Blog
April 22, 2025
Invite Communities In
How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis
Aisha Benson, Marcus Walton
Blog
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...
Kristine Alvarez
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
Elise Miller, Jennifer Talansky, Anjali Deshmukh
Blog
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...
Aisha Benson
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Story
November 28, 2022
Seeing Our Adolescents Rise
A Colorado nonprofit spreads its wings
Story
October 24, 2022
Jenesse Center’s New Facility Aims to End Domestic Violence in its Community and Beyond
Transitioning families from crisis to self-sufficiency
Blog
August 8, 2022
Lived Experience, Nonprofit Expertise
Where We Go From Here Video Series
Aisha Benson, Henry A. J. Ramos
Story
April 18, 2022
LifeArk
Could modular, plastic homes help address Southern California's housing and homelessness crisis
Blog
March 1, 2022
Our Strategic Innovation Fund: How Unrestricted Funding Opened Up New Ways of Working with Community-Centered Nonprofits
In 2020, MacKenzie Scott and the Ford Foundation provided substantial unrestricted grants to NFF – grants that seeded our Strategic Innovation...
Annie Chang
Story
February 7, 2022
Why Not Prosper
Rev Michelle’s vision for a path beyond prison
Commentary
January 13, 2022
Denver Nonprofits Get an Interest-Free Boost
Originally published in Next City , January 12, 2022 No-interest loans can help nonprofits stabilize, explore new revenue sources, and become more...
Story
November 30, 2021
Dominican Women’s Development Center
“Thirty dollars and a dream”
Blog
October 25, 2021
How to Choose a Lender for Your Charter School (Hint: It’s a Lot Like Being in a Relationship!)
A loan from a community development finance institution (CDFI) can finance a new facility, allow you to hire new staff, or ensure you have enough...
Dominique Fortune
Blog
September 15, 2021
Building a World Where Everyone Can Afford a Home
Like the woman it was named for, Florence Mills Apartments makes a striking impression On the corner of Central and Jefferson in south Los Angeles,...
News
August 18, 2021
Trinity Church Wall Street Provides $6.5 million in No-Interest Loans to NYC Nonprofit Organizations in Partnership with Nonprofit Finance Fund
Many organizations are providing essential and life-changing services while struggling amid government payment cuts and delays NEW YORK, NY, August...
Story
March 30, 2021
Athletics & Beyond
“You gave us the tools Now see what we build”