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April 22, 2025
Invite Communities In
                How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis            
                
                Aisha Benson, Marcus Walton    
         
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June 17, 2025
2025 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey Findings
                Essential, Enduring, and Under Strain: The Nonprofit Sector's Strength and Struggle in a Shifting Landscape            
                
                Elise Miller, Jennifer Talansky, Anjali Deshmukh    
         
                    Commentary
March 9, 2020
6 Steps for Grant Makers to Take Now to Ensure Nonprofits Recover From Coronavirus Spread
                Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , March 9, 2020 Organizations like Tacoma Community House in Seattle, which have been helping...            
                
                Antony Bugg-Levine    
         
                    Commentary
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...            
                
                Antony Bugg-Levine    
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September 25, 2020
Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
                Transforming community through arts and finance            
                     
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September 23, 2020
Central District Forum for Art & Ideas
                Staffing up and doubling down            
                    Blog
August 11, 2020
Without Safety Net, Nonprofits Go Above and Beyond in COVID-19 Response
                On March 27, the height of the pandemic crisis in New York City, NFF launched the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, designed to support...            
                
                Ines Marino-Torres, Avichai Scher    
         
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August 3, 2020
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
                Full cost bright spot            
                     
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July 31, 2020
Voices in Contemporary Art
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July 28, 2020
Reflections on Full Cost from Voices in Contemporary Art
                Guest blogger Lauren Shadford is executive director of Voices in Contemporary Art In 2017, our small nonprofit Voices in Contemporary...            
                
                Lauren Shadford    
         
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July 27, 2020
Arts for Healing and Justice Network
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July 14, 2020
Recovery Funds: Five Lessons from the PPP
                The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a lifeline for many businesses and nonprofits struggling with the economic devastation of the COVID-19...            
                
                Ketsia Saint-Armand    
        Blog
July 14, 2020
How Foundations Can Help Grantees Respond to COVID-19
                Claire Knowlton recently participated in a conversation with a group of foundation leaders to discuss what nonprofit leaders need right now to...            
                
                Claire Knowlton    
        Blog
June 15, 2020
COVID-19 & Cash Reserves: How Government Funding Practices Left Nonprofits Unprepared
                On March 27, NFF launched the NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund, designed to support NY human services and arts organizations with emergency,...            
                
                Ines Marino-Torres, Avichai Scher    
        Commentary
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...            
                
                Kristin Giantris, Mekdes Tsega, Tanya Shah    
        Commentary
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...            
                
                Claire Knowlton