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City Building MOJO!
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A Game Changer
1. Assets Impact
2. Products Community Knowledge
3. Isolation Collaboration
4. Grants = Impact Grants + Investments =
Impact
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PassiveGrant Making
ProactiveCommunity Building
An Intentional Change in Strategic Direction2005
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The Journey
• 5 Priority Areas based on Community needs research (knowledge)
• Speaker Series to raise awareness (knowledge)
• Convened leaders in each area to identify greatest need. (collaborations)
• Seek transformational opportunities for Signature Grants and Impact Investing
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The First Transformational Project
The Weir on the Bow River – a death trap
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The Harvie Passage
Prime recreation purpose
$3 million invested in the $17 million project
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The Vision Becomes Reality
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The Flood of 2013
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After the Flood
Harvie Passage repair to cost $11 million
The King Edward School as it was
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Ugly Additions – sitting empty
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A City Block Wasted
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A revitalized City BlockThe King Edward Arts
Incubator Vision
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Work in Progress
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Not Without Bumps on the Road
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Keeping the Dream
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$4.5 million left to raise
The Kahanoff Centre as it was
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The Kahanoff Centre
Expansion Vision
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Sod Turning
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Building
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The Kahanoff Centre Progressing
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Completion will be March 2016
Calgary Foundation will move in summer 2016
Performing Arts Space
Space for Charities
Revitalize a neighborhood
A space for community
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Common Themes
• Focus on Impact
• Collaborative
• Based on knowledge of Community needs
• Innovative Investments beyond grants
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You Don’t Need Millions
to Have City Building
Mojo!!
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How Can you Build Your City Building Mojo? • Identify an impact desired in your
community
• Work Collaboratively
• Ground your work on knowledge of Community needs
• Consider support you can give, beyond grants voice, relationships, reputation, leadership, time,
attention, knowledge, money
• Look for opportunities to reframe, make new things happen, grab what falls into your lap
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