Delmar Divine Charitable Foundation

SHARED SPACE, CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS & SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NON-PROFITS IN ST. LOUIS

TENANT SERVICES: DELMAR DIVINE IS MODELED AFTER THE SHARED SPACE PARADIGM AND WILL PROVIDE SHARED OFFICE SPACE FOR UP TO 30 NONPROFITS THAT ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION AND OVERHEAD REDUCTIONS, BOLSTERED BY CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FROM WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, AND CONCIERGE SERVICES TO EXTEND THE BANDWIDTH OF AGENCY STAFFS. ALL OF THE AGENCIES WILL HAVE FREE ACCESS TO OVER 18,000 SQUARE FEET OF SHARED SPACE, INCLUDING CONFERENCE ROOMS, MEETING SPACES, AND AN AUDITORIUM. THIS WILL ALLOW THE AGENCIES TO FOREGO RENTING OR ACQUIRING EXTRA SPACE FOR BOARD MEETING, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, OR EVENTS. ALL OF THESE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.A THREE-PERSON "CONCIERGE" TEAM WILL...SEE SCHEDULE O (TENANT SERVICES CONTINUED) HELP CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY CULTURE AND DELIVER SERVICES THAT EXTEND THE BANDWIDTH OF THE AGENCIES HOUSED AT DELMAR DIVINE. THE TEAM WILL RESEARCH AND GET ANSWERS TO DAY-TO-DAY PROBLEMS, MAKE REFERRALS AND INTRODUCTIONS, AND CREATE PROGRAMMING RELEVANT TO INDIVIDUAL TENANTS AND SECTORS (HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ETC.) REPRESENTED IN THE BUILDING.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, DELMAR DIVINE'S "CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES LEADERSHIP" WILL ORGANIZE A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL AND ON-BOARDING ACTIVITIES TO CONNECT TENANTS, FACILITATE RELATIONSHIPS, STIMULATE COLLABORATION, ENHANCE EMPLOYEE MORALE AND BUILD A DISTINCTIVE DELMAR DIVINE COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT EMPHASIZES DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.FURTHER, DELMAR DIVINE WILL MAKE AVAILABLE SEMINARS AND PROGRAMS FROM WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S BROWN SCHOOL THAT WILL EMPHASIZE EXTENDED, ACTIVE-LEARNING, COHORT-BASED EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AND INTENSIVE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL EXPANSION OF OFFERINGS TO ENCOMPASS TOPICS SUCH AS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL RE-ALIGNMENT, TALENT DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. INTENSIVE PROGRAMS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY HALF OR FULL DAY WORKSHOPS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS WILL BE COMPLEMENTED AND SUPPORTED BY THE LAUNCH OF A PROGRAM OF APPLIED RESEARCH, LARGE-SCALE CONVENINGS, SPEAKERS, AND PUBLICATIONS TO STUDY AND MOTIVATE ACTION ON CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE ST. LOUIS HUMAN SERVICE ECOSYSTEM SUCH AS CRITICAL PIPELINE SHORTAGES, WEAK FUNDRAISING CAPACITY, FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT.WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF PARTNERS, THE FOUNDATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAININGS TO NONPROFITS THAT DO NOT RESIDE AT DELMAR DIVINE. THESE TRAININGS WILL BE HELD AT REGULAR INTERVALS, NOT LESS THAN ONCE A MONTH, AND BE SUBSIDIZED TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR THE AGENCIES.

COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH A VARIETY OF PARTNERS TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING IN ITS MULTIPURPOSE AREA THAT WILL FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS NORTH OF DELMAR BLVD. SUCH PROGRAMMING WILL BE INFORMED BY THE DIRECT FEEDBACK OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND CHANNELED THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE BOARD, A GROUP OF 25 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE 63112 ZIP CODE WHERE DELMAR DIVIDE RESIDES. BASED ON PREVIOUS FEEDBACK, ITS FIRST TWO PROGRAMS WILL BE WISDOM CAFE AND DIVINE STUDY TIME. WISDOM CAFE ALLOWS ADULTS AGED 50 OR OLDER IN NEIGHBORHOODS NORTH OF DELMAR BLVD. TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS WHILE THEY SOCIALIZE AND ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS...SEE SCHEDULE O (COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS CONTINUED) RANGING FROM EXERCISE TO NUTRITION TO TOPICAL LECTURES. CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED SINCE COMMUNITY MEMBERS INFORMED US THAT MANY OF THE OLDER ADULTS IN THE AREA ARE GRANDPARENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CARING FOR THEIR KIDS' CHILDREN.DIVINE STUDY TIME IS FOR KIDS AGES 7-17 TO COME TO DELMAR DIVINE AFTER SCHOOL WHERE THEY WILL HAVE A QUIET, SECURE ENVIRONMENT WITH ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AND TUTORS SO THEY CAN COMPLETE HOMEWORK AND GET EXTRA ASSISTANCE WITH ASSIGNMENTS. HEALTHY FOOD IS PROVIDED.