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Active SpacesCommunity DevelopmentVenture Building

Active Community Hub.

Turning underused space into active community infrastructure.

1 locationIntended pilot
12 monthsDevelopment period
≥ 40 hoursIntended active use per week
200–400Intended active participants per year

01 · THE CHALLENGE

The space exists. Structural use does not.

Sports parks and public sports locations are underused outside peak hours.

New target groups do not connect automatically, while sport, prevention, participation and social policy remain fragmented.

02 · THE OPPORTUNITY

From sports location to active community infrastructure.

A recognisable place where movement, connection, prevention and social development come together structurally.

03 · THE MODEL

Three layers. One place.

01Hardware — An accessible sports and meeting place with recognisable physical infrastructure.
02Software — A fixed weekly programme combining sport, open activities, prevention, social programmes and neighbourhood activation.
03Orgware — Programme direction, local collaboration, governance, head-coach model, operations, funding, monitoring and ownership.

04 · OPERATING MODEL

Continuity is designed.

01One recognisable point of contact on location
02Fixed and visible times of use
03At least forty intended active hours per week
04Regular and social programming
05Local collaborations
06Monthly activation moments
07Continuous monitoring and optimisation

05 · GOVERNANCE

Clear roles. Shared direction.

NEXA

  • Strategy
  • Ecosystem development
  • Programme direction
  • Quality assurance
  • Monitoring
  • Scaling strategy

Impact Sport Solutions

  • Operations
  • Daily organisation
  • Scheduling
  • Operational programming
  • Continuity on location

Stichting Buitengewoon Bewegen

  • Social programmes
  • Targeted pathways
  • Connections with care, welfare and the social domain
  • Social monitoring

Head coach

  • Local coordination
  • Community building
  • Visibility
  • On-site direction
  • Identifying local needs

Municipality or public commissioner

  • Policy framework
  • Location
  • Permits
  • Co-funding
  • Connection with policy domains
  • Decisions on structural embedding

COLLABORATE

Would you like to join this ecosystem?

We welcome partners who can add expertise, reach, a location, a network or funding to the Active Community Hub.

Investors and fundersSocial-impact organisationsKnowledge and research partnersLocal operators and location partners
Explore a partnership

06 · IMPACT & MONITORING

Monitoring is a steering instrument.

All indicators are potential pilot measures. They do not describe realised impact.

Monthly operational insights and quarterly reporting make reach, use and social value governable.

01Active hours and occupancy
02Unique participants
03Reach among less-active residents
04Partner engagement
05Progression into structural provision
06Experienced vitality
07Connection and social interaction
08Continuity of programming

07 · FUNDING

One model. Multiple public values.

Connecting objectives creates room for a blended funding model.

Sport & MovementHealth & PreventionSocial DomainPhysical EnvironmentSafety & Liveability

Investment, operations and funding are developed for each location, ambition and local context. No fixed amounts are published.

08 · DEVELOPMENT PATH

Pilot. Embed. Replicate.

PHASE 01

Pilot and validation

12 months

PHASE 02

Development and structural embedding

12–24 months

PHASE 03

Replication and scale

From 24 months

START A CONVERSATION

Could this model work in your context?

An Active Community Hub starts with the local challenge, existing infrastructure, partners and public ambition.