Sharing With Others: Benefits of Written Facility Usage Agreements
How can nonprofit organizations best share their facilities with others on a long-term basis? Many nonprofits allow other organizations to use their space in order to promote like-minded organizations, to help cover the financial expenses associated with building upkeep, and to achieve community outreach goals. Such arrangements, however, can lead to conflict and expense without the proper foundation of a written facility-use agreement. Consider the following scenario.