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The Importance of Establishing Operating Reserves for Nonprofits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A minority of nonprofits have more than six months of cash in reserve, according to reports like the Nonprofit Finance Fund’s State of the Sector ; many have less than three months of operating reserves on hand. A plan showing the group intended to raise at least 12.5

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Opportunity! Nonprofit Communications Jobs

Getting Attention

Business Development Manager Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York, NY). Investigative Journalist & Marketing/ Communications Specialist Better Government Association (Chicago, IL). Marketing Strategist The Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Associate Project Editor Appalachian Mountain Club (Boston, MA).

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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

The value of relationships In nonprofit financing, relationships play a pivotal, often understated, role. While some financial entities were constrained by rigid processes, FSB, Seed Commons, Chordata Capital, and NALCAB saw the broader picture, recognizing the transformative potential of movement alliances.

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