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June 5, 2023
6 Ways Nonprofits Can Take Action Amid Economic Uncertainty
Anyone who shops for groceries, worries about recent bank failures, or wonders how to save for things like car repairs or college tuition understands...
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March 9, 2023
5 Ways Foundations Should Help Grantees in an Uncertain Economy
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy Many of our nonprofit clients and partners are looking to 2023 with trepidation While COVID...
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January 12, 2023
Nonprofit Finances Now
A look at nonprofit finances in the United States — how they’ve changed, where they stand now, and what the field needs to consider in...
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November 21, 2022
Protecting Nonprofits That Protect Us During Crises – and Beyond
Originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly , November 21, 2022 “When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke,...
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January 13, 2022
Denver Nonprofits Get an Interest-Free Boost
Originally published in Next City , January 12, 2022 No-interest loans can help nonprofits stabilize, explore new revenue sources, and become more...
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October 27, 2021
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...
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June 3, 2020
Essential Social Services Are Struggling to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis
Originally published in The Commonwealth Fund , June 1, 2020 Many nonprofit community-based organizations (CBOs) are struggling to survive during the...
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April 17, 2020
Why Grantmakers Need to Break Their Restriction Habit – Permanently
Originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly , April 17, 2020 Recently, hundreds of grantmakers have lifted grant restrictions to allow nonprofits to...
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April 8, 2020
Who Will Pay for Partnerships that Address Social Determinants of Health?
Originally published in Grantmakers In Health , April 8, 2020 The importance of addressing social determinants of health in driving health outcomes...
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March 20, 2020
A ‘New New Normal’ for Foundation Giving: 3 Acts That Will Make a Difference
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , March 20, 2020 Social distancing is disrupting needed services and creates unexpected sharp...
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September 10, 2019
"Why Funding Overhead Is Not the Real Issue: The Case to Cover Full Costs" in Nonprofit Quarterly
Claire Knowlton, Associate Director in Advisory Services, wrote an article for Nonprofit Quarterly about “The Case to Cover Full Costs” This...
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June 1, 2008
The Equity Capital Gap
Originally published in Stanford Social Innovation Review , June 1, 2008 For-profit businesses can efficiently and quickly raise large amounts of...