Foundations, Associations & Organizations

Shared campuses and coworking models emerge as cost-saving lifelines.

Smaller nonprofits facing funding and talent cuts turn to co-located workspaces and cross-mission campuses to minimize overhead. These shared resources allow them to look to corporate partnerships for new revenue sources.

Nonprofits design for flexibility to manage financial uncertainty.

Real estate leases and workplace design adapts to allow organizations to scale up or down without major financial or operational disruption. The adoption of AI technology in day-to-day operations, communications, and predictive donor analytics can help mitigate economic uncertainty.

Hybrid and mission-driven workplaces reshape space requirements.

With hybrid work still a viable alternative for nonprofits, many organizations reduce their real estate footprints. This increases remote hiring and spurs investment in mission-centered, public-facing offices that support employee collaboration, community engagement, and program delivery better than traditional workplaces. Sustainability, inclusivity, and trauma-informed design remain a driving factor.