Are You Ready To Buy? Making a Decision About Your Nonprofit Facility

About this event

Robin Boyce, Executive Director
Housing Development Center

Presentation & Continental Breakfast at 8:00
Networking at 9:30

Should your organization buy or lease space? Is it time to pursue a change? This session will focus on key issues that your organization will want to consider as you look at how best to meet your organization’s space needs now and in the future. Topics covered will include understanding your current and projected program needs, analyzing current and future occupancy costs in your current space, evaluating capital and operating costs for alternative models (new lease, acquisition rehab, or new construction), typical capital funding sources, and selecting the right help to inform this decision. The session will be led by Robin Boyce, Executive Director of Housing Development Center, which has developed community facilities, including Human Solutions’ Multiservice Center, REACH Community Development’s offices, and Ride Connection’s new headquarters.

Takeaways from this session will include:

• An overall understanding of some of the benefits of leasing versus owning

Some indicators of when an organization might be “ready” to own

• An overview of the steps and process to reach the best decision for your organization
• Next steps in your exploration of changing your organization’s current occupancy situation

About the Presenter

Robin Boyce was appointed as HDC’s Executive Director in January 2005. Previous to her appointment, Robin worked for five years as HDC’s Finance Director, overseeing HDC’s financial and human resources systems, as well as providing senior level project management to clients. Robin has more than 25 years of experience in affordable housing management, finance, project management, and asset management. Robin has overseen or directly developed thousands of units of affordable rental housing and served on numerous policy committees. Robin initiated HDC’s work on asset management and has presented asset management trainings across the Northwestern United States and at national conferences. Prior to her work with HDC, Robin managed the City of Portland’s rental housing programs at the Portland Development Commission, was a carpenter for five years, a construction manager, and spent several years as a private consultant. Robin attended Reed College and received her bachelor’s degree in Community Services and Public Affairs from the University of Oregon. In 2010, Robin completed the NeighborWorks TM Achieving Excellence in Community Development program in association with Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

About the Network

Each session of the Nonprofit Network of Central Oregon is designed to strengthen your management skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.