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From Energy to Equity, NFF Recommits to Climate Justice

| From Energy to Equity, NFF Recommits to Climate Justice

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    How community ownership benefits investors and communities

    Community ownership catalyzes social and environmental resilience |
    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Grant Makers, Here’s How to Support Nonprofits Led by People of Color

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    Health Commentary

    How Philanthropy Can Support Los Angeles Homeless Service Providers Facing Challenges Accessing California Housing Services

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    Health / Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Connecting with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): Learning from Failure and Success

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    6 Ways Nonprofits Can Take Action Amid Economic Uncertainty

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    5 Ways Foundations Should Help Grantees in an Uncertain Economy

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Nonprofit Finances Now

    A look at nonprofit finances in the United States — how they’ve changed, where they stand now, and what the field needs to consider in the coming years. |
    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Protecting Nonprofits That Protect Us During Crises – and Beyond

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Deep Disparities Persist in Finances of Nonprofits Led by White People and People of Color

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    How We're Prioritizing Racial Equity – and What We've Learned

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    Commentary

    Denver Nonprofits Get an Interest-Free Boost

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Philanthropy’s Next Stage Imperative: Meaningfully Moving Foundation Assets for the Common Good

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    How to Fund Place-Based Partnerships, if We Want Them to Work

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    Education Commentary

    How to Choose a Lender for Your Charter School

    (Hint: It's a Lot Like Being in a Relationship!) |
    Education Commentary

    Financing a Facility and Realizing a Dream: How LIFE Academy Is Opening Its Doors in Alabama

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    Education Commentary

    Will Your Charter School Get a Loan? How a Credit Committee Decides

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    Education Commentary

    How to Tell Your Charter School's Financial Story

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    Commentary

    Defund the police movement needs to shift power to communities

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    How to Avoid Excuses That Prevent Grant Makers From Aiding Black-Led Organizations

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    Commentary

    The History of Impact Investing

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    With Capital, Communities of Color Can Lead Our Economic Revival

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Essential Social Services Are Struggling to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    We Can’t Let Nonprofits That Serve People of Color Fail

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Why Grantmakers Need to Break Their Restriction Habit—Permanently

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Who Will Pay for Partnerships that Address Social Determinants of Health?

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    A ‘New New Normal’ for Foundation Giving: 3 Acts That Will Make a Difference

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    6 Steps for Grant Makers to Take Now to Ensure Nonprofits Recover From Coronavirus Spread

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Wellness Trusts 101

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Bringing Community Development Lenders Back to their Civil Rights Roots

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    'Color Blind' Assessments of Grant Proposals Don’t Work. Here’s a Better Idea.

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    The Price of Real Change

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    The Smartest Way to Promote Diversity: Pay for Overhead at Charities Led by People of Color

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Board Member’s Guide to Supporting an Organization’s Full Cost Needs

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    What We've Learned: A Foreword by Nonprofit Finance Fund

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    What Nonprofit Leaders Wish More People Knew

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Bay Area Nonprofit Workers Deserve Fair Wages

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Reimagining Financial Viability

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Questions I Wish I’d Asked

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    Health Commentary

    Getting to Better Health Care at Lower Cost

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    New Tools to Help Tell Your Nonprofit’s Financial Story

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    Health / Human Services Commentary

    Better Health Outcomes at Lower Costs is a Win that Everyone Can Get Behind

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Nonprofit Resource Equity and Access: A Call to Close the Gap

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    The State of Our Sector Is Resilient

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Growing “Us vs. Them” Mentality Undermines Nonprofits and the People We Serve

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    NPO Leaders: This Is So Worth 25 Minutes of Your Time

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    Health / Human Services Commentary

    Only Collaboration Can End America’s Opioid Crisis

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    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    We Won’t End Homelessness Until We Figure Out What Actually Works

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    We Need a Long-Term Plan for Reducing Reincarcerations

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    Human Services Commentary

    Outcomes In Action with First Step House in Salt Lake County Pay for Success Project

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    Health / Human Services Commentary

    How Health Care and Community-Based Human Services Organizations Are Partnering for Better Health Outcomes

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Grant Makers, Put Results First in Deciding How to Give

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    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Panel Discussion at Columbia Business School - Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Industries to Scale

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Using short-term data to justify spending cuts is dangerous

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    Health / Human Services Commentary

    An Outcomes-Oriented Approach to Addressing Social Problems Could Help Fix America’s Healthcare System

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Grantmaking Should Be Grounded in Real Costs

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Why Funding Overhead is Not the Real Issue: The Case to Cover Full Costs

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    Education Commentary

    How Foundations Can Give Children a Brighter Future

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Nonprofits Must Be Able to Adapt

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Improving Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    7 Myths About Social-Impact Investing Keep Grant Makers From a Good Thing

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Preparing for Business as Unusual

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    Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Nonprofits and Those Who Support Them Should Talk Openly About Finances

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    Human Services / Nonprofit Sector Commentary

    Antony Bugg-Levine Explains Role Of Philanthropy In Impact Investing

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