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Connecting with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Learning from Failure and Success

Originally published in Medisolv , April 8, 2024 Erin Heilman connected with NFF’s Meadow Didier and Brian Kellaway about the challenges many community-based organizations (CBOs) face when partnering with hospitals, as well as solutions and tools for more effective partnerships between CBOs and health systems. Among the challenges cited were: Newer, smaller CBOs led by people &hellip

NFF and Empire State Team Up to Help NY Community Organizations Secure Low-Cost Capital

NEW YORK, April 2, 2024 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has been tapped by Empire State Development (ESD) to help New York’s small businesses and nonprofits access the loans they need to launch, grow and stabilize their operations.  ESD awarded NFF a $80,000 grant from its Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Assistance Program, a $200,000 &hellip

Nonprofit Finance Fund Receives $200,000 to Support Lending to California Nonprofits

OAKLAND, CA, March 27, 2024 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is pleased to announce it was awarded $200,000 from the California Investment & Innovation Program (Cal IIP) to support NFF’s lending to nonprofits across California. NFF was one of 63 Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) receiving a collective $14.2 million from the first round of grants through the &hellip

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