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The Ivy Village Incubator for Nonprofit Excellence (Ivy VINE) is a service that Ivy Community Charities is offering to help other nonprofits build their capacity to empower youth and strengthen families. It will be a place where emerging nonprofits will have access to an office and the amenities that a business environment offers. It will provide training to develop essential skills and best practices so that emerging Black businesses can grow and flourish. It will connect entrepreneurs and nonprofit managers to public and private sector experts to create partnerships that collaboratively strengthen our communities. It will be a launching pad for innovative ideas, creative strategies, and bold opportunities. The concept involves two facilities – the first building to be constructed will be a 2000 square foot training center that will include a podcast studio and workroom. The second facility will contain office suites and meeting rooms for up to 12 nonprofits or small businesses. Groundbreaking will occur in September 2021. The training center is scheduled to open in November 2022 and construction of the office suites is expected to be completed by November 2023. A Community Advisory Committee will help to select the first cohort of nonprofits to occupy space in the Ivy VINE and participate in the incubator program. To learn more about the Ivy VINE, check out our website at www.iccpgc.org!