​The 1-Day Community Building Intensive That Changes Everything

​For Real Estate, Non-Profit Housing, Service Organizations & Municipalities

​A practical day of workshops and talks for CEOs, COOs, CMOs, EDs, VPs, and Senior Managers at place-based organizations who want belonging, better operations, and compounding community outcomes. Built on the Minivillage Community Model™.

9.30am - 4.00pm with lunch · In-Person (Vancouver, BC) · Up to 20 participants

Tailored for:
Housing operators and property managers • Developers • Affordable housing and non-profit • Service organizations • Municipal housing/community service teams • Workplace/HR teams

​“It was exciting and validating - every staff member left with practical insights we could apply immediately. ” — Wendy Pedersen, ED, SRO Collaborative

​“By integrating Minivillage at The Hamilton Bank Building, we’re giving residents the tools to engage, build relationships, and shape their own living experience”. — Jordan MacDonald, CEO, fabric living

​Stop reacting. Start building

• ​Calmer operations as neighbours start knowing each other and solve issues early.

• ​Shared language around community that aligns operations, services, and site staff.

• ​A plan, metrics and business brief you can share with boards, funders, and municipal partners.

​Why this matters

• ​Daily operations are too reactive. Frontline staff or site teams get pulled into crises and burn out, instead of prevention and community care.
  

• ​People feel disconnected. People don’t know each other, so small issues become big problems. This lowers retention and engagement.
  

• ​Top-down doesn’t work. Programs and events happen, but day-to-day behaviour in hallways, lobbies, staff rooms, and shared spaces doesn’t change.
  

• ​Leaders need proof. Boards, funders, and municipal partners want simple, credible signs of community progress.
  

• ​Stability and reputation suffer. Turnover, conflict, and complaints stay higher than they should, and great staff are hard to keep.

​This intensive shows your team how to make everyday neighbourliness normal - through small roles, repeatable moments, and a light structure you can measure.

​What you’ll learn in one day

• ​Asset-Based Community Development foundations: find and use gifts and strengths across your communities, plus asset mapping and community health
  

• ​Community Weaving essentials: spot natural connectors; assigning light responsibilities, build a steady rhythm with simple recognition
  

• ​Minivillage’s 8 Keys of Belonging™ : 8 pre-conditions for stronger communities. Together these keys create frequent, friendly contact and make progress visible, so people feel safe, known, and able to help
  

• ​Sustainable Community Plan: clear roles, enabling policies, and a business brief with measures that internal champions, leaders and boards can trust

​You’ll leave with

• ​A strategic Community Building Plan (with owners, milestones, metrics). Use what you learn to assess, update and/or create your organization’s strategic community building plan that unblocks organizational silos and builds true community.
  

• ​A flexible Community Toolkit with easy guides and templates to map local strengths, grow small pods, run activities, and track progress.
  

• ​A one-page Business Brief for decision-makers, internal champions and boards (why it matters, how it works, what to watch).
  

• ​Next steps for putting your community plan into action.

​Post Intensive Steps

• ​Schedule a free consultation for your specific challenges.
  

• ​Get a customized proposal for your organization.
  

• ​Transform your approach from top-down, programming-dependent to bottom-up, community-powered.

​Contact brynn.williams@minivillage.ca for any questions or queries.

​Transforming communities with a culture of care.

​About us

​Minivillage is a Vancouver-based social purpose organization helping leaders build close, connected communities since 2018. We support thousands of tenants and staff across Vancouver including YWCA, New Chelsea Society and fabric living with proven, evidence-based strategies, training and tools that deliver social and financial ROI.