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April 22, 2025
Invite Communities In
How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis
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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...
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
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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...
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June 22, 2022
Videos: What We Learned From the 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey
The 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey revealed that nonprofits are adapting to new realities as they serve communities across the United...
News
June 8, 2022
Survey of US Nonprofits: The Pandemic and an Increased Focus on Racial Equity Are Changing the Sector
Community Leaders Detail Increased Demand, How They’re Adapting, and What They Need Now in NFF’s 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey New...
Projects & Reports
November 17, 2020
Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Analysis for state Associations for Infant Mental Health ("AIMHs"), including financial sustainability recommendations
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...
Blog
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Commentary
April 8, 2020
Who Will Pay for Partnerships that Address Social Determinants of Health?
Originally published in Grantmakers In Health , April 8, 2020 The importance of addressing social determinants of health in driving health outcomes...
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...
Projects & Reports
October 9, 2019
Los Angeles Early Care and Education Provider Financial Analysis
Policy and systems change solutions that can enhance the fiscal strength of the early care and education sector
Blog
May 14, 2019
Six Ways to Improve How Government Funds Nonprofits
Tips from NFF and Social Service Providers Who pays the price for insufficient government contracts and late payments It’s the Oakland resident...