Chris Lisée, Author at Nonprofit Finance Fund

Inside NFF’s NMTC Program

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Onika Lewis, Vice President, New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), shares how NFF approaches financing through a community-centered lens. This conversation was featured in NFF’s 2025 Annual Report.

Matching Financial Data to Mission

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NFF helps The Colorado Health Foundation implement more inclusive grantmaking practices.

What Is a Learning Organization?

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Jina Paik, Vice President, Learning & Impact, digs into NFF’s history to explain how a focus on learning helps us better serve our clients and communities. This conversation was featured in NFF’s 2025 Annual Report.

Partnering to Navigate Wildfire Recovery and Resilience

With the support of California Community Foundation’s (CCF) Wildfire Recovery Fund, NFF is partnering with these LA County nonprofits to navigate the financial side of disaster recovery.

Planting Roots, Growing Branches

NFF consultants help Young Man With a Plan prepare for facility ownership.

How to Support Nonprofit Worker Well-being

New research on field-tested insights.

Legacy Elementary: A Community Rebuilds in Uvalde, Texas

A community comes together to build a new school in Uvalde, Texas.

Rooted in Place: What Our Survey Data Found About Nonprofit Real Estate Ownership

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By better understanding the factors that influence nonprofit facility ownership, we can make better decisions about how to support nonprofits in helping communities to thrive.

Survey: Philly Nonprofits Working to Meet Rising Demand for Essential Services Amid Funding Pullbacks

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Stakeholders Met to Discuss Nonprofit Finance Fund’s New Greater Philadelphia “State of the Nonprofit Sector” Survey Findings and Recommendations Philadelphia, Oct. 15, 2025 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has released a new report detailing the opportunities and challenges facing nonprofits in Greater Philadelphia. The report draws on findings from NFF’s national State of the Nonprofit &hellip

How Flexible Funding Fueled Innovation and Impact in our Pandemic Response

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Thanks to the generosity of philanthropic partners, NFF distributed flexible capital to dozens of small, community-centered nonprofits as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the United States.