Ideas to Impact: Shaping & Sustaining Place with VCDC

Thu May 28 2026 at 08:30 am to 11:30 am UTC-04:00

Studio Two Three | Richmond

VCDC
Publisher/HostVCDC
Ideas to Impact: Shaping & Sustaining Place with VCDC
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Celebrate VCDCโ€™s 35th with a hands-on morning to spark creativity, build connections, and strengthen community impact.
About this Event

VCDC invites you to a different kind of gathering celebrating our 35th anniversary. This is not a traditional anniversary event. It is an interactive, hands-on morning focused on how creativity and partnership help move ideas into real community development outcomes.

For decades, VCDC has partnered to turn ideas into real housing outcomes and community impact. This morning builds on that legacy by bringing together the people, perspectives, and practices that make progress possible.

At a time when our field is being asked to do more with less, the ability to think differently, form unlikely partnerships, and move ideas into action has never been more essential. The most impactful solutions are not built in silos. They are built together.

Through a keynote from Noah Scalin, a collaborative hands-on activity, and stories of impact from practitioners who have translated creative thinking into real-world outcomes.

This is a space to connect across roles and sectors, test new ways of thinking, and strengthen the relationships that move the work forward.

This gathering is designed for community development practitioners, housing professionals, funders, creatives, and partners across sectors who are shaping and sustaining place.



You will leave with:
  • A fresh perspective on how creativity supports placemaking and placekeeping
  • Real examples of partnerships that moved ideas into action
  • New relationships for future collaboration
  • A tangible creative takeaway


Presenting Sponsor: Virginia Housing


Location Sponsor: Studio Two Three


Agenda Overview

๐Ÿ•‘: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Arrival + Networking

Info: Casual networking with an interactive question to spark conversation


๐Ÿ•‘: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Interactive Program

Info: The interactive program brings together a keynote, hands-on activity, and shared stories to spark creativity, connection, and new ways of thinking.


Welcome from VCDC: Opening remarks and framing for the morning
Keynote: Noah Scalin Creativity as a practical force in community development
Hands-On Activity: A collaborative challenge
Stories of Impact: Real examples of partnership, culture, and innovation
Small Group Conversations: Dialogue on whatโ€™s next for VCDC and the field
๐Ÿ•‘: 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
10:30โ€“11:30 AM | Continue the Connection

Info: Continued networking tome to close out the event.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Studio Two Three, 109 West 15th Street, Richmond, United States

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