The Social Purpose Real Estate Collaborative (SPRE) helps non profits and social enterprises with their real estate needs. We work to make space for community.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined October 2017
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Our new study, “Space for Community”, brings into one place a significant body of work & reporting which has been done around the space needs & challenges of social purpose organizations.
For more information, dive into our #Space4Community infographic at socialpurposerealestate.net/…
"As SPRE's first staff member and a founding member of the Collaborative, @JacquieGijssen's deep experience in #nonprofits, knowledge of issues, expertise in infrastructure, policy, funding and partnerships has been an extraordinary asset for SPRE" @jenniferjstone 2/2
Changes at the SPRE Collaborative as Project Director @JacquieGijssen moves on to new adventures. "We cannot thank Jacquie enough for her contributions..." @jenniferjstone 1/2
Fabulous news. Great work planners, @catalyst, neighbourhood house and council!
Amazing news! "Council voted unanimously Monday night (Oct. 25) to rezone the 200 block of East Second Street to become a new 'community hub.'"
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Amazing news! "Council voted unanimously Monday night (Oct. 25) to rezone the 200 block of East Second Street to become a new 'community hub.'"
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SPRE is sharing #Space4Community findings in talks with the Real Estate sector. @JacquieGijssen and Lance Jakubec spoke with Lambda Alpha Int. today. @jenniferjstone will join Jacquie to present for @THE_REIBC on Oct 28. On Nov 18 she speaks for @MetroVancouver's social planners.
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Did you know that amendments were introduced to the BC Societies Act?
Join PLEO's Martha Rans and Maria Turnbull @vantagepnt on October 27 at 12pm to learn about the changes and how to maintain legal compliance.
Register for free: ow.ly/uPDa50GsN2S #bcnonprofits
We've published a new #casestudy!
In the words of Marcel Swaim, CEO of Lu'ma Native Housing Society: "It is a project of #reconciliation. It's an example of what reconciliation should look like."
Check it out: bit.ly/3BsI1sN
#LumaNativeHousingSociety #SPRE
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Today is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. AFN honours all #ResidentialInstitution Survivors and their families and encourages all Canadians to learn about our shared history and help build a #HealingPathForward – not just today but every day.
Brenda Southam, @THE_REIBC Executive Officer notes the importance of and benefits from partnering on #Space4Community -> bit.ly/37S6afb.
#SPRE #RentLeaseOwn #socialpurpose #BCnonprofits #sharedspace #BCrealestate #yvr #VCPCbc #_PIBC #AIBCconnected
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Check out @ta7taliya's platform on September 30 to discover 5 new mini-courses: Territorial Acknowledgements, Cultural Protocols, Empathy & Safety, Decolonizing Practices, Restorying Colonialism, Etiquette for Allies, and Decolonizing Identity 101. buff.ly/39pZ2ay
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#ICYMI - Our Sept 30th SPRE @space4community webinar has been rescheduled to Oct28th, 12 pm. If you have already registered for this webinar, please note your registration will be carried forward to Oct 28th. For those who haven't registered, visit: bit.ly/3tIsMs 🖥️
China Brotsky @ChinaSays, #NPO Leader & #sharedspace Author celebrates #Space4Community (bit.ly/37S6afb) in showing #sharedspaces as one of the solutions for the #socialpurpose #realestate sector.
#SPRE #RentLeaseOwn #BCsocialenterprise #VanCultureBC #AIBCconnected
In light of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation our presentation to the real estate community about our study #Space4Community with @THE_REIBC has a new date: Oct 28th!
Come and learn about some of the findings & future possibilities.
Register: bit.ly/3DGQ9HD
Paul Latour, @HeroWork Canada Founder & CEO, highlights the importance of #Space4Community recommendations (bit.ly/37S6afb) for building renewals
#SPRE #RentLeaseOwn #socialpurpose #BCnonprofits #sharedspace #BCsocialenterprise #BCrealestate #VCPCbc #AIBCconnected #yvr
Lesley Sherlock, Former Social Planner of @Richmond_BC demonstrates the influence of #Space4Community -> bit.ly/37S6afb regarding preserving space.
#SPRE #RentLeaseOwn #socialpurpose #BCnonprofits #sharedspace #BCsocialenterprise #BCrealestate #VCPCbc #_PIBC #yvr
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Mirroring what is observed in the economy as a whole, our latest survey shows that the crisis is impacting the charitable sector unevenly: while some organizations are faring better, more than half continue to struggle. #COVID19SectorMonitor buff.ly/2Y47No6
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Almost half of charities are reporting an increase in demand, up from about a third a year ago. 60% expect demand will continue to increase, with almost 20% anticipating the increase will be significant. #COVID19SectorMonitor buff.ly/3mM8OLS
Jacqueline Gijssen, #SPRE Project Director considers the powerful impact of #Space4Community -> bit.ly/37S6afb in transforming anecdote into evidence.
#RentLeaseOwn #socialpurpose #BCnonprofits #sharedspace #BCsocialenterprise #BCrealestate #VanCultureBC #VCPCbc #_PIBC
Jennifer Johnstone @jenniferjstone, President & CEO of
@CentralCityFndt, speaks about the evidence for supporting #NPOs in #Space4Community - bit.ly/37S6afb.
#SPRE #RentLeaseOwn #socialpurpose #BCnonprofits #sharedspace #BCsocialenterprise #_PIBC #VCPCbc #yvr #REIBC
In April SPRE and REIBC released their major new study #Space4Community -> bit.ly/37S6afb. In the next weeks we'll share quotes from #socialpurpose real estate sector professionals, partners & #SPRE members about the gigantic impact the study is making.