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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. Between 2014 and 2022 alone, assets under management in the CDFI sector expanded more than sevenfold. billion in assets by 2022.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

Social housing is housing that is publicly owned or under democratic community control—permanently affordable, and off-limits to profiteers. It encompasses co-op, community land trust (CLT), mutual , and public housing, and can include a host of new and existing publicly supported models. What is Social Housing? As of 2023, 65.7

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How Guarantees Can Advance Community Development and Racial Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

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. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to “flexible” capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

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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. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.

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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 ]. It counts to them as managing risk responsibly. SD: We tend to romanticize community banks.

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How to Preserve Existing Affordable Housing: The Value of Human Scale

NonProfit Quarterly

Most small buildings are what are known as “naturally occurring affordable housing” (NOAH), an industry term for buildings that have affordable rents without receiving public subsidies. Advocates are exploring a range of solutions, including joint ownership, targeted public investment, and housing preservation measures.

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Executive Director

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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. Public Health & Emergency Preparedness: Addressing community health and safety.