Estimated Costs, Space Requirements, and Timeline Our goal for the TCCNC capital campaign is to raise over $1 million over three years.

Even if we meet this goal, it is still likely that we will need to seek additional loans and financing. The exact mixture of up front money with other financing is dependant on a number of factors, including the municipality the building is in and how much re-design and renovation are required to make the space workable.

Moreover, we acknowledge that even if we meet our immediate fundraising goals, there is still a considerable amount of planning and work needed to ensure that the Center is sustainable over the long term. Most community centers have income generating activities, and the TCCNC will be no exception.

In terms of spatial requirements, our initial assessment indicates that, ideally, we would come out of the process with a small to medium-sized performance and rehearsal area, a space for food preparation, a shrine and worship area, 2-3 class rooms, a recreation area for young people and office space for the Tibetan Association of Northern California and other nonprofit Tibet support groups in the Bay Area.

This initial space assessment may adjust, principally because we are aware of the importance of location to any successful center, and that we may have to compromise on certain aspects of the space in an effort to have the Center centrally located near large clusters of Tibetans. This means that the Center will almost definitely be in the East Bay, and probably somewhere in between Oakland and Richmond.