NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2025

Image credit: AmnajKhetsamtip on iStock Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have emerged as pivotal players in bridging financial gaps in underserved communities. They often operate as nonprofit loan funds, credit unions, or community-focused banks.

Finance 85

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 85

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 18, 2025

If you can’t house people, if they are in unstable conditions, that is not good for your economy and for whatever rest of your vision you have for people’s health.

Governance 98

Governance Finance Construction Health 98

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Nonprofit organizations can use financial KPIs to get a better picture of their organizations financial health and create strategies to maximize financial efficiency. Its a good indicator of liquidity and financial health. Nonprofits need a way to track financial data that helps them increase revenue and lower expenses.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Retention Nonprofits Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 4, 2025

At the Colorado convening mentioned above, one participant called attention to the direct linkage of education to Native justice: For Native youth, literacy is advocacy, math is a social justice issue, and cultural literacy is mental health (99). Other effects of colonialism can be seen in the environment, in health, and in Native economies.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 113

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The city fully embraces Gemeinwesenarbeit, a German term that refers to community development. Social workers are deployed in eight quarters throughout Darmstadt to organize meetings, promote community engagement and provide assistance with government processes. But housing is just one layer.

Nonprofit governance and management 101

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 101

Anedot

APRIL 8, 2025

Thrift Store: Generating funds for community programs. Abriendo Caminos: Strengthening engagement and leadership within the Latino community. Public Health & Emergency Preparedness: Addressing community health and safety. Current priorities for WMCS: Find a new ED.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Health and educational disparities, food insecurity, broadband inaccessibility, and deteriorating infrastructure are among the urgent challenges facing rural communities.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

Guests also discussed asset-based community development as an essential tool to building racial equity, particularly asset mapping an approach that systematically identifies the full spectrum of resources currently available within a specific community or region.

Public and Social Policy 63

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Law Public and Nonprofit Management 63

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Typically, a one-megawatt solar array can power at least 400 homes for a year at a cost of about $4 million—making this cost-prohibitive to most community developers. What are some practical strategies for building local capacity and breaking a colonial mindset around community energy production?

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Escaping the Deficiency Focus When the WHO and UNICEF co-organized the landmark health conference in Alma-Ata, USSR, in 1978, 134 countries and 67 international organizations endorsed the WHOs pioneering perspective on health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

UPILF also partners with NEST , a community development organization that offers loans and financial education to first-time homeowners in underserved Connecticut communities. The key elements are simple: a CDFI-like loan product, a faith- or community-based partner, and a focus on compassion for the borrower.

Education 110

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 21, 2025

Capped low-income housing tax credits and gap financing sourced through the US Department of Housing and Urban Developments HOME Investment Partnerships program and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program , as well as local tax revenue, mean that only a limited number of projects will move forward in any year.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 69

Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance Urban development Construction 69

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

At the same time, many community development nonprofits face challenges in securing the capital needed to carry out their core missions and, importantly, to test new ideas and strategies. From inception, the pool was centered on community development financing activities and emphasized racial, gender, and economic equity.

Community Development 111

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 111

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 31, 2024

Effective leadership is crucial for these organizations to thrive and continue to serve their communities.

Nonprofit Leadership 189

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Foundations 189

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Raychan on Unsplash This article introduces a new NPQ 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 Is Comprehensive Community Development?

Values 127

Values Community Development Race and Ethnicity Culture 127

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image credit: Ian Nicole Reambonanza on Unsplash This is the fourth 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 ). How does a refugee community organize itself?

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 128

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final 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 131

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 131

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

The Letter to the Donors of America suggests that a more holistic approach is needed when evaluating an organization’s health and impact. Get Started About the Author: Tyler Adams, MNLM, CNP Associate Director of Development, Corporate & Community Development – University of Iowa Center for Advancement.

Public and Social Policy 247

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 247

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.

Values 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. For example, I recall asking a health clinic with which we worked, “How big should the waiting room be?” Quality nonprofit facilities are community development.

Values 122

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Health and safety: 8%. International development: 6.2%. Community development: 5.2%. Health and safety: 11.1%. Community development: 5.1%. International development: 4.2%. Health and safety: 7.9%. International development: 4.9%. Community development: 4.8%.

Public Policy 92

Public Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism Children 92

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 142

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 142

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 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

As such, it is no surprise that East Boston sits in a flood zone and is burdened by high levels of air pollution and industrial hazards, the newest being an electrical substation being built near a playground despite years of community opposition.

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 128

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 9, 2022

Despite all of these perks (and much to my mother’s dismay) in the summer of 2014, I made the jump from this well-resourced corporate marketing gig to working at a small community development nonprofit with an equally small budget. She spends her free time gardening and hanging out with her neighbors in Old North.

Marketing 157

Marketing Marketing Advertising Production 157

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It explores how these leaders are addressing critical issues at the intersection of food sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and community. Mississippi has a rich culture, but for generations, its Black communities have experienced health inequities intertwined with discrimination, poverty, and racial exclusion.

Food 127

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 127

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Grants are made for scholarly exhibitions at museums, curatorial research, visual arts programming at artist-centered organizations, artist residencies and commissions, arts writing, and efforts to promote the health, welfare, and first amendment rights of artists. Areas served: US. The Kresge Foundation. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation.

Culture 111

Culture Foundations Education Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The report, Never More Urgent , reveals that the greatest disparities facing Black and Brown people in the United States are in five main areas: justice, food and housing security, education, economic security, and health. Instead, most DEI efforts are led by human resource professionals with limited understanding of communities like Camden.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Health and wellness (physical and mental) – 12%. International development and relief – 6%. Community development – 3%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. Animals and wildlife – 11%. Children and youth – 10%.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Homelessness Charitable Organizations 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), for example, has long focused on the social determinants of health, an academic model that stresses how much ill health happens before anyone gets to (or fails to get to) a doctor. Some foundations are stepping up to this reality.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 139

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 110

Governance Community Development Environmental Collaborations 110

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.

Civil Society 98

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

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Point of Pride provides financial aid and direct support to trans folks in need of health and wellness care. The Prism Foundation empowers the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ community by raising critical funds and mobilizing resources to build a more just and equitable society. Stonewall Community Foundation.

Foundations 131

Foundations Culture Charitable Contribution Nonprofits 131

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 116

Public and Social Policy Community Development Governance Agriculture 116

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In a room with only members from BIPOC communities present, and after grounding ourselves in somatic practice, we felt safe to share our experiences of living within a system built to extract our labor and resources at the expense of our lives, health, and wellbeing.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Food Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 124

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 122

Food Finance Community Development Culture 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The resources involved were modest ($240,000 total) but the ambition was large—namely, to assist Native nations to “regain control of their land and natural resources, revitalize traditional stewardship practices, and build sustainable stewardship initiatives that contribute to tribal economic and community development opportunities.”

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Food Environmental 140