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What Is a Community Development Corporation?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: coffeekai on istock.com Community is one of humanity’s great achievements. Yet community development corporations , a $28 billion sector of over 6,200 nonprofits that support local community economic development, are largely invisible in the national conversation. CDCs are dead.

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Brand Storytelling in a Nutshell: 10 Foundations of Success

Pam Moore

People have been buying from other people, communicating with other people and connecting with other people for years, decades and centuries. It's these common foundations that weave the threads for relationships, trust and community. 10 foundational elements and tips for successful brand storytelling.

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From Scarcity to Inspiration: Rethinking the Value of Nonprofit Facilities

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: itsnnnoa on unsplash.com Nonprofit facilities communicate, and we need to be more conscious, thoughtful, and vocal about what they say about who and what our organizations value. For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending.

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Supporting Native communities is about listening and relationships

Candid

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. It’s the relationship that matters most to Native communities. Native communities view prosperity differently.

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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. This mechanism permits the seller to collect a modest increase in value while ensuring affordability to future buyers.

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Making Policy Work for Rural Communities: The Value of Community Voice

NonProfit Quarterly

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

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Faith Communities and Affordable Housing: Challenges and Opportunities

NonProfit Quarterly

For congregations, redevelopment of underutilized properties can unlock value and create measurable social and economic impact, especially in distressed communities. However, once sold, the land and its value will be forever lost to the church. The opportunity facing religious congregations is both practical and prophetic.