Who We Support

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Our Community

Community Spaces Network is grateful to have so many community members from varying perspectives in the social purpose real estate field. CSN supports and works alongside:

  • Community leaders interested in community real estate
  • Nonprofit center operators and developers
  • Philanthropic leaders looking to support community-controlled real estate
  • Lenders, community finance professionals, & social impact investors
  • Social justice leaders interested in power building through community land control
  • Government and economic development leaders
  • Community development corporation & land trust leaders
  • Architects and building professionals interested in community real estate

What Our Community Says about CSN

“CSN has been an invaluable resource in our journey to develop a nonprofit center. Access to research and information on developing a business model that fits us; being part of a learning community; and staying connected to other centers are key benefits from our association with CSN. We are proud to be a member and look forward to opening our center.”
Billie Hall
Sunflower Foundation
“CSN provided us with the foundation blocks for establishing a shared space center and helped us navigate through challenging decisions in our formative phases. Both the expert staff, as well as the nonprofit resource network that CSN has cultivated nationally, has been instrumental to our center’s success.”
Jessica McDonald
Greenbelt Land Trust
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How Can You Get Involved With Our Community?

become a member
attend an event
access a resource
learn about consulting

How Can You Get Involved With Our Community?

What our community says about CSN Membership:

CSN is our organization’s most leveraged membership because of all the targeted resources they provide for shared spaces. We have really benefitted from participating in learning communities, workshops, webinars, one on one consulting and peer to peer information sharing. Whenever we have shared space questions, CSN is the first place we turn to for expert advice
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House of Neighborly Service Life Center
attend an event

What our community says about CSN Events:

Sharing experiences with other people who operate and support community spaces.  I learn so much from talking with others who do what we do at Serve Denton.  We all have successes and failures, and sharing those experiences helps everyone get a little better.
Pat Smith
learn about consulting

What our community says about CSN Consulting:

CSN has been an invaluable resource in our journey to develop a nonprofit center. Access to research and information on developing a business model that fits us; being part of a learning community; and, staying connected to other centers are key benefits from our association with CSN. We are proud to be a member and look forward to opening our center in May 2021.
Billie Hall, President & CEO
Sunflower Foundation
access a resource

What our community says about CSN Resources:

CSN has been an invaluable resource in our journey to develop a nonprofit center. Access to research and information on developing a business model that fits us; being part of a learning community; and, staying connected to other centers are key benefits from our association with CSN. We are proud to be a member and look forward to opening our center in May 2021.
Billie Hall, President & CEO
Sunflower Foundation