Story
January 13, 2026
People Helping People
Explore how COPO grew out of community need and became a hub for people helping people
Blog
February 5, 2026
2026 Nonprofit Trends: Challenges, Innovations, and the Capital Needed to Sustain Community Impact
In 2025, I wrote a love letter to nonprofits, thanking them for invaluable contributions to our society during an incredibly difficult time Looking...
Blog
January 20, 2026
4 Realistic Actions Funders Can Take Right Now
In a recent blog post, we shared 4 key steps nonprofit leaders can take to manage this moment We now turn to funders – many of whom are asking us a...
Blog
January 20, 2026
Rooted in Place: What Our Survey Data Found About Nonprofit Real Estate Ownership
By better understanding the factors that influence nonprofit facility ownership, we can make better decisions about how to support nonprofits in...
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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...
Blog
October 25, 2021
How to Choose a Lender for Your Charter School (Hint: It’s a Lot Like Being in a Relationship!)
A loan from a community development finance institution (CDFI) can finance a new facility, allow you to hire new staff, or ensure you have enough...
Blog
September 29, 2021
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...
Blog
September 15, 2021
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,...
Blog
July 19, 2021
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...
Projects & Reports
June 18, 2021
Advancing Resilience and Community Health
Lessons Learned from Partnerships Between Networks of Community-Based Organizations and Healthcare Organizations The Advancing Resilience and...
Blog
June 10, 2021
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...
Blog
June 8, 2021
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, (BACA, CDC) is a 30-year-old nonprofit based in...
Blog
May 5, 2021
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...
Blog
April 7, 2021
How much does it really cost to do what we do?
Undertaking a costing analysis is an opportunity for those in the nonprofit sector to tell the truth to ourselves about how much it actually...
Story
March 30, 2021
Athletics & Beyond
“You gave us the tools Now see what we build”
Projects & Reports
January 19, 2021
California Pay for Success: Final Reflections
How Can Outcomes-Based Funding Advance Racial Equity