Open Space

 

A Nonprofit Organization Helping to Create Community Spaces

Our Mission:

At Open Space, our mission is to facilitate the creation of vibrant community spaces that empower people to thrive.

A Nonprofit Organization

Open Space is a nonprofit corporation registered in Illinois that serves as an umbrella organization providing support for people working to create community spaces anywhere in the world.

Services:

At Open Space, we provide a variety of services to support the creation of community spaces:

Kickstarting Community Projects:

Open Space is here to help kickstart community projects. Many visionaries have incredible ideas for community spaces but may lack the initial resources to turn these ideas into reality. Open Space steps in to provide critical support that is needed to get projects off the ground.

Personal Support:

At the heart of our mission is personal support. We provide encouragement, inspiration, and guidance to individuals looking to initiate community space projects. By offering an open-source model as an example to build upon, we empower visionaries with resources that help to manifest dreams into reality.

Project Support:

Turning a dream into reality requires more than a vision; it demands practical support. Open Space is here to kickstart projects, injecting them with the initial momentum needed for success. We help to promote awareness and increase publicity, ensuring that community projects gain the recognition they deserve. By showcasing initiatives, we contribute to the legitimacy of projects, laying the foundation for development.

Organizational Support:

We offer organizational support by providing free consultation, assisting in community needs assessments, and aiding in partnership development. Our expertise extends to hosting Open Space Meetings, where we guide individuals in the methodology of these meetings, helping to foster effective communication and collaboration as a team.

Community Support:

To support communities, we raise awareness about the pressing need for community spaces, inform people about the vast benefits of having community space, and advocate for local initiatives. Open Space collaborates with existing community spaces, fostering a network of interconnected initiatives. By sharing resources, experiences, and best practices, we contribute to the overall growth and longevity of community-driven projects.

Experience:

Drawing from our own experiences in managing community spaces, we offer valuable insights that serve to benefit others partaking on this journey. We share both successes and failures, allowing others to learn from our experience, avoid unnecessary pitfalls, and build upon strategies that have proven successful.

Web Support:

Understanding the importance of a digital presence, we provide a dedicated web platform to host projects for community space. By offering our website, we eliminate barriers of entry for gaining a web presence, enabling individuals to showcase their projects without the technical burdens of having to purchase a domain, hosting, and web development platform. In the future, we aim to integrate more resources and include: a social networking site, personal profiles, forums for communication, project boards, maps of community spaces, and community event calendars.

Social Networking:

Community-driven projects thrive in supportive ecosystems. Open Space actively facilitates social networking, connecting like-minded individuals and fostering partnerships between supportive organizations. We help catalyze a collaborative spirit and work towards joining together a diverse network of people to form unique partnerships so that mutual aspirations can flourish.

Financial Support:

Recognizing the financial challenges in community projects, we facilitate the collection and distribution of charitable donations by providing a registered nonprofit corporation and bank account to secure funding for projects. We provide a charitable vehicle for individuals and organizations working to build community spaces by channeling funds directly to those in need while ensuring that 100% of donor funding goes entirely to the intended project.

Open Space is an ‘Open Source’ Model for Creating Community Space

The concept of ‘open source’ refers to a collaborative approach to software development where the source code of a program is made freely available to the public. This model encourages transparency, community participation, peer contribution in development, and the unrestricted distribution of the software. Open source principles have since transcended the realm of software, influencing various fields and practices, including the creation of physical spaces. 

Open Space provides an open-source model for creating community space as an example that anyone can utilize for their own projects. This model serves as a blueprint, showcasing successful strategies, methodologies, and approaches that can be adapted and customized for various community initiatives.

The Open Space Model

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Open Space Meetings

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Open Space Opportunities

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Open Space Practitioners

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