HOPE CENTER FOUNDATION
Accelerating Kingdom Impact
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Ministries that operate in silos and focus on their specific lane of ministry miss out on the collaborative results that can be achieved by bringing ministries together to impact the Kingdom. Separation and isolation increase costs and minimize the efficiency and overall impact of individual ministerial efforts.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Synergy, Service, Stewardship
The Hope Center accelerates the impact of Christian nonprofits by making costs minimal, training accessible and collaboration possible- all in a state-of-the-art facility.
Synergy Groups
The Hope Center offers solutions through regular programmatic workshops and training initiatives in Information Technology, Development, Human Resources, Finance, and Events. The synergy meetings open the door for The Hope Center's diverse nonprofit ministries to discuss challenges, share successes, and problem-solve regularly. The result, many times, is ministries working together on future initiatives.
Weekly Tours of The Hope Center
The Hope Center on average gives 5 to 10 tours per week to new visitors. This number increases due to the desire to host events in The Hope Center conference rooms. The largest room can seat 450.
PR Efforts
Newspaper Articles, Social Media, Website
THC JobLink
A full-service job board featuring full-time, part-time, volunteer, and intern positions with faith-based organizations all over DFW.
Where we work
External reviews
Photos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of Christian Nonprofit Tenants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Synergy, Service, Stewardship
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of visitors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Synergy, Service, Stewardship
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The number of visitors in 2020 was significantly affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number of Events
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Synergy, Service, Stewardship
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Hope Center is a one-of-a-kind 50(c)3 Christian nonprofit center that leases office space to over 60 Christian nonprofits. Funded through donations, The Hope Center offers these ministries significantly less than market rate rent, free event space, and many other accommodations in a servant-minded culture. Our efficiency, growth methodologies, and collaborative culture multiply the Kingdoms impact around the world. By resourcing Christian nonprofits to reach their full potential, more people in more places are being transformed by the hope of the gospel.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To achieve these goals, The Hope Center must first be creative with space in their 185,000 square foot building. THC is frequently remodeling and adjusting office suites to open up more space for more nonprofits to lease. In addition, tenants are encouraged to evaluate their unused space so that they can sublease to nonprofits on the wait list. Currently, there are over 25 ministries on the waitlist. In addition to these efforts, THC is always sharing with others about the possibility of a second Hope Center in the U.S.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Hope Center has been blessed with excellent capabilities to achieve their goals. These include a professional staff with a Property Manager and Building Engineer, a Board of Reference and an active Board of Directors. In addition, THC also has a partnership with Holt Lunsford Commercial, a leading commercial real estate provider in the DFW area.
The significantly reduced market rate rent that THC receives from its tenants covers the basic costs of the building but not necessary upkeep and improvement costs such as security and IT upgrades. Because of this, The Hope Center must continue to grow the number of donors, both major and new donors.
The Hope Center also rents out its event space to external Christian organizations, providing another source of income and an avenue to maintain relationships with outside nonprofits.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Over the last 15 years, The Hope Center has accomplished many things, including being a host site for National Day of Prayer for the last 7 years, creating a nonprofit job board platform called THC JobLink, and remodeling to transform common space into rental space. In the future, THC hopes to repurpose space for Admin offices so that growing nonprofits can expand, reduce the amount of time that nonprofits spend on the waitlist, eliminate security risks, and keep donations high enough to continue offering a significantly reduced market rate rent.
1. Provided opportunities for learning, collaboration, and cost savings to Christian-based ministries inside and outside of The Hope Center by providing tenants with significantly discounted rent rates, hosting speakers and educational events, and offering shared resources and a synergistic environment. 2. Maintained full facility capacity with a waiting list of 30+ ministries. 3. Successfully served ministries, resulting in survey ratings of "Excellent" or "Above Average" for 97% of participants for Campus and Billing, 99% of participants for Guest Services, and 92% of participants for property management.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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HOPE CENTER FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 02/20/2024
Mr. Greg Burns
Mr. Mark Doran
Transwestern
Term: 2018 - 2023
Mike Carroll
BAKC Accountants & Advisors
Mark Doran
Transwestern
Brenda Blake
Saville CPAs & Advisors
Greg Burns
Tim Spiars
Spiars Engineering
Nick Pitts
Atmos Energy
Dee Holley
Glenn Story
Patriot Mobile
Della Bryant
Texas Senate
David Slover
Highground Advisors
Jeff Lamb
Vari
Darrell Bock
Dallas Theological Seminary
Alex Vazquez
RR Donnelley
Kathy Koons
Koons Real Estate Law
June Hunt
Hope for the Heart
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes