Gary- Welcome to the club. We are 7 years old, have a big staff and budget, but we still pay $35,000 a year for a space that is way too small for us. <br>If you live anywhere where space is somewhat of a premium (I would guess Bend is not unlike Boulder in that way) then affording space is going to be one of your biggest challenges. And that is saying a lot because there are a lot of challenges. <br>

We keep trying for donated spaces and cheaper spaces, but when land is so valuable, this is really difficult. <br>I wish I had advise for you. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Garry Zimmerman <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:garryzimmerman56@gmail.com" target="_blank">garryzimmerman56@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I am a volunteer at the Bicycle Resource of Bend in Bend, Oregon. We rent a small office space where we repair donated bicycles and we have five 10&#39;X20&#39; storage units packed with bikes and parts. We sell bikes to cover our $850 a month rent. We are so packed it is hard to turn around. My question is: What have other non-profits done to give them selves the space they needed? <div>


<br></div><div>Garry</div><div>BROB</div><div> </div></div>
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