Author Archives: Visceral Dev Admin

From Energy to Equity, NFF Recommits to Climate Justice

Originally published in Opportunity Finance Network , March 26, 2024 NFF Chief of Staff Jessica LaBarbera discusses the CDFI’s re-commitment to climate investment at the intersection of racial equity, environmental justice, and community health. Read the full article to see how environmental justice is prioritized in NFF’s strategic plan and how we’re returning to our roots &hellip

NFF and Mellon Foundation Launch $1.5 Million Effort to Preserve Important Community Stories and Records

Funding from the Mellon Foundation Extends Partnership with NFF and Supports Nonprofits Taking Community-Driven Approaches to Audio-Visual Storytelling   NEW YORK, March 7, 2024 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has been tapped by the Mellon Foundation to provide comprehensive finance and operational support to community organizations that preserve and elevate underrepresented stories, utilizing audio and audio-visual &hellip

Reclaiming Financial Narratives and Negotiating with Power in the Philippines

A challenging power dynamic between funders and community organizations Assets, Agency, and Trust: shifting power to communities Kwento ng Kwenta: aligning values, culture, and finances What we learned from Assets, Agency, and Trust The concept of reclaiming financial power is universal In 2021, after years of planning, we embarked on our first-ever international project: Assets, &hellip

Announcing BEACoN: Building Equitable Assets for Communities and Nonprofits

Imagine a world where all communities have the power to pursue their aspirations. Where all communities have the capital to invest in things their residents desire. And where all communities control the assets that make them valuable and unique. That’s the world that NFF envisions. And we’re determined to make that vision a reality for &hellip

Nonprofit Finance Fund Receives $5.5 Million to Support Community-Owned Assets in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. (Nov. 15, 2023) — Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is pleased to announce a $5 million investment from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The investment will support lending to New Jersey community development corporations, community land trusts, faith-based and other nonprofits pursuing property ownership for long-term community well-being. NFF will also receive a &hellip

NFF CEO Aisha Benson Reelected to Opportunity Finance Network’s Board of Directors

New York, New York – November 7, 2023 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is pleased to share that President and CEO Aisha Benson was elected to serve a second full term on the Board of Directors of the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN). “Growing up in low-income housing in Harlem, I was surrounded by people who worked tirelessly to &hellip

Organizations that Bolster Newark’s Nonprofits Invest in Their Ability to Meet Long-Term Community Needs

The Prudential Foundation Partners with Nonprofit Finance Fund to Lead the Second Newark Nonprofit Capacity Accelerator, a $1.2 M Initiative Supporting Nonprofit Intermediaries with Services from Cause Effective, the Institute for Nonprofit Practice, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Prudential Financial, Taproot Foundation, and the TCC Group.  NEWARK, NJ, July 11, 2023 – Newark’s residents and nonprofits are connected and supported by intermediary &hellip