Tides Shared Spaces creates, operates and promotes sustainable workspace for nonprofits and strengthens nonprofit capacity in the real estate arena. Tides Shared Spaces offers its proven experience and expertise to organizations embarking on facilities projects. Its strategic programs provide quality, stable workspace for nonprofits and education for people who are creating successful capital projects nationwide. It advocates the creation of Multi-Tenant Nonprofit Centers (MTNC's) as a sustainable infrastructure solution to meet the needs of nonprofits.

Tides Shared Spaces is part of Tides Network, a group of nonprofits that share a common vision for a healthy society - a society based on principles of social justice, broadly shared economic opportunity, a robust democratic process and sustainable environmental practices.