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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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What are the Biggest Challenges in Getting (and Keeping) Your Nonprofit’s Staff and Volunteers?

Blue Avocado

Kathy Hickman from PGM Community Development Note: The opinions and product/service recommendations expressed above are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of Blue Avocado. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity.

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What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

Blue Avocado

Kathy Hickman from Precious Gifts Ministries & Community Development Corporation Fundraising Ethics: Balancing Donor and Community Needs Nonprofits struggle with moral and ethical issues surrounding the intense resources required for fundraising; “donor-centric” vs “community-centric.”

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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 ]. Six months later, boomthe product is out with a working capital line of credit. Its a credit union.

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The Next Generation of Mutualism

Stanford Social Innovation Review

billion; and co-ops and mutuals around Quebec, Canada, contribute $50 billion to Canadas gross domestic product. Today, Northern Italys co-op sector has gross revenues of about $6.1 billion; the Mondragon co-op ecosystem in the Basque region of Spain has gross revenues of about $14.5 Each was started by just a few people.

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A Political Roadmap to Social Housing: How Do We Win?

NonProfit Quarterly

Politicians are influenced by money as much as or, frankly, often much more than votes, and public policy is the product of calculating trade-offs between the two. Of course, securing a significant bloc of potential votes is only part of the battle. Nonprofit housing groups, in short, can be movement allies, not opponents.

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What’s at Stake with Threatened Federal Cuts to CDFIs?

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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