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                    Commentary
September 25, 2025
The Hidden Power of Nonprofits in Finance, Community, and Social Change
                The PlayFull Podcast host Kristine Michie welcomes Aisha Benson, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, as part of the Brave Voices series Aisha...            
                     
                    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    
         
                    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    
         
                    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    
         
                    Story
May 28, 2025
Capital + Consulting: A Powerful Combination
                When we combine consulting with capital, organizations stand to benefit even more            
                     
                    Blog
April 22, 2025
Invite Communities In
                How philanthropy can support nonprofits in times of crisis            
                
        Aisha Benson, Marcus Walton    
         
                    Projects & Reports
February 25, 2025
Uncovering the Full Cost of LA Youth Workforce Development Programs
                An analysis of unfunded expenses from the providers' experience            
                
        Annie Chang, Bre Onna Mathis-Perez, Jackie Doherty    
         
                    Projects & Reports
February 5, 2025
Resourcing Resilience
                Aligning Public and Philanthropic Funding for California Communities            
                
        Bre Onna Mathis-Perez, Jackie Doherty, Jessica LaBarbera, Philanthropy California    
        Commentary
August 13, 2024
Grant Makers, Here’s How to Support Nonprofits Led by People of Color
                Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy , August 13, 2024 NFF’s Aisha Benson discusses the decline in philanthropic support for...            
                
        Aisha Benson    
        Blog
August 7, 2024
How to Ensure Up-Front Payments to Homeless Services Providers Work
                Recently, LA County’s Board of Supervisors took quick and significant action toward paying homeless services providers up-front This is...            
                
        Annie Chang, Jessica LaBarbera    
         
                    Projects & Reports
May 23, 2023
Strengthening the Los Angeles Food Access Ecosystem
                Key financial dynamics of and funding opportunities to strengthen the Los Angeles food access ecosystem            
                
        Alexandra Chan, Mariesa Kubasek    
         
                    Blog
January 9, 2023
When Funders Don’t Know Finance
                This post originally appeared on Philanthropy News Digest on January 3, 2023 I’ve lost count of the times I’ve fielded calls from nonprofit...            
                
        Kristine Alvarez