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

NonProfit Quarterly

For new construction, larger buildings can result in smaller per-unit costs. The program is intended to preemptively address the displacement pressure expected from the construction of The Obama Presidential Center. Image credit: stevegeer on istock.com Affordable housing programs often neglect small buildings.

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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

As a Puerto Rico-based nonprofit that leverages community-based abandonment inventories, community–municipal partnerships, a rehabilitation and construction team, and in-house legal expertise to convert abandoned buildings and lots into opportunities for community-led development, the lack of access to financing nearly destroyed the organization.

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What To Do About Fundraising’s Dark Side

The Agitator

But frankly, we wish we were getting even more concerned and constructive response. Lean on the AFP and DMA to use their muscle on behalf of honest nonprofits and fundraisers like you. Advocate for regulations that both reflect the strategic realities of nonprofit finance and refuse to tolerate fraud.

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