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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...
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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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April 8, 2025
Uvalde moves forward: New school to honor Robb Elementary victims nears completion as foundation fully funds project
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , August 13, 2024 It has been nearly three years since tragedy struck Uvalde, and the community...
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April 2, 2025
NFF Receives $30 Million Bond Guarantee to Support Long-Term Community Development Investments
NFF has received $30 million via Opportunity Finance Network and the CDFI Fund’s Bond Guarantee Program (BGP), allowing for support of community...
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February 27, 2025
NFF Receives $150,000 Contribution from U.S. Bank to Support Community Land Trusts in California
LOS ANGELES (Feb 27, 2025) – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has received a $150,000 contribution from US Bank to strengthen California’s growing...
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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...
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January 28, 2025
Preserving Cultural Legacy in LA’s Little Tokyo
CDFI financing builds affordable housing and preserves legacy businesses in LA’s Little Tokyo
Commentary
December 12, 2024
What’s Next for Community Development Finance?
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , August 13, 2024 NFF President and CEO Aisha Benson was among the voices featured in Nonprofit...
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December 11, 2024
How community ownership benefits investors and communities
Community ownership catalyzes social and environmental resilience
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December 11, 2024
OASIS Hub
Fueling hope across generations
Story
November 4, 2024
SunLight General Capital
Sowing seeds of sunshine in New York’s Oneida County
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October 10, 2024
NFF Receives $2.3 Million from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
NEW YORK, October 10, 2024 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has received $23 million from the US Dept of the Treasury’s Community Development...
Story
October 1, 2024
SEAMAAC: A South Philly Home of Their Own
Securing a permanent headquarters in the heart of the community
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September 24, 2024
NFF Receives $35 Million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation
NEW YORK, September 24, 2024 – Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) has received a $35 million New Markets Tax Credit allocation to invest in up to five...