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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Their Financial Relationships to Advance Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Before releasing the report, in October 2024, Impact Experience convened over 30 representatives from movement organizations, impact investing firms, and environmental justice groups to share best practices, promote collaboration, and cultivate a community focused on utilizing financial systems as tools for systemic change.

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Preserving Places of Belonging in Asian America: The Value of Community Voice

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Photo by Raychan on Unsplash This article introduces a new NPQ series, titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). What Is Comprehensive Community Development?

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How Limited Equity Co-ops Can Sustain Affordable Homeownership

NonProfit Quarterly

This mechanism permits the seller to collect a modest increase in value while ensuring affordability to future buyers. They also ensure long-term affordability by limiting the resale value of shares, preventing speculative increases in housing costs. By contrast, in market-rate co-ops, the sale price is uncapped.

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How to Preserve Existing Affordable Housing: The Value of Human Scale

NonProfit Quarterly

In Washington, DC, the city’s Department of Housing and Community Development reports that 18,300 units of affordable housing of this kind became unaffordable between 2006 and 2017. This research was supported by the Small Buildings Collaborative with Mi Casa Inc., This is no small matter.

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Executive Director

Anedot

The organization fosters a strong, interconnected community through collaboration, advocacy, and direct aid. Mission and Values: WMCS supports programs and services that enhance the well-being of individuals and families in West Marin. Support for displaced ranch tenants through collaboration with local partners.

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Giving circles can strengthen collective action. Here’s how. 

Candid

Giving circles uplift members’ voices for the community Giving circles have traditionally focused on bringing people together to pool resources to address community needs. Their strength lies in uniting diverse groups around shared values, which fosters deeper dialogue and collective action.

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Nonprofits Need Equity Too: The Case for Providing “Enterprise Capital”

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2008, with $5 million in enterprise capital from the Ford Foundation and investments from four partner organizations, ROC USA created a sustainable model to help residents purchase their communities when they come up for sale. New staff positions to increase financial and programmatic capacity.