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Banking and Community: A Conversation with Oscar Perry Abello

NonProfit Quarterly

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 ]. What allowed the bank to succeed for as long as it did, and what led to its merger with a non-Black-owned bank?

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Cause Marketing: Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You!

Selfish Giving

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. . 3P : How has the field of Cause Marketing evolved and where does it stand today?

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For the Love of Humankind: End of Year Fundraising for Community impact

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

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.” .

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How to Align Assets with Mission: Small Steps That Nonprofits Can Take

NonProfit Quarterly

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position.

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Will Impact Investing Support Employee Ownership? Here’s What the Data Say

NonProfit Quarterly

According to Lyon and Menter, worker cooperatives, which are growing in number rapidly , create wealth less quickly, but they are very effective at building worker power, are deeply democratic, and—unlike ESOPs—are rarely sold to non-employee-owners. They also include legal mechanisms that prohibit sale.

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2024 Nonprofit Voter Guide

MNA Association

That includes supporting both patients and providers at our state’s non-profit healthcare organizations. If re-elected, I’ll make sure that my door remains open to Montana’s non-profits, just like it is to all Montanans. We have a rich environment of non profits and a generous culture willing to support them.

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Community Ownership of Real Estate: A Los Angeles Story

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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