Projects & Reports
June 12, 2026
Beyond the Twelve-month Grant
Three years of flexible funding and self-directed support helped 20 Colorado nonprofits strengthen their organizations and the communities they serve
Story
June 2, 2026
Matching Financial Data to Mission
NFF helps The Colorado Health Foundation implement more inclusive grantmaking practices
Blog
June 2, 2026
Inside NFF’s NMTC Program
Onika Lewis, Vice President, New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), shares how NFF approaches financing through a community-centered lens This conversation...
Blog
June 2, 2026
What Is a Learning Organization?
Jina Paik, Vice President, Learning & Impact, digs into NFF’s history to explain how a focus on learning helps us better serve our clients and...
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Blog
November 28, 2017
Budgeting for Restrictions
An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting
Blog
November 21, 2017
Budgeting Best Practices
An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting
Blog
November 14, 2017
Nonprofit Budgeting Basics
An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting
Blog
November 7, 2017
Making Your Budget the Backbone of Your Nonprofit
An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting
Blog
March 19, 2017
Deciding on a Facility Project
If your organization is considering a facility project, there will be a special set of challenges to your infrastructure, which may already be...
Blog
March 19, 2017
Pitfalls and Dangers to Avoid During Facilities Projects
If you’ve cleared your first hurdles and are now ready to face the challenges of construction, there are a variety of ways in which the wrong...
Blog
March 19, 2017
Before You Begin: What is a Facilities Project?
Most people know a facility project when they see one–buying or renting a building, renovation, office build-out, major repairs or systems upgrades...
Blog
October 26, 2016
Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Three: Understanding Full Costs
In a three-part series on “Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health,” Alice Antonelli, Director for Consulting at Nonprofit Finance Fund...
Blog
October 19, 2016
Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models
In a three-part series on “Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health,” Alice Antonelli, Director for Consulting at Nonprofit Finance Fund...
Blog
October 12, 2016
Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part One: Top 3 Measures of Financial Health
At NFF, we frequently get asked by nonprofit leaders, “Where do I start with finance” In a three-part series on “Best Practices for Nonprofit...
Blog
January 25, 2016
Getting Over "Overhead"
We’re not alone in bemoaning overhead as downright misleading measure of a nonprofit’s efficiency and effectiveness So what’s next...
Commentary
June 1, 2008
The Equity Capital Gap
Originally published in Stanford Social Innovation Review , June 1, 2008 For-profit businesses can efficiently and quickly raise large amounts of...