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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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September 23, 2025
How Nonprofit Leaders Can Navigate Financial Uncertainty
For many nonprofit leaders, this is an unpredictable and chaotic time The simultaneous challenges of policy shifts and economic pressures are making...
Kristine Alvarez
Projects & Reports
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
Blog
August 8, 2025
Love Letter to Nonprofits
Dear Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakers, In a world where the distance between need and available resources continues to widen, your work has never...
Aisha Benson
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February 8, 2022
A Conversation with Zachary Kaplan of Rhizome
As technology continues to rapidly evolve, digital humanities organizations have been at the forefront of innovation in the humanities They use...
Zachary Kaplan
Story
September 25, 2020
Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
Transforming community through arts and finance
Story
September 23, 2020
Central District Forum for Art & Ideas
Staffing up and doubling down
Story
July 31, 2020
Voices in Contemporary Art
Full cost bright spot
Blog
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
Story
July 27, 2020
Arts for Healing and Justice Network
Full cost bright spot
Story
August 7, 2019
Old Boilers and Overcrowding: Facility Costs to Consider
Facilities are mission-critical for some nonprofits, but facility ownership comes with upfront and ongoing costs to consider
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
Rebecca Thomas
Projects & Reports
May 24, 2011
Case for Change Capital in the Arts
A look at funding and financing practices for arts and culture organizations
Rebecca Thomas, Rodney Christopher, Holly Sidford
Projects & Reports
January 1, 2003
Rising in Stages: How Steppenwolf Excelled, First on the Boards, Then in the Boardroom, and Ultimately on the Balance Sheet
From an 88-seat facility in a church basement to a nationally acclaimed theater
Tony Proscio, Clara Miller, Alice Fisher, Jason Kuschner, Wells Chen
Projects & Reports
March 1, 1994
Cultural Facilities Study Summary
Facilities dominate arts operations to an extent rarely seen in any sector Their facilities are technically complex, expensive and time-consuming to...
NFF Team