Projects & Reports
June 12, 2026
Beyond the Twelve-month Grant
Three years of flexible funding and self-directed support helped 20 Colorado nonprofits strengthen their organizations and the communities they serve
Eric Lynch
Story
June 2, 2026
Matching Financial Data to Mission
NFF helps The Colorado Health Foundation implement more inclusive grantmaking practices
Chris Lisée
Blog
June 2, 2026
Inside NFF’s NMTC Program
Onika Lewis, Vice President, New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), shares how NFF approaches financing through a community-centered lens This conversation...
Onika Lewis
Blog
June 2, 2026
What Is a Learning Organization?
Jina Paik, Vice President, Learning & Impact, digs into NFF’s history to explain how a focus on learning helps us better serve our clients and...
Jina Paik
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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...
Dominique Fortune
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...
Chris Lisée, Deirdre Flynn
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...
Anand Attavane
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...
NFF Consulting Team
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...
Deirdre Flynn
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...
Deirdre Flynn
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
Dana Archer-Rosenthal
Blog
December 15, 2020
What being trusted by a donor means
I am excited to share that NFF is among the 384 organizations to receive support from MacKenzie Scott in a round of new grants announced today These...
Antony Bugg-Levine