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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Winning the Lottery?

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Surviving As A New Nonprofit: 12 Focus Areas For Nonprofit Leaders

Bloomerang

When starting a nonprofit , research whether you’re overlapping too much with other organizations’ missions. Mission overlap isn’t always a bad thing, as nonprofits can collaborate well, but you’re starting an uphill battle if another local organization already does the job you hope to do.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

TOPA, in particular, is being emulated across the country as a tool that helps tenants, with nonprofit financing and technical assistance support, to come together and preserve affordability by becoming owners themselves, either through a limited-equity cooperative or nonprofit structure.

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The Secret To Better Nonprofit Financial Management

The Charity CFO

The high-performing organizations we work with all ensure that nonprofit financial management is a collaborative effort. In other words, every team member in a nonprofit organization shares some responsibility for financial oversight. We created a Free Masterclass in nonprofit finances and reporting to help you get up to speed.

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Are nonprofits recovering with the economy? Survey says…

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

The Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2014 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey is out and the report has some sobering insight on how nonprofits have fared during the economic recovery. Explore new ways to diversify your income and collaborate with other organizations and businesses in your community. Get creative.

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The state of the nonprofit sector? Not so hot.

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

The Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has released its annual State of the Sector survey, and it shows nonprofits like yours are struggling with a tough funding environment and increasing need for the services you provide. Nonprofits are changing the way they do business to adapt to the new reality.

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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. In fact, they point toward potential solutions that encourage collaboration. These challenges are not insurmountable. Suggestions for Action.