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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

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Meeting Your Fundraising Goal - This Year and Next

Lets Talk Nonprofit

I work with many nonprofit groups that could be deeply impacted by the proposed cuts. Programs like 21st Century Community Learning Centers, those funded by Community Development Block Grants, and many more. Do you know where things stand with your nonprofit's finances? Me, too, Joan.

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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. By contrast, according to the US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum), the CDFI industry (including community development banks and credit unions) had $457.9