NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image credit: Drew Beamer on Unsplash For community development financial institutions (CDFIs), these are extraordinary times. At this year’s sector conference, organized by the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), a sellout crowd of over 2,200 people participated and considered where CDFIs needed to go and what they needed to do.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 119

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management 119

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Nonetheless, the examples speak to the potential for community organizing, when connected to land acquisition funds, to greatly improve prospects for businesses and residents in low-income communities and communities of color. Often, preserving local business access to commercial land is a central concern.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Two White women and one Black woman, who shared a history of food and farm activism, led the initial campaign to form Louisville Community Grocery. Until 2019, most engaged volunteers were White and motivated by concerns with food justice. The work has just begun, but we are excited to take the next steps. Notes See also L.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Xavier on pexels This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses? Looking to expand and develop a permanent storefront, they participated in the food business course.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

The need to develop more childcare businesses is obvious, but how to build and sustain viable childcare businesses is not. the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. All are coached through the licensing process and learn how to secure financing.

Curriculum and Teaching 105

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In terms of concrete projects, conference participants offered many examples. Often, these examples involved the creation of community facilities that are university financed but community-led spacesor what Cantor called third spaces. This is a real problem that affects community partnership work.

Universities 119

Universities Curriculum and Teaching Participation and motivation Culture 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Relying on these common expectations of rural failure, fellow leaders in finance told PeopleFund they would “get burned” with setting up an office in rural East Texas. Popular rural narratives drive out, rather than drive in, interest and investment.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 112

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 112