NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Image credit: Matt Briney on unsplash.com This is the second 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 ).

Community Development 124

Community Development Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

Corporations and institutional philanthropy began issuing passionate statements about “meeting the moment” and “showing up” in communities in ways that they hadn’t done before, making financial commitments that now total $340 billion. Heron Foundation offers an example of 100 percent impact endowment alignment.

Nonprofit governance and management 107

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 107

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. We have a population of less than 400.We

Values 125

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 125

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.

Values 115

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

Image Credit: Charlota Blunarova on unsplash.com Private foundations are best known for their grantmaking. However, each year, foundations nationwide invest hundreds of billions, often with the simple goal of maximizing financial returns to fund future grants. At the most basic level, a guarantee is akin to automobile insurance.

Community Development 92

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 92

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. One way is by discouraging philanthropic investment.

Poverty 108

Poverty Agriculture Culture Community Development 108

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.

Finance 105

Finance Community Development Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 105

Candid

MAY 2, 2023

This is why, today, in partnership with Candid, we are pleased to announce the launch of the most comprehensive report of its kind, Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. They are “anchor” institutions that also serve as economic engines for Black and low-income communities.

Universities 98

Universities Education Education Philanthropy 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prism Foundation. Pride Foundation. PFund Foundation. Horizons Foundation. The Vermont Community Foundation. The New York Women’s Foundation. Stonewall Community Foundation. New York Foundation. Maine Community Foundation.

Foundations 121

Foundations Culture Health Charitable Contribution 121

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 97

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 97

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. She is also the curator and founder of Betti Ono Foundation. BAMBD CDC is an arts-based organization invested in community development writ large.

Culture 116

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Although too early to probe, the carbon market could also prove to be a viable economic opportunity for conservation nonprofits and coastal communities like Alligator Head. The foundation employs fishermen as sanctuary wardens, which serves as a nursery for not just fish but also the island’s most unique forest—mangroves.

Education 101

Education Education Foundations Environmental 101

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How Current Capital Systems Reinforce Inequality Foundations, philanthropists, and impact investors can do better by bridging gaps in crucial areas with flexible and patient…capital. Foundations, philanthropists, and impact investors can do better by bridging gaps in crucial areas with flexible and patient (long-term and low-cost) capital.

Finance 75

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 75

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

But a conference , hosted by Neighborhood Economics this past April, which brought over two hundred people to Jackson, MS—ranging from impact investors to foundation, nonprofit, and church leaders—purposefully sought to break the mold. Rhea Williams-Bishop of the Kellogg Foundation focused on disparities in education.

Finance 96

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 96

Candid

JANUARY 21, 2022

Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and serves as a vital capital provider in low-income communities across California. the purchase of 10-, 15-, and 20-year senior unsecured notes. Century is a U.S. Wellcome, Gates pledge $300 million to prevent future epidemics. January 20, 2022.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Manufacturing Community Development Governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Connie Binkowitz, director of development and external policy at CTC, described how, in 2020, the organization received a grant from the Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). This grant came out of a program supported by federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars.

Governance 85

Governance Community Development Collaborations Environmental 85

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.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Separating people from who and what they need causes trauma not just individually, but at the community level, which has negative consequences for people’s health. Both the foundation and grantees participated in developing learning questions, sensemaking, and application of learning to practice.

Health 100

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 100

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A one-acre parcel in Smoketown that LCG now owns, the long-vacant site, former home of the Louisville Slugger factory , is a gift from the Community Foundation of Louisville. Such donations by foundations are not common. In 2015, Hillerich & Bradsby, owners of Louisville Slugger Company, donated the land to the foundation.

Food 107

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 107

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. These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 100

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 100

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In stark contrast to the venture capital approach, collective action has been foundation for the success of Black people and Black-owned businesses. In stark contrast to the venture capital approach, collective action has been foundational for the success of Black people and Black-owned businesses.

Insurance 132

Insurance Universities Finance Foundations 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

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).

Finance 112

Finance Non-Profits Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 112

Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

They have created a community, which itself has been a labor of love. . One of the first projects I was assigned to after joining Candid (then Foundation Center) was the guide on participatory grantmaking, now a seminal work in the growing body of literature on participatory grantmaking.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Community Development Foundations Collaborations 119

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 115

Food Finance Community Development Culture 115

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. Even the dynamic of a trio of organizations working together required foundations to stretch beyond what they’re used to. But the process should have been easier.

Culture 116

Culture Community Development Collaborations Activism 116

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 96

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Current philanthropic work—as a leader of a prominent US-based foundation remarked at a recent Stanford PACS conference—leaves people exhausted. is oriented towards the future: building and maintaining health around a vision of “Zero Disease” as the foundation for a fulfilling life. Perhaps we should consider increasing our efforts.

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 125

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Nonprofits were given more freedom to choose how to spend money and were less burdened by application and reporting requirements: 57 percent of nonprofit respondents reported that since March 2020, foundation funders have been more flexible with how they distribute funds.

Governance 103

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 103

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 15, 2023

Working through the state agencies gave us a platform to support state agencies’ implementation and developers’ compliance, and that’s exactly the kind of lever AFFH offers in the realm of fair housing now. Change the narrative.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Finance Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have a mission to counter redlining and support lending in low-income and BIPOC communities. The burden should not just rest just with the CDFI industry… The financial sector, banks, and foundations…how can they be held accountable?”

Finance 132

Finance Leadership Associations Foundations 132

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A cohort of 20 lending institutions from across the country and varying widely in size and scope came together for the pilot launch in February 2023, hosted by Beneficial State Foundation. Sometimes the guarantee might be provided by a third party, such as a foundation.

Insurance 113

Insurance Production Foundations Community Development 113

Pam Moore

AUGUST 2, 2017

6 foundational pillars for success for Facebook marketing for business. Not only do you learn the foundations of online marketing but you also will learn how to master all of the top social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and more! Grab your seat right now.

Marketing 165

Marketing Marketing Foundations Community Development 165

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the Anchorage Community Land Trust , which began in 2003 and is the oldest example reviewed in the report, acquired land in a BIPOC neighborhood that had a 25.1 Seeded with an initial $5 million grant from a local foundation, the land trust acquired nine parcels between 2005 and 2011. percent poverty rate (as of 2001).

Public and Nonprofit Management 102

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 102

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Impact investment and non-bank financing from community development financial institutions also remain limited. Developing Professional Supports: Streamlining handoffs and communication is essential to speed conversions and reduce costs. The work ahead is clear.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 111

Pam Moore

OCTOBER 3, 2016

They lack the necessary training to understand data and measurement, conversion funnels, content marketing, foundational digital and visual marketing skills and the list goes on. Why social marketers must understand the foundation of business and marketing. Sign up here-> You are the Media – Building Your Media Foundation.

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Management Foundations 167

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Just got around to reading about the 13 organizations that recently won recognition (and $$) from the MacArthur Foundation for their creativity and effectiveness. million) enables peer learning and collaboration among more than 100 affordable housing and community development leaders. Here are the 13 winners for 2013.

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

· 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Foundations Technology 78