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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
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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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January 9, 2023
When Funders Don’t Know Finance
This post originally appeared on Philanthropy News Digest on January 3, 2023 I’ve lost count of the times I’ve fielded calls from nonprofit...
Commentary
November 21, 2022
Protecting Nonprofits That Protect Us During Crises – and Beyond
Originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly , November 21, 2022 “When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke,...
Blog
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...
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