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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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The Nonprofit Budget Balancing Act: Crafting Budgets for Fundraising Success

The Charity CFO

The Nonprofit Budget Balancing Act: Crafting Budgets for Fundraising Success Nonprofit leaders know all too well that crafting budgets isnt just about numbersits about storytelling. Why Nonprofits Need Multiple Budgets Different funders have different priorities. For guidance, refer to our nonprofit budgeting best practices.

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Nonprofits Need Equity Too: The Case for Providing “Enterprise Capital”

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: Morgan Housel on Unsplash The funding landscape for nonprofits has undergone a seismic shift. Todays model for funding nonprofits and social enterprises is fundamentally broken. This means providing funding with the purpose of investing in the capacity of nonprofits to invest in their own enterprises.

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The Difference Between Traditional Payroll and a PEO for Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

As a nonprofit leader, you’re constantly looking for ways to streamline operations and maximize resources. As a nonprofit organization, there are many pitfalls around payroll and you need to be aware of the rules. Many nonprofits handle payroll in-house or outsource to a payroll provider.

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Donor To Report: Strengthening Nonprofit Financial Management Through Fundraising–Finance Alignment

Bloomerang

At large nonprofits, operations are often distributed across departments and geographies. But even with sophisticated teams and tools, one persistent challenge remains: misalignment between fundraising and finance. When these two functions operate in silos, the result isn’t just administrative friction—it’s strategic risk.

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Chief Financial Officer

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Our veterinary experts develop new clinical techniques to improve marine mammal rehabilitation and care and investigate the reasons why marine mammals strand and how these factors are connected to the ecosystem and human health. Executive lead for the Finance, Audit, Investment, and IT Board committees.

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Providence Nonprofits Reeling from Funding Cuts and Threats (And, Organizations—What You Can Do!)

NonProfit Quarterly

Theyre all nonprofits. To say that many nonprofits would cease to exist without [federal] funding is putting it mildly. Recent executive orders by the Trump administration are touching off fear and uncertainty among nonprofits in Providence and other cities across the country. And theyre under attack.