Delmar Divine Charitable Foundation

MAXIMIZE THE EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND IMPACT OF THE NONPROFIT SECTOR... SEE SCHEDULE O.IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BEING A CATALYST FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN NORTH ST. LOUIS CITY.

TENANT SERVICES: DELMAR DIVINE IS MODELED AFTER THE SHARED SPACE PARADIGM AND WILL PROVIDE SHARED OFFICE SPACE FOR 33 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 HAVE FREE ACCESS TO OVER 18,000 SQUARE FEET OF SHARED SPACE, INCLUDING CONFERENCE ROOMS, MEETING SPACES, AND AN AUDITORIUM. THIS ALLOWS THE AGENCIES TO FOREGO RENTING OR ACQUIRING EXTRA SPACE FOR BOARD MEETING, COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, OR EVENTS. ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.A THREE-PERSON "CONCIERGE" TEAM HELPS...SEE SCHEDULE O. (TENANT SERVICES CONTINUED) CREATE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY CULTURE AND DELIVER SERVICES THAT EXTEND THE BANDWIDTH OF THE AGENCIES HOUSED AT DELMAR DIVINE. THE TEAM DOES RESEARCH AND GETS ANSWERS TO DAY-TO-DAY PROBLEMS, MAKES REFERRALS AND INTRODUCTIONS, AND CREATES 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 ORGANIZES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL AND ON-BOARDING ACTIVITIES TO CONNECT TENANTS, FACILITATES RELATIONSHIPS, STIMULATES COLLABORATION, ENHANCES EMPLOYEE MORALE AND BUILDS A DISTINCTIVE DELMAR DIVINE COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT EMPHASIZES DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.FURTHER, DELMAR DIVINE MAKES AVAILABLE SEMINARS AND PROGRAMS FROM WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S BROWN SCHOOL THAT 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 ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY HALF OR FULL DAY WORKSHOPS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE COMPLEMENTED AND SUPPORTED BY APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAMS, 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 ALSO PROVIDES CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAININGS TO NONPROFITS THAT DO NOT RESIDE AT DELMAR DIVINE. THESE TRAININGS ARE HELD AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND ARE SUBSIDIZED TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR THE AGENCIES.

COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION ALSO COLLABORATES WITH A VARIETY OF PARTNERS TO DELIVER PROGRAMMING IN ITS MULTIPURPOSE AREA THAT FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS NORTH OF DELMAR BLVD. SUCH PROGRAMMING IS INFORMED BY THE DIRECT FEEDBACK OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND CHANNELED THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE BOARD, A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE 63112 ZIP CODE WHERE DELMAR DIVIDE RESIDES. BASED ON PREVIOUS FEEDBACK, THE FOUNDATION HAS LAUNCHED A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ITS SIGNATURE EVENT: THE WISDOM CAFE.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.