In the March Newsletter, I introduced the concept of a Nonprofit Center, which is a central office space that not only offers affordable rent to nonprofits but can provide shared services and programming that support nonprofits.
We asked our nonprofit community to complete a survey and let us know about their needs and wants. We had a resounding 40% response rate (thank you!) and here are some of the highlights:
- 55.3% of respondents would not be interested in renting space
- 7 of the 56 responses indicated a need for some type of office space (private office, shared space, or workstation)
- Only 8% said they would be interested in event or meeting space
- Of those seeking meeting space, the demand was for small to medium-sized meeting rooms
- The top two desired shared services were Professional Development and Volunteer Recruitment
- 80% of respondents were interested in capacity-building programs and networking opportunities.
- 60% were interested in Personal Skills Training
After seeing the data and discussing the results with the NPC Advisory Committee, it became clear that a full Nonprofit Center would not be viable in our community at this time.
What is clear is that there is a desire for more capacity-building programming and networking opportunities for our nonprofit community.
With that in mind, Harvest is exploring, with other community partners, ways to bring more of these opportunities to our community. I’d like to thank the NPC Advisory Committee members who went along with us on this journey, I appreciate your time and energy!
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