Author Archives: Visceral Dev Admin

How to Fund Place-Based Partnerships, if We Want Them to Work

Originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly , October 27, 2021 During the early days of COVID in March 2020, members of Rocky Mountain Partnership, a place-based partnership dedicated to driving economic and social mobility for its community members, flexed their collaboration muscles to coordinate a response to quickly evolving community needs in the Denver area. Long-standing &hellip

What we can do with $450,000

It costs $450,000 per year to keep one woman jailed in New York City. That startling statistic came up in a gathering of human services organizations that serve women involved in the justice system. They had come together with NFF to share and deepen their strategic financial management knowledge to support mission delivery and advocate for &hellip

Building a World Where Everyone Can Afford a Home

Like the woman it was named for, Florence Mills Apartments makes a striking impression. On the corner of Central and Jefferson in south Los Angeles, this modern-looking affordable housing complex rises four stories above the ground. Brightly-colored murals depicting Florence Mills, a jazz singer and Black rights activist, shine from two of the building’s walls. &hellip

Practical tips for a smooth nonprofit audit (even when it’s over Zoom!)

So what is an audit, exactly? An audit is an independent examination of the accounting records of an organization – either for profit or nonprofit. In an audit, an independent professional accounting firm with no vested interest in the organization being audited checks all of the organization’s financial transactions and statements to determine whether that organization’s financial &hellip

Advancing Resilience and Community Health

Lessons Learned from Partnerships Between Networks of Community-Based Organizations and Healthcare Organizations The Advancing Resilience and Community Health (ARCH) initiative was designed to help networks of nonprofit community-based organizations (CBOs) develop new contracts, payment models, and partnership approaches with healthcare payors to achieve better health outcomes across the United States. Through ARCH, NFF partnered with &hellip

A Community-First Nonprofit Responds to COVID: “We’re a speed boat, not a steam ship”

A Conversation with Tree House Books Tree House Books has a vision: that every child in Philadelphia has access to books, and an opportunity to pursue their dreams. Its book distribution, after-school, and summer programs are a mainstay of neighborhood education and connection. NFF team members Kristine Alvarez and Michelle Obert spoke with Tree House Books Executive Director &hellip

A Community Nonprofit Meets Urgent Needs and Plans for West Philadelphia’s Future

A conversation with Belmont Alliance Civic Association CDC Belmont Alliance Civic Association, CDC, (B.A.C.A., CDC) is a 30-year-old nonprofit based in the Belmont District of West Philadelphia, but, when it comes to meeting community needs, is a “service provider with no boundaries.” Many parents rely on B.A.C.A., CDC for everyday essentials like diapers. In addition to &hellip

Achieving Health Equity: Community-Led Alternatives to Healthcare-CBO Partnerships

NFF has engaged in numerous efforts across the country focused on facilitating partnerships between community-based organization (CBOs) and health care providers and payors (HCOs). When entering these partnerships, both CBOs and HCOs express an intent to address the social determinants of health (SDOH), improve health outcomes, and increase health equity. However, despite the tremendous time &hellip