NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

What becomes critical here is to capture these rental units for public use by implementing tenant and community right of first refusal options and prioritizing access for nonprofits (such as community development corporations ). Additionally, it will train developers, property managers, and other owners on co-governance models.

Public and Social Policy 131

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Floating Doctors similarly offers mobile healthcare, education, and community development to underserved communities worldwide. Additional ETA programs—hospital management training, sterile instrument processing, and nurse mentorship courses—are underway at Freetown’s largest teaching hospital, Connaught Hospital.

Medical 116

Medical Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

Key economic strategies for doing so include repurposing and updating existing tax credits, loan strategies, and market proposals: Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are now used for supporting local community business activity and cooperatives.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 23, 2025

Oscar Perry Abello: In my work as an economic justice correspondent at Next City, I had written all these stories about credit unions, community banking, and CDFIs [ Community Development Financial Institutions ]. It counts to them as managing risk responsibly. SD: We tend to romanticize community banks.

Insurance 80

Insurance Non-Profits Governance Finance 80

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 16, 2025

is part of a growing community ownership movement to reclaim land and protect neighborhoods from extraction. The path to community ownership isn’t easy, however. Real estate development tends to operate on fast timelines and rigid expectations—rarely aligning with the slower, community-centered processes required for lasting change.

Food 61

Food Finance Culture Entrepreneurship 61

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts. In California, public banks are barred from competing with local financial institutions. Along with the business plan, the regulators will expect three years of detailed financial projections, an identified CEO, and a proposed board of directors.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 6, 2025

Since 1973, I have started or led 14 nonprofit enterprises in the arts, community development, and civic engagement sectors. I have been a managing director, a board member, a board president, a consultant to nonprofits, and taught college courses on nonprofit management and policy at several Chicago universities.

Public and Social Policy 93

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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 74

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

Also involved, as Abello reported at the time, was Jones Lang LaSalle, a global real estate services firm that had “agreed to serve as master developer and property manager, raising the capital to build out the rest of the group’s vision and manage the property on an ongoing basis.”

Culture 66

Culture Law Energy Associations 66

Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

Advocate: Emphasize the vital role of volunteering in driving broader societal change and community development. Encourage corporate partners to activate volunteer time off policies, demonstrating how employer-supported service strengthens workplaces while expanding community impact.

Nonprofit governance and management 72

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Community Development Foundations 72

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2025

In 2008, with $5 million in enterprise capital from the Ford Foundation and investments from four partner organizations, ROC USA created a sustainable model to help residents purchase their communities when they come up for sale.

Social Enterprise 97

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 4, 2025

The report also highlights some of the economic impacts: Native peoples, communities, and enterprises are excluded from philanthropy, investments, capital, and banking, and other economic systems. Native justice, of course, can (and should) inform broader notions of justice.

Public and Social Policy 110

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Darmstadt, a city of more than 168,000, is striving to balance the influx of newcomers while also managing the social and economic implications of diversifying populations. The city fully embraces Gemeinwesenarbeit, a German term that refers to community development. It is rarely straightforward. But housing is just one layer.

Nonprofit governance and management 91

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 91

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This type of revenue provides flexibility in managing operational expenses, program development, and other essential activities. They can also indicate an effective volunteer management program. This could be a sign that your volunteer management practices arent as effective as before.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Retention Nonprofits Health 52

Anedot

APRIL 8, 2025

Emergency Assistance & Case Management: Financial and resource support for crises. Thrift Store: Generating funds for community programs. Abriendo Caminos: Strengthening engagement and leadership within the Latino community. Perform annual management employee reviews and support individual professional development.

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). The ROC-ET Initiative intentionally attracted two CDFIs pursuing different strategies in order to layer their capital and better manage risk. Each CDFI is shaped by its history of filling the capital gaps and target markets it sets out to serve.

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 61

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Law Public and Nonprofit Management 61

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2025

Detroiters did not widely know these numbers before, and their repetition over the past three years has changed the conversation on community development in Detroit. The research compiled by DPP and its allies was folded into community meetings and candidate forums for the 2021 municipal elections.

Public and Social Policy 68

Public and Social Policy Finance Community Development Homelessness 68

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

Image Credit: Brian Koellish on iStock Nearly a third of US communities are CDFI deserts. In these turbulent times, many leaders of the nations growing network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs)which now collectively manage $468 billion in assets, a 615 percent increase over the past decadehave high hopes.

Finance 105

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Prior to partnering with UPILF, church staff managed the requests, but as Barnwell tells NPQ , the process was often overwhelming and follow-up with recipients was haphazard. Through redlining , subprime mortgages, and predatory lending, US banks have helped perpetuate the racial wealth divide.

Education 108

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 108

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 30, 2025

Virtually everyone I know is finding ways to supportand celebrate the successes ofthe vital struggles being led by federal workers , nonprofit workers , and community development financial institutions. Such is the case with many struggles against the present administration of President Donald Trump.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 142

Nonprofit Administration and Development Agriculture Food Production 142

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 66

Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance Urban development Construction 66

Candid

MAY 8, 2025

From eastern Tennessee to Californias Central Valley, we at Save the Children have seen how community-led approaches deliver resultsfrom education to housing to community development. Here are some dos and donts for supporting community-led impact. positive change. Dont fund and then neglect.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Children Construction Collaborations 52

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. Adding to this complexity, many guarantors lack systems, policies, and procedures to manage guarantees.

Community Development 110

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 110

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Dawn Wilcox is the Managing Director of Social Impact at Allison+Partners with nearly two decades of experience helping brands make our world a better place. . ThrdPlace is a social platform for local action that brings consumers together with for-profits and non-profits to change the way community development projects get done. .

Non-Profits 224

Non-Profits Marketing Marketing Community Development 224

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 31, 2024

These individuals have been selected for their passion, innovation, and unwavering dedication to the core principles of nonprofit management. Effective leadership is crucial for these organizations to thrive and continue to serve their communities.

Nonprofit Leadership 189

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Foundations 189

Ann Green

APRIL 7, 2015

You spend hours in front of the monitor managing the campaign and responding to donors via email and social networks. Create community. Develop a community. Lori Finch is the Vice President of Community Giving, Kimbia and the General Manager of Give Local America. Don’t let that work go to waste.

Universities 189

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 189

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

However, when managed wisely, overhead expenses, including capacity building, are vital investments that pave the way for a nonprofit’s growth and success. 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

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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. It is too hot or cold.

Values 122

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Developing a sound approach to managing these assets is part of the fiduciary responsibility of nonprofit boards. A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.

Public and Social Policy 127

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2024

Five years ago, I found myself working at a midsized community development nonprofit. We held our first informal meeting in a local park, away from the prying eyes of management. Our next step was to present our demands to management. While the mission was noble, workplace conditions were far from ideal.

Nonprofit governance and management 121

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Leadership Law 121

Pam Moore

OCTOBER 3, 2016

They are often thrown to the wild pack of tweeting craziness as their management teams and leadership know less than they do in understanding how to drive business value using these new social tools and methodologies. We must understand mindsets of our stakeholders, management and team members. Click To Tweet.

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Management Foundations 167

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

This speaks directly to the central paradox: While the traditional approach to money management is part of the problem in philanthropy and impact investing, chosen strategies have also played an outsized role in where we are. What if DAFs and foundations relied on fund allocators and managers who are proximate to communities and their issues?

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 119

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In 1979, I discovered financial cooperatives—namely, credit unions—and I joined the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions in 1980. Michael McCray: I was born into community development finance. Cliff Rosenthal: I abandoned a career as a Russian historian to be a co-op organizer starting in the 1970s.

Finance 126

Finance Insurance Community Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Temple ) and a community development financial institution ( Communities Unlimited ) are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity. When we talk about economic development in East Texas, we often like to start with a the figure below, which comes from a T.L.L.

Entrepreneurship 127

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 127

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. I was suddenly faced with aging technology and a budget under $5,000 – including printing costs.

Marketing 157

Marketing Marketing Advertising Production 157

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Whether we are working in community development, food insecurity, or racial justice, our fundraising must be grounded in our organization’s mission as we work to center the community we seek to serve and develop measurable impact and progress. . The answer should simply be “ For the love of humankind.” .

Sociology 167

Sociology Non-Profit Management Non-Profits Political Science 167