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FAR Monthly Luncheon Highlights

Highlights from FAR’s June 2025 Luncheon, “Non-Profit Real Estate in an Unpredictable Market ”

Moderator: Guy Sheetz

Speakers:

Nicole Miller, Savills
Ganon Rich, Transwestern
Mindy Saffer, Cresa

This panel on June 11, 2025, dove into the real estate challenges and opportunities facing today’s nonprofits and associations. It was a lively, practical conversation with a lot of great questions and excellent insights. The key topics included:

Workplace Trends: How nonprofits are rethinking office use to stay flexible and mission-aligned
Flexible Lease Terms: What's really on the table—termination rights, TI dollars, free rent, and more
Expense Oversight: How to avoid overpaying for operating expense and real estate taxes
DMV Market Snapshot: The latest on leasing, sales, and investment trends in the region
Strategic Planning: What to do if your lease is expiring—or your landlord is facing challenges
Subleasing & Alternatives: What’s realistic in today’s market and the pros/cons of coworking or pre-built space
Cost-Saving Moves: Creative ways to reduce spend, even mid-lease
What’s Keeping Leaders Up at Night: From lease restructuring cold calls to long-term flexibility concerns—the panel unpacked it all

Thanks to everyone who joined us! It was a great discussion full of real-world advice for nonprofits and associations in these uncertain real estate times.

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About FAR MONTHLY LUNCHEON Events

In-Person Luncheons Schedule: Held monthly, luncheons are generally scheduled from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM the second Wednesday* of each month from January to June and September to November. Convenient Washington, DC locations will vary.

Registration:

These events are open to Nonprofit Members, Nonprofit Non-Members, and Resource Members. Nonprofit and Resource Member attendance is free of charge (included in FAR’s return to a package membership model). There is a fee for nonprofit non-members, currently $85.00.

Size and Format: An educational presentation with an expert moderator facilitating a panel of IT, finance, HR, and operations experts, followed by interactive roundtables discussions.

Credits: FAR in-person luncheons programs are evaluated for CPE and CAE credits ensuring they meet the requirements for fulfilling the professional development requirements to earn or maintain the Certified Association Executive credential. Every program that we offer which qualifies for CAE credit will clearly identify the number of CAE credits granted for full participation, and we will maintain records of your participation in accord with CAE policies.

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