Social Enterprise wanted at Woodward’s
Our new offices in the Flack Block bring us even closer (by a hundred feet or so) to the new Woodward’s site development that we’ve been watching evolve over the past couple of years — now we’re located in the same city block as the old Woodward’s store, which is slowly but surely transforming into a large-scale mixed-use project that promises to change the landscape of this part of the city when it’s completed.
We are just months away from the projected completion date, and buzz is building. Today I received an RFP (circulated by the Centre for Social Enterprise) for a social enterprise business opportunity in the new retail space at Woodward’s. Read on for more details…
RFP for a social enterprise within Vancouver’s Woodward’s development
July 4, 2009Non-profit organizations are invited to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a social enterprise business opportunity in the new Woodward’s development at Hastings and Abbott Street.
The RFP is open to any Vancouver based non-profit organization with a social, cultural, or artistic mandate that wishes to operate a social enterprise in a retail space.
They define social enterprise as a non-profit organization which sells goods or provides services to provide both a financial and social return on investments. The final selection is subject to approval by Vancouver City Council.
Details are available in the RFP package which must be picked up in person at 300-515 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC.
Deadline for RFP submissions is Friday, July 31, 2009 at 4 pm.
The RFP process for the social enterprise space at Woodward’s is being handled by the City of Vancouver’s Real Estate Department. Please contact them for further details at 604.873.7438 or via their website.
October 7th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
W2 was succssful in winning this RFP and will be opening their cafe in the new year.