinder

Links to Colleague Organizations

Co-Working BC Society - lists co-working spaces across BC
Housing Central - BC Non Profit Housing Association
Artscape - DIY
Real Estate Institute of BC
Non Profit Centres Network
The Centre for Social Innovation
Denver Shared Spaces

Research & Resources - SPRE

2013 Rent-Lease-Own: Understanding the Real Estate Challenges Affecting the Not-for-Profit, Social Purpose and Cultural Sectors in Metro Vancouver
Role of a Development Manager
SPRE Toolkit 4 - Projecting Your New Occupancy Budget
SPRE Toolkit 3 - Fundamentals of Purchasing Real Estate
SPRE Toolkit 2 - Determining How Much Your Organization Can Borrow
SPRE Toolkit 1 - Assessing Orgs Program and Facilities Needs
The ABCs of Development

SPRE Collaborative

Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative - 2017 In Review

Co-Working Spaces - Canada

Assembly Coworking Space
The Network Hub
The Creative Space - A Coworking Community

Co-Working Spaces - International

Link Coworking
Impact Hub
Greenspaces
Workbar
Gangplank
Fuelled Collective
Hera Hub

Project Studies - Examples

New Welcome House Centre – ISSofBC

Funding/Financing

The Impact Investor: People & Practices Delivering Exceptional Financial & Social Returns
Centre for Social Innovation Community Bond
Community Bonds: Non Profit Financing Tool