NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 128

Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Values Philanthropy 128

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. A Hierarchy of Nonprofit Facilities’ Needs After 30 years in community development, I have come to think of nonprofit facilities as existing on a continuum of need.

Nonprofits 120

Nonprofits Values Community Development Psychology 120

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Image credit: Matthew Moloney on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s 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 does gentrification look like?

Community Development 125

Community Development Leadership Philanthropy Food 125

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Adiza is passionate about policy and advocacy, housing affordability, community development, and creating equitable, inclusive, and cost-effective solutions to long-standing societal problems. What are you reading right now? Currently, I am reading The Injustice of Place. What do you love most about Tennessee Nonprofit Network?

Public Policy 81

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Community Development 81

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Community Development Foundations 141

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Image credit: Chris Briggs on unsplash.com Dr. Akilah Watkins, who previously led the Center for Community Progress and has been a leader in the CEO Circle, a group of community development leaders of color, became president and CEO of Independent Sector in January 2023. I don’t want that just to stay in community development.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Civil Society 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Among the coalition participants is the organization I work for, the Latino Economic Development Corporation.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Nonprofits Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image credit: Drew Beamer on Unsplash For community development financial institutions (CDFIs), these are extraordinary times. A Call for a Coordinated Approach As Houghton noted, both for-profit and nonprofit lenders are needed to meet the economic needs of low- and moderate-income communities. It was a nonprofit.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 68

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 68

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Image credit: Corey Agopian on unsplash.com This article concludes NPQ’s series Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. It also laid out the building blocks to achieving three key goals: Establish the infrastructure and processes to drive inclusive equitable community development. A falta de pan, casabe.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At a recent professional dinner, I struck up a fascinating conversation with a woman who has spent her legal career working in civil rights, housing, and community development. I once heard a CDFI leader remark that when the borrowers we need in the community don’t exist, we as CDFIs need to go out there and create them.

Nonprofit governance and management 109

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Nonprofits Community Development 109

Amy Eisenstein

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Can I get one or two about community development or Environmental conservation? Can you help me get a donor. Running an organization organization without one is not a walk in the park. Will really appreciate it. Best regards Jennipher

Community Development 52

Community Development Environmental 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Last month, the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the nation’s leading community development financial institution (CDFI) trade association, held its first in-person national conference in three years in New York City. “It’s our job somehow to graft a conscience on the capitalist.”. Chuck Matthei, CDFI movement cofounder, 1985.

Community Development 109

Community Development Public and Social Policy Finance Foundations 109

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , the authors highlight efforts to address multigenerational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 130

Poverty Philanthropy Community Development Finance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 113

Poverty Community Development Agriculture Culture 113

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

What if the tens of thousands of churches currently projected to close in the next few years put their assets into trusts deeply aligned with community development, versus stranding those assets and real estate as they shutter?

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Philanthropy 119

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 25, 2021

Join major giving expert and ACFRE, Amy Eisenstein, as she delves into the trending topics your organization needs to tune into this year including: Discovering major donors within your donor community. Developing donor relationships in the age of social-distancing. Learning how to ask for gifts remotely and in-person.

Fundraising 133

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits Community Development 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return.

Marketing 122

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. However, along with academic and industry research to the contrary, this line of thinking ignores the fact that you may be undermining your mission through your investments.

Nonprofits 125

Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy 125

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The journey since then has been an adventure, offering important lessons for us that I believe are valuable for the community development field. Our project was catalyzed by Genesis LA, a Community Development Financial Institution that was willing to bet on our idea. Traditional views of “risk.”

Nonprofits 126

Nonprofits Community Development Culture Communication 126

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Although not open to the public yet, KCSKC has been renting the space that Apsara Palace will use for community programming, like technology workshops for elders and community engagement workshops for the Seattle Department of Transportation and the Office of Planning & Community Development.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Food 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

While these objectives differ, there is a clear overlap of priorities and opportunities to advance shared equitable community development goals. Different yet complementary objectives : Land banks focus on addressing large inventories of vacant and abandoned properties, while CLTs focus on creating and preserving affordability.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Community Development Governance 113

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

million in renovations to support a community-developed plan to reopen this legacy site as a collectively owned community asset. BAMBD CDC is an arts-based organization invested in community development writ large. These spaces are now closed, and gentrification is encroaching upon the buildings that housed them.

Culture 126

Culture Community Development Foundations Environmental 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change.

Food 109

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Community Development 109

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Temple ) and a community development financial institution ( Communities Unlimited ) are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity. When we talk about economic development in East Texas, we often like to start with a the figure below, which comes from a T.L.L.

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Foundations Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy 125

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 120

Food Finance Nonprofit governance and management Community Development 120

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 13, 2023

I served as the Program Director for community development and microenterprise development at MIFA. For seven years, I served as the Senior Program Officer for a financial intermediary providing grant making, technical assistance, and training for community development corporations, and grassroots organizations.

Nonprofit governance and management 93

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Leadership Community Development 93

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

International development: 6.2%. Community development: 5.2%. Community development: 5.1%. International development: 4.2%. International development: 4.9%. Community development: 4.8%. Women and girls: 8.5%. Health and safety: 8%. Education: 7.4%. Arts and culture: 6.8%.

Public Policy 82

Public Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism Community Development 82

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The animating principle of Kresge’s Arts & Culture Program is equitable Creative Placemaking, which elevates arts, culture, and community-engaged design as central elements of community development and planning. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation. Areas served: Tennessee (*specific counties only – listed on website).

Nonprofits 110

Nonprofits Culture Foundations Nonprofit Organizations 110

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

ThrdPlace is a social platform for local action that brings consumers together with for-profits and non-profits to change the way community development projects get done. . Dawn Wilcox is the Managing Director of Social Impact at Allison+Partners with nearly two decades of experience helping brands make our world a better place. .

Non-Profits 224

Non-Profits Marketing Marketing Community Development 224

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Xavier on pexels This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses? Developing Community Leadership Entrepreneurs play a critical role as community builders.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Community Development Leadership 52

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Image credit: Kenny Eliason on unsplash.com This is the fifth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Eviction is a common occurrence in San Francisco due to rising rents and frequent real estate ownership changes.

Public and Nonprofit Management 97

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Culture Community Development 97

Candid

JANUARY 21, 2022

Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and serves as a vital capital provider in low-income communities across California. New York Life has announced investments totaling $50 million in long-term capital in Century Housing Corporation for?the Century is a U.S.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Community Development 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

Image Credit: Abe Camacho on unsplash.com This article introduces a new NPQ series, Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities.

Culture 98

Culture Community Development Nonprofits Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Image Credit: Vyacheslav Dumchev on istock This is the second article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. In Long Beach, CA, Latinx renters face increasing threats of gentrification and displacement.

Community Development 98

Community Development Law Homelessness Children 98

Candid

MAY 2, 2023

They are “anchor” institutions that also serve as economic engines for Black and low-income communities. For that reason, any foundation or donor focused on educational attainment, neighborhood and community development, and wealth building in these communities should leverage their work by partnering with an HBCU.

Universities 70

Universities Philanthropy Education Education 70

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

The need to develop more childcare businesses is obvious, but how to build and sustain viable childcare businesses is not. the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. What can be done to address this gap? Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,

Curriculum and Teaching 104

Curriculum and Teaching Children Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

Philanthropy 109

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 109