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Non-Profit Organizations, particularly in NYC, face daunting obstacles in providing for their office space needs . . .
· Fund-raising for occupancy costs is difficult. Funders would rather support programs than administrative costs. As a result, tight budget restrictions limit the choice of possible locations.
· Choice is further limited, especially in a tight market, by landlord preferences. Some will just not rent to non-profits. Others insist on lease clauses that unreasonably restrict visitor traffic.
· Executive Directors and Board Members are attracted to their positions by the mission of the organization, by the opportunity to help make the world a better place. Their experience with commercial real estate, however, may be limited.
· Their experience with landlords and agents, and with the peculiar economics of real estate, is usually even more limited. This puts them at a severe disadvantage in negotiating with professionals who wheel and deal in real estate day in and day out.
· Even when a real estate service firm is retained to provide assistance, the account is unlikely to be assigned to a senior professional. Small and mid-sized non-profits simply do not receive the same level of service that Fortune 500 companies routinely expect.
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e-mail: csi@npspace.com
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