Sharing Office Space Can Boost Nonprofit Effectiveness, Study Finds

The vast majority of nonprofit organizations sharing office space in nonprofit centers report significant improvements in their overall effectiveness and efficiency, a new study from the NonprofitCenters Network, a program of Tides, finds.

Sponsored by the Kresge and Lodestar foundations, the study, Measuring Collaboration: The Benefits and Impacts of Nonprofit Centers, surveyed U.S. and Canadian organizations in nonprofit centers and found that such arrangements provide a range of benefits to the organizations involved, including access to higher-quality facilities in better locations for rents that can be as much as 75 percent below market value.