REFLECTION
PREFACE
OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK


PART 1. INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. A New Model for Nonprofits: Shared Space and the Nonprofit Center

Chapter 2. Stories from the Field: Once Upon a Time: The Story of the Literacenter
By Stacy Ratner (Chicago, Illinois)


PART 2. HOW TO CREATE A NONPROFIT CENTER

Chapter 3. Mission Comes First: How to Create a Nonprofit Center

Chapter 4. A Profile of Existing Nonprofit Centers

Chapter 5. Making the Case: Gaining Support for Your Center with Data-Driven Results


PART 3. REAL ESTATE, FUNDING, AND FINANCING

Chapter 6. The Development Process

Chapter 7. Finding a Home: Site Selection for Nonprofit Centers

Chapter 8. Stories from the Field: The Alliance Center: Colorado's Hub of Sustainability
By John Powers and Janna Six (Denver, Colorado)

Chapter 9. Stories from the Field: A Developer's Perspective: The David Brower Center
By John Clawson, Equity Community Builders (Berkeley, California)


PART 4. OWNERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

Chapter 10. Who Drives Decisions: Ownership and Governance of Nonprofit Centers

Chapter 11. Stories from the Field: Building Community, Not Just Buildings: United Way Toronto and York Region's Community Hubs
By Lorraine Duff, United Way (Toronto and York Region, Ontario)

Chapter 12. Stories from the Field: The Common Roof (TM): A Values-Driven Approach to a Rural Nonprofit Center
By Glen Newby (Barrie, Ontario)


PART 5. DESIGN

Chapter 13. The Design Process: Creating a Working Shared Space

Chapter 14. Stories from the Field: Universal Design: Creating the Ed Roberts Campus
By William Leddy, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (Berkeley, California)


PART 6. OPERATIONS

Chapter 15. Facilities That Facilitate: Nonprofit Center Operations
By Saul Ettlin and Kim Sarnecki

Chapter 16. Stories from the Field: Creating Social Innovation Through Shared Space, Social Bonds, and Community Animation
By Centre for Social Innovation (Toronto, Ontario)

Chapter 17. Stories from the Field: From Grants to Earned Income: Changing the Financial Profile at NEW Center
By Yodit Mesfin Johnson (Ann Arbor, Michigan)


PART 7. COLLABORATION

Chapter 18. Creating Collaboration in Nonprofit Centers

Chapter 19. Stories from the Field: The Collaboration Project: A Virtual Learning Lab
By Lara Jakubowski and Katie F. Edwards, Nonprofit Centers Network (Denver, Colorado)

Chapter 20. Stories from the Field: Because the Future Needs Everyone: National Youth Transitions
Center
By Jessie MacKinnon and Danielle Cameron, National Youth Transitions Center (Washington, DC)


PART 8. SHARED SERVICES AND REPLICATION

Chapter 21. Deepening the Shared Space Model: Advanced Nonprofit Center Approaches

Chapter 22. Stories from the Field: Fiscal Sponsorship and Shared Space: A Natural Fit
By Jonathan Spack (Boston, Massachusetts)

Chapter 23. Stories from the Field: The Power of Shared Services to Enhance Cultural Flourishing: The CultureWorks Management Commons
By Thaddeus Squire (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)


PART 9. GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPY, AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

Chapter 24. Partnering with Allies: Government, Philanthropy, Social Enterprise, and Community Development

Chapter 25. Stories from the Field: Denver's Test Kitchen: Creating a Recipe to Nurture and Coordinate a Region's Shared Spaces
By Megan Devenport (Denver, Colorado)

Chapter 26. Stories from the Field: A Strategic Use of Municipal Assets: The Arts Factory
By Marietta Kozak (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Chapter 27. Stories from the Field: Rent Support in a Volatile Market: Sobrato Centers for Nonprofits
By Megan Corning, Mara Williams Low, and Kelly Costa (Silicon Valley, California)


PART 10. SHARED SPACE AND NONPROFIT CENTERS AS A FIELD OF PRACTICE

Chapter 28. Key Lessons to Learn from Earlier Nonprofit Centers

Chapter 29. It Takes a Network to Build a Field: Lessons of the Nonprofit Centers Network (NCN)

Chapter 30. Will Nonprofit Centers Continue to Increase? Trends to Consider


PART 11. CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 31. Looking to the Future