NOVA Creative Reuse Center
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Joined on September 16, 2026
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Nonprofit
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DESCRIPTION
NOVA CRC is a non-profit arts and crafts thrift-store kept stocked through community donations. Our center serves as a hub for the community, where individuals can discover materials for their artistic projects and access a variety of affordable workshops and programs. We believe that integrating environmental stewardship and creative expression into everyday life should be accessible to all, which is why we are committed to offering inclusive, low-cost programming, alongside affordable supplies for everyone in our community.
General Survey
Question: What percent of your organization identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community?
Answer: More than 10%.
Question: What are your policies on LGBTQ+ trainings?
Answer: Not Applicable.
Question: How often do you require or recommend LGBTQ+ inclusive training?
Answer: Because we are so small (1 full time, 1 part time staff) we haven't offered training but will be implementing it as we grow.
Question: Which best describes your current policies and procedures for your LGBTQ+ staff?
Answer: We are in the process of codifying our policies and procedures and will be including an anti-discrimination clause for both internal and external customers.
Question: Which best describes your current policies and procedures for your LGBTQ+ clients?
Answer: Not Applicable.
Question: How do you create a positive space for the LGBTQ+ community?
Answer: We have year-round shows of support that are specifically affirming or positive for the LGBTQ+ community.
Industry Survey
Question: What type of organization do you represent? Briefly describe your mission.
Answer: NOVA CRC is a 501(c)3 non-profit that inspires creativity and environmental stewardship by rescuing reusable materials from the waste stream, providing access to affordable art and creative supplies to our community, and strengthening the arts through education, collaboration, and the power of creative reuse.
Question: Do you have any LGBTQ+ leadership and, if so, how do they represent queer issues to your organization?
Answer: Our leadership is culturally and racially diverse and at least 25% of our board identifies as queer.
Question: What kind of queer-inclusive training materials do you supply to individuals in or outside of your organization?
Answer: We are actively creating our standardized policies and procedures and are committed to producing materials that are inclusive, intersectional, and affirming.
Question: How do you make your organization a safe and affirming place for LGBTQ+ people to be?
Answer: We are very clear to our volunteers and staff that we are a safe and affirming place and that we expect their behaviors to represent those values. We have a progressive pride flag prominently displayed in the shop and a pride banner on our door to signal that we are a safe space.
Question: In your fundraising activities, do you solicit funds from non-affirming organizations? If so, which organizations?
Answer: We generally solicit from individuals but we don't knowingly solicit from non-affirming organizations or utilize their goods and services for events or purchase their products.
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