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How Limited Equity Co-ops Can Sustain Affordable Homeownership

NonProfit Quarterly

In 1951, the groups came together to create the United Housing Foundation. The Launch of Limited Equity Cooperatives The LEC is a tool developed to extend access to homeownership to low- and moderate-income buyers. While LECs offer significant opportunities, nonprofit housing developers must navigate several significant challenges.

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Seven Steps to Overcoming the Fear of Calling Potential Funders

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

In my fundraising work with smaller nonprofit organizations, the number one thing I see hindering our grantwriting projects is staff members’ fear of calling potential foundation funders to introduce the organization and to inquire about the possible fit of project(s) with the funder’s interests. small development shop.

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8 Ways to Keep Donors Engaged after a Giving Day

Ann Green

Create community. Develop a community. With an extensive background working with nonprofit organizations, Lori is uniquely suited in her role of managing relationships with Kimbia’s community foundation clients and partners, helping to ensure their success. People want to support you.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Arts & Culture

Bloomerang

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation. The Shubert Foundation.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. To date, discussion on mission-aligned investing has largely focused on wealthy foundations and endowed institutions, but over half of all charitable organizations have total assets of less than $1 million.

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Putting Homeownership Preservation on Philanthropy’s Agenda

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Ruth Gao For many families, owning a home is not only a source of pride but also the foundation of financial stability and opportunity that can be passed down through generations. CDFIs act as the economic engines for smaller communities and are already positioned to gather various local actors and tackle issues holistically.

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Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market Returns

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return. But the hype persists.

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