Blog
April 22, 2025
Invite Communities In
How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis
Aisha Benson, Marcus Walton
Blog
September 23, 2025
How Nonprofit Leaders Can Navigate Financial Uncertainty
For many nonprofit leaders, this is an unpredictable and chaotic time The simultaneous challenges of policy shifts and economic pressures are making...
Kristine Alvarez
Projects & Reports
June 17, 2025
2025 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey Findings
Essential, Enduring, and Under Strain: The Nonprofit Sector's Strength and Struggle in a Shifting Landscape
Elise Miller, Jennifer Talansky, Anjali Deshmukh
Blog
August 8, 2025
Love Letter to Nonprofits
Dear Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakers, In a world where the distance between need and available resources continues to widen, your work has never...
Aisha Benson
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Blog
February 5, 2026
2026 Nonprofit Trends: Challenges, Innovations, and the Capital Needed to Sustain Community Impact
In 2025, I wrote a love letter to nonprofits, thanking them for invaluable contributions to our society during an incredibly difficult time Looking...
Aisha Benson, Annie Chang, David Streim, Dorothy Jones, Jana L Reed, Kristin Giantris, Jennifer Talansky, Jessica LaBarbera, Rakiba Kibria
Commentary
January 28, 2026
NYC’s Nonprofits Will Make or Break Mayor Mamdani’s Agenda
How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices Aisha Benson, Beatriz de la Torre, Michelle Jackson, and Kathryn...
Aisha Benson, Beatriz de la Torre, Michelle Jackson, Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham
News
January 27, 2026
Nonprofit Finance Fund and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Launch Multi-Year Initiative to Support Local Nonprofits
Metro Atlanta Nonprofit Sector Sustainability Fund Will Include Financial Resources and Consulting to Help Nonprofits Providing Essential...
Blog
January 20, 2026
Rooted in Place: What Our Survey Data Found About Nonprofit Real Estate Ownership
By better understanding the factors that influence nonprofit facility ownership, we can make better decisions about how to support nonprofits in...
Elise Miller, Chris Lisée
News
December 10, 2025
NYC In-Person Workshop: Strategies for Nonprofits Navigating Uncertainty
NFF is offering the NY nonprofit community an in-person financial management workshop! With generous support from TD Bank, this workshop is free to...
News
December 1, 2025
$5 Million Inland Empire Nonprofit Loan Fund Now Open
Nonprofit Finance Fund Chosen to Manage Fund for City of Riverside and San Bernardino County Nonprofits Los Angeles, Dec 1, 2025 – California...
News
October 15, 2025
Survey: Philly Nonprofits Working to Meet Rising Demand for Essential Services Amid Funding Pullbacks
Stakeholders Met to Discuss Nonprofit Finance Fund’s New Greater Philadelphia “State of the Nonprofit Sector” Survey Findings and...
Commentary
September 25, 2025
The Hidden Power of Nonprofits in Finance, Community, and Social Change
The PlayFull Podcast host Kristine Michie welcomes Aisha Benson, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, as part of the Brave Voices series Aisha...
Blog
September 23, 2025
How Nonprofit Leaders Can Navigate Financial Uncertainty
For many nonprofit leaders, this is an unpredictable and chaotic time The simultaneous challenges of policy shifts and economic pressures are making...
Kristine Alvarez
News
September 17, 2025
Survey: NYC Nonprofits are Enduring Under Strain of Funding Pullbacks and Severe Government Payment Delays
Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 10th “State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey” Details Contributions and Health of City’s Community Infrastructure...
Blog
September 15, 2025
How Flexible Funding Fueled Innovation and Impact in our Pandemic Response
Thanks to the generosity of philanthropic partners, NFF distributed flexible capital to dozens of small, community-centered nonprofits as the...
Blog
August 8, 2025
Love Letter to Nonprofits
Dear Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakers, In a world where the distance between need and available resources continues to widen, your work has never...
Aisha Benson