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Protecting Nonprofits That Protect Us During Crises—and Beyond

NonProfit Quarterly

If we want nonprofits to support us in the next crisis, they must have sufficient resources. And to know what nonprofits need to do their jobs effectively, we must ask them directly. Strong communities need strong nonprofits. Racial injustice persists in nonprofits . Were they able to keep up with service demand?

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Connecting Faith Institutions to Capital

NonProfit Quarterly

Aisha Benson , CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund , emphasized the long-term impact of redlining , a policy of legalized housing lending discrimination backed by the federal government from the 1930s until the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Hollenback argued there is a need to “take the same approach, but for community.”

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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. The lack of access to financing [meant that the grant] nearly destroyed the organization. An ally had reached out separately to Seed Commons , a cooperative network of funds that finance worker cooperatives across the United States.

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