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What’s Next for Community Development Finance?

NonProfit Quarterly

Posters at the conference highlighted that the first OFN conference in 1985 attracted 21 community development loan funds with a combined $27 million in assets under management. By contrast, according to the US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum), the CDFI industry (including community development banks and credit unions) had $457.9

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The Next Generation of Mutualism

Stanford Social Innovation Review

They connected into networks with leadership that can organize multiple groups around common purposes, such as local economic development. The left has often undercut a notion of a mutualist future by insisting that every problem needs a large centralized government solution. But they benefit from support.

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Overcoming Fear and Seeking Solidarity: How We Must Defend Our Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

The decision to join a lawsuitagainst the federal government was not an easy one. A couple of weeks ago, the community development financial institution (CDFI), where I work, Inclusive Action for the City , wrote a statement on our response to the attacks on the CDFI Fund. Change Begins with Us Change does begin with us.

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Busting the Overhead Myth

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

F actors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and transparency offer a more comprehensive view. Get Started About the Author: Tyler Adams, MNLM, CNP Associate Director of Development, Corporate & Community Development – University of Iowa Center for Advancement.

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US Nonprofit Sector Documents Its Own Powerlessness, but What Will We Do?

NonProfit Quarterly

Since 1973, I have started or led 14 nonprofit enterprises in the arts, community development, and civic engagement sectors. Yet, compared to the business sector and government sector, nonprofits have been sitting silently on the sidelines [emphasis added]. Maybe this can occur through the nonprofit sector.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations.

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How Nonprofits Can Leverage Their Financial Relationships to Advance Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Here are a few viable approaches that we have encountered: Collaborate with mission-aligned institutions : This might include partnerships with community development financial institutions (CDFIs), Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs), or local credit unions. What might building strategic relationships look like?

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