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Here’s a few places that have figured out shared cultural spaces in their communities:

Brooklyn Renaissance offers huge discounts on rentals and classes - as well as free workshops - 3rd Ward members enjoy several facilities of their own, including a Virtual Office and Digital Media Lab. Members also receive free or discounted admission to special events at 3rd Ward and have the chance to participate in showing opportunities in the gallery, including a curated annual member salon.

The Monroe Center, in Hoboken, New Jersey and founded in 1990, is the former Levelor Blinds factory. It has been home to the creations of artists and the businesses of entrepreneurs. Multi-disciplinary art center, Monroe Center for the Arts houses painters, photographers, performing artists, fashion and jewelry designers. These artists offer workshops and classes to introduce both young and old to the arts. The onsite businesses of the Monroe Center for the Arts include printers, floral designers, architects, puppet makers, interior designers, music and dance instructors and pilates studios.

Paducah Arts - Lowertown, home of the Artist Relocation Program, is the oldest neighborhood in the Paducah and is the catalyst for a great deal of excitement, economic growth, and community pride. Lowertown, located just four blocks from the Ohio River and Downtown, is home to the Artist-Relocation-Program. This internationally known program has attracted artists from as far west as Hawaii and east as Germany . . . . Like many small towns around the country, when the big shopping malls opened up on the outskirts of town, their Downtowns were devastated and many have never recovered. The difference between Paducah and many of these other towns is their vision and love of the arts. Paducah is now fast becoming the newest cultural destination in the country. Paducah, Kentucky is located two hours north of Nashville, TN and a little over two hours south of St. Louis, MO.

These were forwarded to me:

I envision with Non-profit, public, private partnership alot will get accomplished at the local & state level. Ie: socialy responsable investing!

www.resourcegeneration.org
youth who have inherited family wealth & foundation legacy! A national organization, that works with youth of financial wealth who are supporting & challenging each other to effect progressive social change, through creative responsible & strategic use of financial & other resources.

www.artspaceusa.org
America’s leading non-profit real estate developer for the arts. See services

www.c-3-d.org
Center for creative community development. See toolkit.

www.massmoca.org
housed in a restored 19th century factory. Seeks to catalize & support the creation of new art, expose visitors to bold visual & performance art in all stages of production & reinvigorate the life of a region in socioeconomic need.

www.urbanrevision.com
a diverse group of people focused on changing the urban landscape by reimagining all the components that make up a city block. From energy, to transportation, to commerce, to community, we believe that finding innovative health & sustainable ideas to help revitalize one urban block we can create a blueprint for bettercities everywhere.

www.lohas.com
an acronym for lifestyles of health & sustainability. a market segment focused on health & fitness, environment, personal development, sustainable living & social justice.

www.planetdrum.org
a bioregional approach to cities
www.svn.org
social venture network
www.seedsofchange.org
social venture capital network
www.ideablob.com
Where ideas grow, business, nonprofit,invention,startup

Imagine the possible!
Otto Willis