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The Center for Nonprofits is a multi-tenant facility
that will eventually house as many as 40 agencies
providing health, education and human services to
people living in Northwest Arkansas. By
eliminating duplication of services and focusing
resources on community impact versus capital
campaigns, nonprofit organizations in the Center
will be able to more effectively serve the Northwest
Arkansas community. Our focus is to provide
below-market-rate leases for nonprofit organizations
in a space that encourages collaboration and
provides easy access to services for the public. |
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The refinished offices of the Center for
Nonprofits @ St. Mary's |
The Center for Nonprofits will provide increased
capacity for the organizations housed in the
facility, through additional physical space,
including classroom and meeting rooms; amenities; as
well as
support services. It also will enhance community
development by providing a supportive professional
environment in which organizations focusing on
health, social, and community services can
collaborate to positively impact our community and
gain sustaining organizational skills.
The 13-acre campus includes the
former main hospital building, the former convent,
and five out parcels totaling nearly 300,000 square
feet along South 13th Street and West Poplar in
downtown Rogers.
CFN is a mission of the Jones Trust,
which is an exempt operating foundation,
established in 1994 by Harvey and Bernice Jones.
The Trust owns three buildings in Springdale,
Arkansas, which previously housed the headquarters,
truck terminal, and truck repair shop of the Jones
Truck Line (JTL), founded by Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
The buildings were completely renovated in 1995 and
now house more than forty nonprofit organizations.
Our Mission:
To support and encourage
nonprofits by providing a supportive
professional environment in which organizations
focusing on community, education, health, and
social services can collaborate and gain
sustaining organizational skills.
Specific Goals:
- To build and enhance the
synergy between resident nonprofits through
a dynamic yet cyclical community needs
assessment and planning process.
- To work in collaboration
with other funders and nonprofits to develop
and deliver capacity building and shared
services, human resources, purchasing,
accounting, and technology skills.
- Provides a dynamic and
collaborative environment in which a minimum
of 25 nonprofits can develop and deliver
high-impact services.
- To reduce the number of
nonprofit capital campaigns, eliminating at
least five campaigns, and realizing a
savings of a minimum $20 million to local
funders.
- To create an
environmentally and financially sustainable
campus and encourage revitalization and
economic development at the gateway to
downtown Rogers.
The Gathering
Place:
We foresee our partners in this
project developing a close-knit bond from helping
their clients, sharing experiences and supporting
each other. This can be a strong force to help
shape our community.
The Center can have an energizing
effect on Benton County as it becomes a community
gathering place. The Center can support events
on the grounds or through its interior meeting space
and is a great place for individuals and groups to
volunteer.
The Five Pillars
are:
- Health & Wellness
- Economic Support
- Education
- Job Training/Life Skills
- Security
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