Social Enterprise, Partnerships, End of Operating Agreements & New Era Funding. An enterprise model for supportive housing

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1 Social Enterprise, Partnerships, End of Operating Agreements & New Era Funding An enterprise model for supportive housing

2 VNHS History Founded in 1984 Own/Manage 18 buildings - Family, Singles, Seniors and Women at Risk House 8% of urban Aboriginal population Focus on entire housing continuum. Entrepreneurial necessity. Skwachàys Lodge & Residence 29/31 West Pender

3 EOAs Financial Analysis of end of operating Without subsidy housing becomes unsustainable Model showed wave of Elder homelessness Required new approaches and new thinking Struck Social Enterprise Committee Skwachàys Lodge & Residence 29/31 West Pender

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5 Social Enterprise Development Path Analyze operations, expenses and assets Business Opportunities short list Alignment with social purpose Feasibility Study Business Plan finance, sales, marketing & execution Be agile Download Guide at:

6 Community Building through the Transformative Power of Art

7 Looking Forward Looking Back

8 2010

9 Community Visioning VNHS has discovered the value of community engagement and shared vision.

10 Through the Eye of the Raven Largest Mural in Western Canada Community Building Through the Transformative Power of Art

11 360

12 Raven s Eye Studio Opens First Aboriginal Art Group in Cultural Crawl Fall 2010

13 The success of the studio gallery and art shows informed a new vision

14 24 Artist Live/Work Studios Monthly subsidy from Lodge & Gallery

15 Entrance to Skwachàys Lodge & Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery

16 The inaugural show June 2012

17 Shaman Welcome Figure

18 Starting with about a half a dozen prints the gallery now owns approx. $250,000 at retail.

19 Glass Sidewalk Projection System

20 Lessons Learned

21 The best laid plans SE Committee decided on Healing Lodge and Gallery as best opportunities Looked at multiple sites for Healing Lodge Gallery and art shows were progressing Serendipity brought Pender site Combine the two enterprises with housing for Aboriginal artists

22 Skwachàys Lodge & Residence 29/31 West Pender Funding Original design for a 7-9 floors 2008 Crisis ended that plan BCH could only provide renovation funds (42 units, bathroom at end of hall) Call from Libby Davis re: infrastructure funding Rec d $3,500,000 Still $2,000,000 shortfall

23 Be Agile Planning is the kiss of death of entrepreneurship Attributed to Peter Drucker

24 The best laid plans Skwachàys opened as a Healing Lodge Health Canada did not deliver on 9 rooms 365/yr $500,000 shortfall VNHS negotiates a$2,000, mortgage Switched gears hotel marketing Booking.com Expect the unexpected

25 Transformation Visit from Hotelier Boutique Art Hotel 6 world-renowned designers 6 Aboriginal artists $500,000 in donations and pro bono Re-opened to rave reviews and international media attention Scalable and profitable

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27 UK Guardian Listed Skwachàys #2 in their top 10 hotels in Vancouver list and the online travel magazine AFAR gave us the number two spot for Best Hotels in Vancouver.

28 Vision Replicate the model across Canada and then internationally

29 Moon Suite

30 Water Suite

31 Sea Kingdom Suite

32 Smudge Room

33 Pendant Light Longhouse Design with Bentwood Boxes & Ancestors Eyes

34 Rooftop Sweat Lodge

35 Sweat Lodge West View

36 Inaugural Sweat

37 Respecting Cultural Traditions & Building Community Through the Transformative Power of Art

38 Triple Bottom Line Powerhouse Skwachàys Lodge & Residence 29/31 West Pender Created Leed Gold Property Developed new sustainable housing model Providing rental subsidy and personal & professional development for Indigenous artists Injected $300, in salaries in one of Canada s most marginalized inner city communities Put $70, directly into the hands of local indigenous artists Created iconic, proudly Aboriginal structure, showcasing authentic Indigenous products practices for the world to see in the heart of the city

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40 Thank You