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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...
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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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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...
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
Story
May 28, 2025
Capital + Consulting: A Powerful Combination
When we combine consulting with capital, organizations stand to benefit even more
Blog
April 22, 2025
Invite Communities In
How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis
Projects & Reports
February 25, 2025
Uncovering the Full Cost of LA Youth Workforce Development Programs
An analysis of unfunded expenses from the providers' experience
News
February 5, 2025
Nonprofit Finance Fund’s BEACoN Initiative Makes $20 Million in Loans Available to Boost Community Ownership of Assets in New Jersey
PNC, Citizens, and The Prudential Foundation Join Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Support Affordable Housing Development and More NEWARK, NJ (Feb...
Projects & Reports
February 5, 2025
Resourcing Resilience
Aligning Public and Philanthropic Funding for California Communities
Commentary
December 11, 2024
How community ownership benefits investors and communities
Community ownership catalyzes social and environmental resilience
News
November 21, 2024
Aisha Benson quoted in Chronicle of Philanthropy article, "Where Did the Funding Go?"
NFF’s CEO Aisha Benson offers her perspective about the types of services and support that nonprofits will need under the new administration in...
News
October 8, 2024
NFF Receives $22 Million Grant from MacKenzie Scott
NEW YORK, October 8, 2024 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has received a $22 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott It is the second...
Commentary
August 13, 2024
Grant Makers, Here’s How to Support Nonprofits Led by People of Color
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , August 13, 2024 NFF’s Aisha Benson discusses the decline in philanthropic support for...
Projects & Reports
July 31, 2024
It Takes a Village. Let’s Make the Village Fair and Inclusive.
Advancing systems-level conversations related to fair compensation and working conditions for early childhood education (ECE) providers