NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 31, 2024

Effective leadership is crucial for these organizations to thrive and continue to serve their communities. The CNP program is designed to challenge and inspire these leaders, equipping them with the tools to excel in a sector known for its dynamic and demanding nature.

Nonprofit Leadership 179

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Foundations Nonprofits 179

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 21, 2012

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.

Homelessness 226

Homelessness Foundations Community Development Children 226

Ann Green

APRIL 7, 2015

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.

Universities 185

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 185

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Set up meetings with the community development/foundation executives or mission committees to keep relationships going strong. ” – schedule your first hour of the day to work your plan – to make calls, and do house visits before the daily emails and other tasks get in the way.

Fundraising 212

Fundraising Fundraising Community Development Foundations 212

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

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.

Culture 108

Culture Foundations Education Education 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

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.

Marketing 115

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

Corporations and institutional philanthropy began issuing passionate statements about “meeting the moment” and “showing up” in communities in ways that they hadn’t done before, making financial commitments that now total $340 billion. Heron Foundation offers an example of 100 percent impact endowment alignment.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

While we don’t believe philanthropy alone will be sufficient to address the many crises we face, we think there are many steps foundations can and must take to help even the odds for social movement organizations. Some foundations are stepping up to this reality. Where does social justice philanthropy fit in? Their main finding?

Philanthropy 130

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 130

Pam Moore

AUGUST 2, 2017

6 foundational pillars for success for Facebook marketing for business. Not only do you learn the foundations of online marketing but you also will learn how to master all of the top social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and more! Grab your seat right now.

Marketing 165

Marketing Marketing Foundations Community Development 165

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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.

Law 105

Law Insurance Philanthropy Community Development 105

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. Of course, whether we’re writing checks to local charities, endowing a scholarship at our alma mater, or establishing a family foundation, we’re investing for impact. In 2023 alone, U.S.

Public and Nonprofit Management 96

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 96

Pam Moore

JUNE 14, 2017

The core foundational issue is they have the wrong intention. You will learn why intention and trust are foundational requirements to earning attention for your digital, social media and marketing strategies and tactics. Some of them may not know better as they are not savvy on the new ways of social and digital marketing.

Foundations 166

Foundations Marketing Marketing Values 166

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 20, 2017

Kallie Rollenhagen is the Communications Coordinator at Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation. A Minnesota native, Kallie moved back to the land of lakes in 2015 to join the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF). SMIF is a rural economic development foundation serving a 20 country region of southern Minnesota.

Communication 107

Communication Finance Community Development Foundations 107

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

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.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 104

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This is a question animating much of our work in East Texas, where a local family foundation ( T.L.L. Temple ) and a community development financial institution ( Communities Unlimited ) are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity.

Entrepreneurship 110

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. We have a population of less than 400.We

Values 117

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 117

Pam Moore

OCTOBER 3, 2016

They lack the necessary training to understand data and measurement, conversion funnels, content marketing, foundational digital and visual marketing skills and the list goes on. Why social marketers must understand the foundation of business and marketing. Sign up here-> You are the Media – Building Your Media Foundation.

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Management Foundations 167

Candid

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Northwest Area Foundation has been a longtime funder of Native communities. We’ve come to understand that Native communities need to determine their own futures, not funders. To do this, we’ve developed our own content, appeared at conferences, and spread the word on other platforms, like this one.

Community Development 111

Community Development Philanthropy Culture Foundations 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. A Hierarchy of Nonprofit Facilities’ Needs After 30 years in community development, I have come to think of nonprofit facilities as existing on a continuum of need.

Values 106

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 106

Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

They have created a community, which itself has been a labor of love. . One of the first projects I was assigned to after joining Candid (then Foundation Center) was the guide on participatory grantmaking, now a seminal work in the growing body of literature on participatory grantmaking.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Community Development Foundations Collaborations 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At a recent professional dinner, I struck up a fascinating conversation with a woman who has spent her legal career working in civil rights, housing, and community development. I once heard a CDFI leader remark that when the borrowers we need in the community don’t exist, we as CDFIs need to go out there and create them.

Finance 95

Finance Community Development Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 95

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. One way is by discouraging philanthropic investment.

Poverty 99

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 99

Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Facebook Advertising Foundations: 5 Things You Must Do Before Spending a Dime. Increase sales by generating more leads using social media to nurture relationships. Supporting Resources: Facebook Image Sizing Reference Guide and Adobe Photoshop Templates. Facebook Advertising Policies in a Nutshell.

Advertising 167

Advertising Production Marketing Marketing 167

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). This lack of access spiraled into a crisis, as the pandemic shined a glaring light on the structural barriers facing rural communities, including the lack of broadband access and how it impeded rural communities’ shift to online financial transactions and lending.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 105

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 105

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Just got around to reading about the 13 organizations that recently won recognition (and $$) from the MacArthur Foundation for their creativity and effectiveness. million) enables peer learning and collaboration among more than 100 affordable housing and community development leaders. Here are the 13 winners for 2013.

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

They can also take deposits from various private organizations (such as foundations, unions, and pension funds) but do not provide accounts to individuals. Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts. In California, public banks are barred from competing with local financial institutions.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

million in renovations to support a community-developed plan to reopen this legacy site as a collectively owned community asset. She is also the curator and founder of Betti Ono Foundation. BAMBD CDC is an arts-based organization invested in community development writ large.

Culture 104

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 104

Candid

MAY 2, 2023

This is why, today, in partnership with Candid, we are pleased to announce the launch of the most comprehensive report of its kind, Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. They are “anchor” institutions that also serve as economic engines for Black and low-income communities.

Universities 88

Universities Education Education Philanthropy 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Separating people from who and what they need causes trauma not just individually, but at the community level, which has negative consequences for people’s health. Both the foundation and grantees participated in developing learning questions, sensemaking, and application of learning to practice.

Health 103

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 103

Pam Moore

OCTOBER 1, 2017

I developed a 2 part podcast series that puts audience marketing in a nutshell to help you understand how you leverage an audience first social media, digital marketing and branding strategy that helps you attract your ideal customer and achieve your goals.

Marketing 166

Marketing Marketing Foundations Community Development 166

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Among the coalition participants is the organization I work for, the Latino Economic Development Corporation.

Construction 89

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

But while the report makes various calls to action (for foundations, donors, donor-advised-fund sponsors, lawyers, and policymakers, among others), it also offers a snapshot of the state of the field today, highlighting initial successes and indicating where further change in the field is required.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A one-acre parcel in Smoketown that LCG now owns, the long-vacant site, former home of the Louisville Slugger factory , is a gift from the Community Foundation of Louisville. Such donations by foundations are not common. In 2015, Hillerich & Bradsby, owners of Louisville Slugger Company, donated the land to the foundation.

Food 105

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Although too early to probe, the carbon market could also prove to be a viable economic opportunity for conservation nonprofits and coastal communities like Alligator Head. The foundation employs fishermen as sanctuary wardens, which serves as a nursery for not just fish but also the island’s most unique forest—mangroves.

Education 89

Education Education Foundations Environmental 89

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Akilah Watkins, who previously led the Center for Community Progress and has been a leader in the CEO Circle, a group of community development leaders of color, became president and CEO of Independent Sector in January 2023. I don’t want that just to stay in community development.

Civil Society 80

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 80

Getting Attention

AUGUST 3, 2012

3) Communications Coordinator , The Immunization Partnership (Houston, TX). 6) Manager, Community Development , Arthritis Foundation (Philadelphia, PA). 7) Marketing and Sales Intern and Media and Communications Intern. 10) Marketing Manager , The Foundation Center (New York, NY). Website Manager.

Public and Nonprofit Management 61

Public and Nonprofit Management Food Energy Associations 61