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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March 14, 2017
Place Matters
DREAM Charter School serves its New York community
Blog
October 26, 2016
Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Three: Understanding Full Costs
In a three-part series on “Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health,” Alice Antonelli, Director for Consulting at Nonprofit Finance Fund...
Blog
October 19, 2016
Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models
In a three-part series on “Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health,” Alice Antonelli, Director for Consulting at Nonprofit Finance Fund...
Blog
October 12, 2016
Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part One: Top 3 Measures of Financial Health
At NFF, we frequently get asked by nonprofit leaders, “Where do I start with finance” In a three-part series on “Best Practices for Nonprofit...
Blog
January 25, 2016
Getting Over "Overhead"
We’re not alone in bemoaning overhead as downright misleading measure of a nonprofit’s efficiency and effectiveness So what’s next...
Projects & Reports
July 27, 2015
Overcoming Financial Barriers to Expanding High-Quality Early Care & Education in Southeastern Pennsylvania
An analysis of the “full costs” for providing high-quality early care and education
Blog
July 27, 2015
Overcoming Barriers to Expanding High-Quality Early Care and Education
High-quality early care and education (ECE) programs have been proven to create positive outcomes for children—especially among those living in...
Projects & Reports
February 27, 2013
Change Capital in Action: Case Studies from the Leading for the Future Program
A project to help arts organizations adapt and improve long-term health through change capital
Projects & Reports
May 24, 2011
Case for Change Capital in the Arts
A look at funding and financing practices for arts and culture organizations
Projects & Reports
March 18, 2010
The Four Horsemen of the Nonprofit Financial Apocalypse
Key contributors to nonprofit financial instability
Commentary
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...
Commentary
March 1, 2005
The Looking Glass World of Nonprofit Money
Originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly , March 1, 2005 If management is part mystery and part art, it is also part basic science and arithmetic...