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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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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
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January 23, 2025
NFF President and CEO Aisha Benson appointed as Chair for OFN Board of Directors
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced on January 23, 2025 that Aisha Benson, President and CEO of NFF, and Henry Jiménez, President and CEO...
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December 12, 2024
The Business of Small Business
Supporting CEE’s transition to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
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December 11, 2024
OASIS Hub
Fueling hope across generations
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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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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...
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November 4, 2024
SunLight General Capital
Sowing seeds of sunshine in New York’s Oneida County
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October 29, 2024
Pause and Plan as Election Day Approaches
For many of us, the time leading up to the US elections on Nov 5th has been one of urgency, action, excitement, and anxiety Now, a week out, let’s...
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October 23, 2024
NFF Selects Cohort in Mellon-Funded Initiative to Strengthen and Build Resilience for Community-led Audio and/or Audio-Visual Preservation Organizations
Through generous support from the Mellon Foundation NFF is excited to share the application results for its three-year initiative, Investing in...
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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...
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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...