Tessa Borelli, Author at Nonprofit Finance Fund

How Community Ownership Creates Affordable Spaces, Local Power, and Lasting Community Wealth

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An exploration of how community ownership can build lasting community wealth and well‑being.

Nonprofit Finance Fund Releases Video Story Featuring its Work with Colorado Community Builders

“What Does It Take to Build Stronger Communities?” New York, July 6, 2026 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has released a video spotlighting its three-year initiative to build the financial strength of 20 nonprofits focused on the social drivers of community health. The Community Builders initiative, funded by the Colorado Health Foundation (CHF) and led &hellip

NFF Celebrates Ron Clark Academy with Visit to Atlanta Nonprofit School

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NFF’s New Markets Tax Credit Program Helped Build Academy’s Landmark Performing Arts Center Atlanta, May 21, 2026 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) staff visited The Ron Clark Academy (RCA) to see the results of its financing programs at work in Atlanta. Ron Clark Academy is a nationally celebrated nonprofit middle school in Southeast Atlanta that &hellip

The Business Case for Community Ownership

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Real-world lessons, frameworks, and case studies – from housing to clean energy – showing community ownership in practice.

Nonprofit Finance Fund and Justice Capital Release Report on the Business Case for Community Ownership of Local Assets

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Will Share Frameworks, Case Studies, and Impact Data at Mission Investors Exchange Conference on Wednesday NEW YORK CITY, April 28, 2026 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) and Justice Capital have released a new report, “The Business Case for Community Ownership: A Framework for Shared Prosperity,” with contributions from a team of experienced stakeholders. Community ownership &hellip

Inside Philanthropy Covers NFF’s New Report on Worker Well-Being

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NFF’s new report, “The Heart of the Nonprofit Sector,” was featured by Mike Scutari in an article for Inside Philanthropy with a summary of the report’s key findings and quotes from co-author Elise Miller, Senior Director for NFF’s Community Engagement department. Nonprofit burnout has become so well documented that it sometimes seems inevitable. The good &hellip

New Research on Nonprofit Worker Well-Being Reveals Field-Tested Practices to Secure the Future of the Sector

Nonprofit Finance Fund Report Identifies Actions to Stem Worker Burnout and Build Strong Organizations for Healthy Communities Oakland, CA, March 4, 2026 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF)’s new report, “The Heart of the Nonprofit Sector,” draws on significant research, survey data, case studies, and analysis to share actionable practices that advance worker well-being. Americans rely &hellip

Revitalizing Memphis’ South City Neighborhood with Early Childhood Education

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The South City Early Childhood Education Center is part of a new chapter for local families in Memphis.

NYC’s Nonprofits Will Make or Break Mayor Mamdani’s Agenda

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How the city can support a critical sector by ending bad practices. Aisha Benson, Beatriz de la Torre, Michelle Jackson, and Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham contributed an article to City and State NY urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to improve how the city works with its network of community-based nonprofits. Demand for nonprofit services is rising at the same &hellip

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 Services Atlanta, Jan. 28, 2026 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (CFGA) are embarking on a comprehensive effort to boost the financial strength of the nonprofits that educate, feed, house, enrich, and otherwise serve Greater &hellip