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What’s Next for Community Development Finance?

NonProfit Quarterly

Posters at the conference highlighted that the first OFN conference in 1985 attracted 21 community development loan funds with a combined $27 million in assets under management. Between 2014 and 2022 alone, assets under management in the CDFI sector expanded more than sevenfold. billion in assets by 2022.

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The Next Generation of Mutualism

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sara Horowitz You can feel it when you walk into a mutualist space for the first timewhether its a worker cooperative in North Carolina , a community garden , a labor-housing cooperative , a cohousing group in New York City, a nonprofit building in Portland, Oregon , or a social cooperative in the Italian Alps.

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How Guarantees Can Advance Community Development and Racial Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to “flexible” capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. That is the central conclusion of a new report released last December by Boston Impact Initiative , a nonprofit place-based investor in the Boston area and a promoter of the field nationwide. Each fund is unique.

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How to Align Assets with Mission: Small Steps That Nonprofits Can Take

NonProfit Quarterly

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.

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Executive Director

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Emergency Assistance & Case Management: Financial and resource support for crises. Thrift Store: Generating funds for community programs. Abriendo Caminos: Strengthening engagement and leadership within the Latino community. Assess the staff and provide support, training and professional development, as needed.

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A Social Movement Requires Momentum

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This speaks directly to the central paradox: While the traditional approach to money management is part of the problem in philanthropy and impact investing, chosen strategies have also played an outsized role in where we are. What if DAFs and foundations relied on fund allocators and managers who are proximate to communities and their issues?