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What Is a Community Development Corporation?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: coffeekai on istock.com Community is one of humanity’s great achievements. Yet community development corporations , a $28 billion sector of over 6,200 nonprofits that support local community economic development, are largely invisible in the national conversation. Sure, we stopped a highway.

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Faith Communities and Affordable Housing: Challenges and Opportunities

NonProfit Quarterly

Limited housing stock impacts families by raising their housing costs to unaffordable levels, forcing people to move or face homelessness. The recently passed California legislation, SB 4, the “ Yes In God’s Backyard ” bill, empowers churches, faith institutions, and nonprofit colleges to erect affordable housing on their lands.

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

Bloomerang

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

#GivingTuesday 2020 is December 1 and below are important data about GivingTuesday donors to help your nonprofit create a successful campaign. From the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report : 2) 9% of donors worldwide donated to a nonprofit, NGO, or charity on GivingTuesday 2019. International development and relief – 6%.

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Connecting Faith Institutions to Capital

NonProfit Quarterly

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. They provide social services, healthcare screening, workforce development, and education.”

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Nonprofit Marketing Jobs: March 23, 2012

Getting Attention

Please post your nonprofit marketing position here — FT or PT staff, consulting or internship opportunities. 1) Business Development Manager and. 2) Communications Associate. 3) Communications Associate and Director of Development and Communications. Nonprofit Marketing Jobs — March 16, 2012.

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Seven Steps to Overcoming the Fear of Calling Potential Funders

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Earlier this month I commented in my newsletter and wrote a blog post about how nonprofits should not be afraid of the “what ifs” out there, prompted by a recent Virginia ruling that liking a Facebook page did not count as protected free speech. small development shop. Guest Post by Wendy Baird of Wendy Baird Consulting.