10C Membership Application

10C members span the spectrum of the social change sector, from not-for-profits, to independent researchers, to entrepreneurs. Become a member of 10 Carden and join forces with the strong and interconnected community of changemakers in Guelph.

Please fill out this member application and we will get in touch with you shortly. The form is quite long, but the good news is that NOT ALL OF THE FIELDS are required.

If you are short on time, send us the basics and we'll complete the rest when we meet in person.

Name*
First Last
What are your reasons for joining 10C?*
- Networking and promoting my project
- Connecting with other members
- Coworking and office needs
- Event space use for my project
- Accessing workshops, programs and services
- Learning about what's going on in Guelph
- Exploring my community
When is your preferred start date?
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Name of your project, business or organization:
Im interested in this type of membership:
- Organizational $120/yr (I run an organization or am starting an organization or sole-proprietorship)
- Individual $50/yr (I'm doing research or in early stages of getting familiarized with the community)
- Student $25/yr (at any level!)
- Venture Coworker $240/yr (for a FP individual or organization)
- Nourish* Kitchen $200/yr (I have a cooking project, collaboration or business)
- Nourish* + 10C $240 (I'd like to use the kitchen and 10C event/coworking services)
*Nourish Kitchen memberships support specific onboarding required for members into the food-related aspects of 10C. If you are hosting public events, or interested in coworking or becoming a general member of 10C, we offer a reduced rate for Nourish + 10C.
Your Contact Details
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code
Phone*
Mobile Phone
Email*
Space Use at 10C
For those considering accessing meeting or event space at 10 Carden - how often do you anticipate booking space?
- Multiple series of bookings throughout the year
- Weekly
- Monthly
- 4 x per year
- 1 x per year
- not sure yet
For those interested in coworking at 10C, what type of coworking are you interested in?
- Full Time Permanent Desk $300 to 350 month
- Part Time (20 hrs per week) $175 to 225/month
- Part Time Lite (12 hrs per week) $100 to 150/month
- Hot Desking (for infrequent use)
- Private Dedicated Office
- I'd like to work in a quiet, serene space
- I'd like to work in a noisier, vibrant space
If you are a University of Guelph student, studying at the Masters or PhD level, you may be eligible to participate in our GradLab sponsored program and receive access to part-time coworking. Email [email protected] to find out more.
Nourish by 10C, a kitchen that helps
Launching in October/November 2019. 10C's Shared Certified Commercial Shared Kitchen! If you are also interested in accessing the kitchen for your events, or running programs in conjunction with Nourish by 10C, please tell us about your project.
Please indicate your type of use:
- Occasionally
- Weekly
- Monthly or bi-monthly
- Multi-day (Festival or Special Events)
- Other - Please indicate in "Kitchen plans and uses" section
If you are planning a regular ongoing use, please note any ideal specific days/hours below in the general description. This is not required if you are planning single occasional events. Please see this page for rates and usage packages.
Tell us about your kitchen plans and uses:
Please include how many people from your group will be using the kitchen at one time, type of activity, any special needs, etc. This simply gives us a better idea of your activities, so we can plan accordingly.
10C uses sharing as a way to foster a sense of community. Depending on the type of activity, the kitchen space can be shared. Some activities such as cooking lessons would require exclusive use of the kitchen. The kitchen has adequate space for multiple people working at once, are you open to sharing kitchen time with others?
- Yes
- No
- Yes, depending on activity
Please indicate which of the following you possess:
- Food Handler Certification
- Insurance General Commercial Liability: For your organization or independently relating to your food activities
- Smart Serve Certification (alcohol)
- Catering Endorsement (to serve alcohol at external events)
Please select all that apply. Please visit for WDG Public Health Food Handler Certification information.
Do you require on-site food storage?
- Dry storage
- Fridge
- Freezer
About You and Your Project
Tell us about your organization or project. Be sure to highlight the change you are making in the world through this work.*
Describe your organization in a very simple sentence. For example:*

10C: We share space and strengthen the social change community.
Ed Video: We foster the creation, exhibition and appreciation of media art.
Community Engaged Scholarship Institute: We are the portal between community and University research needs.
Wellington Water Watchers: We are dedicated to the protection, restoration and conservation of drinking water.
10Cs of 10C
- Change
- Connection
- Community
- Create
- Champion
- Collaboration
- Capacity
- Care
- Catalyze
- Courage
There are 10Cs of 10C which we use to shape the community we are building together. Which ones most resonate with you and your work?
Do any of these words describe your role?*
- Student
- Consultant/facilitator
- Sole proprietor of local business
- Artist
- Professional
- Innovator/entrepreneur
- Government employee
- Researcher
- Educator
- Community advocate
- Technician
What stage is your project at?
How long has your organization or project been operating?
How many employees/current members are there in your organization?
- 1
- 2-5
- 6-10
- 11-25
- 26-50
- 51-100
- 101-500
- 501 +
Please indicate which of these words best describes your organization’s legal structure
- Unincorporated (no structure established yet)
- Registered Charity
- Incorporated Not-for-profit
- Incorporated For-profit
- B Corporation
- Co-op
- Partnership
- Sole Proprietorship
- I'm a changemaking individual
- I'm a changemaking student
What area(s) of focus are you working on? (Select one or more).
- Animal-related
- Arts, culture & humanities
- Children & youth
- Civic & democratic engagement
- Community development
- Crime & legal
- Diseases, disorders & medical disciplines
- Diversity & inclusion
- Economic systems
- Education
- Employment
- Environment & climate change
- Equality & human rights
- Food, agriculture & nutrition
- Health & wellness
- Housing
- Human services
- International, foreign affairs & national security
- Mental health
- Mutual, membership benefit
- Philanthropy, volunteerism & grantmaking
- Poverty prevention & alleviation
- Public safety, disaster services
- Public, society benefit
- Religion & spirituality
- Rural issues
- Science & technology
- Sharing (crowds, peers, networks & platforms)
- Social enterprise
- Social finance
- Social justice
- Sports & recreation
- Transportation
- Urban Issues
How Do You Measure Impact?
10C would like to know more about how our members measure impact. Two standardized tools are:
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - The SDGs are a universal set of goals, targets and indicators that UN member states will be expected to use to frame their agendas and political policies over the next 15 years. Learn more at sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs
The IRIS Social and Environmental Measures.- IRIS Measures were created to support transparency, credibility, and accountability in impact measurement practices. Learn more at iris.thegiin.org
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
- No Poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
- Zero Hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
- Good Health and Well-Being: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
- Quality Education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
- Gender Equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
- Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
- Affordable and Clean Energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- Decent Work and Economic Growth: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
- Reduced Inequalities: Reduce inequality within and among countries
- Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
- Responsible Consumption and Production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
- Climate Action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- Life Below Water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
- Life on Land: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
- Partnerships for the Goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Are you working towards impacts related to any of the UN Sustainable Goals?
IRIS Social Impact Objectives
- Access to clean water and sanitation
- Access to education
- Access to energy
- Access to financial services
- Access to information
- Affordable housing
- Agricultural productivity
- Capacity building
- Community development
- Conflict resolution
- Disease-specific prevention and mitigation
- Employment generation
- Equality and empowerment
- Food security
- Generate funds for charitable giving
- Health improvement
- Human rights protection or expansion
- Income/productivity growth
Are you working towards impacts related to the IRIS social impact objectives?
IRIS Environmental Impact Objectives
- Biodiversity conservation
- Energy and fuel efficiency
- Natural resources conservation
- Pollution prevention & waste management
- Sustainable energy
- Sustainable land use
- Water resources management
Are you working towards impacts related to the IRIS environmental impact objectives?
Collaboration!
Collaboration is essential to being part of the 10C community. Please describe the skills/resources/experience that you could share with the 10C community of changemakers.*
for example, I could run a workshop on topics x,y,z. I'm an Excel wizard and can help 10C members rock their next budgets. I'm a brilliant storyteller and can help 10C members learn to communicate in powerful ways.
Describe the types of organizations that you most frequently collaborate with?
Anything Else?
Do you have any other information about your organization that you would like to share with 10C?
How did you learn about 10 Carden?
Social Media: Facebook
Social Media: Instagram
Social Media: Twitter
Social Media: LinkedIn
Do you have any other social media channels?
What are a few of your favourite #hashtags? This will help us share/link to your topics of interest.

Here are some of ours: #placemaking #community #socinnov #socfin #impinv and #coworking #collaboration #guelph
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Your Contact Details

Space Use at 10C

Nourish by 10C, a kitchen that helps

About You and Your Project

How Do You Measure Impact?

Collaboration!

Anything Else?