Social Currency

Social Currency

NFF’s social-sector insights

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    Pause and Plan as Election Day Approaches

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    Health Blog

    Advancing Team-based Care: A Collaborative Approach

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    How to Ensure Up-Front Payments to Homeless Services Providers Work

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Critical Social Services Hang in the Balance of NYC Contracting Reform

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Their Strength is their Humanity

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Reclaiming Financial Narratives and Negotiating with Power in the Philippines

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Audits, Reviews, and Compilations, Oh My!

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    It Doesn't Happen On Its Own

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Need For Humanness Is Greater Than Ever

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Why We Recommend a Board-Designated Reserve over an Endowment as a Tool for Nonprofit Sustainability

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    More Than Just Food

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Backbone of Just About Everything

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Arts and Culture Blog

    A Conversation with Mike Furlough about HathiTrust

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    Digital Marketing and Social Media Tips for Busy Nonprofit Leaders

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Flexible Funding Beyond the Crisis

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Completing the Historical Narrative

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Healing Communities, Bridging Systems

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Sí se puede

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Blog

    Black History Month Recommendations from Team NFF

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    Going Deeper: Reflections from Board Chair Georgette Wong

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    When Funders Don't Know Finance

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Reflections on a Most Worthy and Exciting Journey

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Food Apartheid

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Love Everybody

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Art of Affordable Housing

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Lived Experience, Nonprofit Expertise

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
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    A Necessary Disruption: Taking Racial Equity from Idea to Reality

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    NFF’s Board Thanks Interim CEO & President Trella Walker

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    Human Services Blog

    How One Nonprofit Shifted Its Culture to Invest in Change and Opportunity

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Videos: What We Learned From the 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey

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    Arts and Culture / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Conversation with Sandra Phoenix and Tina Rollins about HBCU Library Alliance

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Love Is a Doing Thing

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Let There Be Light

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    What I learned as a founding member of NFF’s Social Innovation and Equity Council (SIEC)

    SIEC Perspectives |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Next Level

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Arts and Culture / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Conversation with Samip Mallick of the South Asian American Digital Archive

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Our Strategic Innovation Fund: How Unrestricted Funding Opened Up New Ways of Working with Community-Centered Nonprofits

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    Arts and Culture / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Conversation with Mills Kelly of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

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    Arts and Culture / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Conversation with Kathleen Fitzpatrick of Humanities Commons

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    Arts and Culture / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Conversation with Zachary Kaplan of Rhizome

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    BMe, Rising Together: A “Fam” of Black Nonprofit Leaders

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    CitizensNYC, Rising Together: Changing the Trajectory of New York, One Community at a Time

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Hispanic Federation, Rising Together: Strengthening Latino Communities Nationwide

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Flexibility, Resilience, and a Good Coach: Why Equity Work is a Lot Like Gymnastics

    SIEC Perspectives |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    One Billion Dollars: What This Milestone Means to Me

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Good Folks, Amazing Things

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Jackets and Jobs

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Acting with Intention

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Human Services Blog

    North Valley Caring Services: For this nonprofit, community comes first

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Credible Messengers

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    What we can do with $450,000

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    Housing Blog

    Building a World Where Everyone Can Afford a Home

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Stories That Bridge Divides

    SIEC Perspectives |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Social Justice Onboarding and Employee Resource Groups: How We’re Aligning Around Racial Equity

    SIEC Perspectives |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Generational Impact

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Where We Go From Here Video Series

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Act Boldly

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Invest in Results Podcast

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Money and power: Who gets to participate in financial decision-making?

    SIEC Perspectives |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Lovingly Critiquing Philanthropy

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Practical tips for a smooth nonprofit audit (even when it’s over Zoom!)

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Community-First Nonprofit Responds to COVID: “We’re a speed boat, not a steam ship”

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Community Nonprofit Meets Urgent Needs and Plans for West Philadelphia’s Future

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Rethinking Office Space and Equity after a Year of Remote Work

    SIEC Perspectives |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Centering Communities

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Achieving Health Equity: Community-Led Alternatives to Healthcare-CBO Partnerships

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Unusual Suspects

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Health / Human Services Blog

    How much does it really cost to do what we do?

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    A Moment Made for Social Innovators

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
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    Paycheck Protection Program: What's New, How to Apply, and Other Resources for Nonprofits

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    Paycheck Protection Program: FAQs from the NFF Community

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    How and why we built our own identity style guide

    SIEC Perspectives |
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    Shoulder to Shoulder

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    What being trusted by a donor means

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    ARCH: A Look at Data Systems

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    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Jewish Philanthropy Responds to COVID-19

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Four Ways to Overcome Partnership Hurdles and Address Social Determinants of Health

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    Defund Fear

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Reflections from NFF Staff on Health Equity

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    We're Gonna Keep Making That Soup

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
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    The Business of Hope

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
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    This Particular Moment

    Where We Go From Here Video Series |
    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Without Safety Net, Nonprofits Go Above and Beyond in COVID-19 Response

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Reflections on Full Cost from Voices in Contemporary Art

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    How NFF’s Social Innovation and Equity Council Was Born

    SIEC Perspectives |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Recovery Funds: Five Lessons from the PPP

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    How Foundations Can Help Grantees Respond to COVID-19

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    COVID-19 & Cash Reserves: How Government Funding Practices Left Nonprofits Unprepared

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Questions ARCH Networks Are Asking Themselves To Find Their Why

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    ARCH: Setting Strategic Priorities with EngageWell IPA

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    ARCH: Setting Strategic Priorities with TJACH

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    ARCH: Setting Strategic Priorities with MACC

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Crisis Funding and Debt: What Nonprofits Need to Know

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    COVID-19 and Nonprofits: Start With These Self Assessment Steps

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    NFF Dialogue: Kristina Dixon, CFO and Managing Director, Finance and Administration

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Results and Reflections from the Cuyahoga Pay for Success Project

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    It’s Time to Build Equity into Outcomes Funding

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Beyond the Bottom Line: No Grief in the Compost Heap

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Upswing or Downturn: How to Make Your Nonprofit Ready for Anything

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    Nonprofit Sector / Human Services Blog

    Six Ways to Improve How Government Funds Nonprofits

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Funder Dialogue: Henry A.J. Ramos, Mauer Kunst Consulting

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    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Beyond the Bottom Line: The Ali Forney Center

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Supporting the Everyday, Every Day

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Stakes are High. But So is Your Power. Get Out There and Make Some Waves!

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Newark Resilience Initiative: Supporting Nonprofit Adaptability in a Changing City

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Four Planning Considerations for Every Capital Project

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Bridging the Gap: Why New Jersey Nonprofits Must Look Beyond Trenton to Cover Full Costs

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Price of Nonprofit Leadership Transitions: Managing Financial Health through Change

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Hidden Costs of Advocating for Social Change

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Using Data for Change

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Voices from PFS Pioneers: Alameda County Justice Restoration Project (ACJRP)

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Voices from PFS Pioneers: Oklahoma PFS Supportive Housing Project

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Top Indicators of Nonprofit Financial Health

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Forecasting Results in a Pay for Success World

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Evaluation Design and the Research Question at Hand: What are we trying to learn here, anyway?

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Communicating Your Finances

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Art of Reforecasting

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    The Art of Forecasting Contributed Revenue

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Below-the-Line Budgeting

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Budgeting for Restrictions

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Budgeting Best Practices

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Nonprofit Budgeting Basics

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Making Your Budget the Backbone of Your Nonprofit

    An Exploration of Nonprofit Budgeting |
    Human Services Blog

    Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement - A Next Generation Pay for Success Project

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    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Outcomes Matter: The Road Home Shifts to Pay for Success Model

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Outcomes Matter: First Step House's Move to Data, Outcomes, and Evaluating Impact

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Pay for Success Pioneers: Lessons from Launching Multiple Projects

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Funder Dialogue: Ben Cameron, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Partnering on Health and Homelessness

    Healthy Outcomes Initiative

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    Education Blog

    Voices from PFS Pioneers: "Hello Family" PFS Project in City of Spartanburg, SC

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Structuring a Pay for Success Project with an Eye to Replicability

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Are Pay for Success Projects Getting Easier to Launch?

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    Human Services Blog

    NYC Nonprofits Face Real Estate Challenges and Tough Questions

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Funding Outcomes: Governments Weigh in on What it Really Takes

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Three Lessons from Pay for Success Investing

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Improving Community Health While Reducing Costs: Is it Possible?

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    When Pay for Success Doesn’t Launch: Lessons Learned from Hillside Children’s Center

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    Health Blog

    Funder Dialogue: Pablo Bravo, Dignity Health

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Three: Understanding Full Costs

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part Two: Smart Nonprofit Business Models

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    Human Services Blog

    The Importance of Understanding What It Really Costs to Deliver Programs

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Voices from PFS Pioneers: Meals on Wheels Pay for Success Project

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health, Part One: Top 3 Measures of Financial Health

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    Human Services Blog

    Voices from PFS Pioneers: Austin Pay for Success Project

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    With More Readily Available 990 Data from the IRS, Look Beyond the Numbers

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Voices from PFS Pioneers: Colorado Coalition of the Homeless & Mental Health Center of Denver

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    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Pay for Success Feasibility Studies: Catalytic Investments, Moving the Needle

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    Health Blog

    Adapting to a Changing Landscape: Colorado’s Safety Net Health Centers

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Funder Dialogue: Fred Ali, Weingart Foundation

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Nonprofit Excellence in an Outcomes-Based World

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Pay for Success and the Best Evidence Coverage Ratio (BECR)

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    Health / Human Services Blog

    Healthcare in the Time of ACA Reform

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    Nonprofit Sector Blog

    Getting Over "Overhead"

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