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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

The report notes that in their design, the funds vary greatly in terms of asset classes (small business, growth enterprises, real estate); sectors (agriculture, reproductive health, affordable housing, technology); and the size of individual investments (from a few thousand dollars each, to $1 million or more for a single real estate project) (16).

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What’s Next for CDFIs? The Challenge and Opportunity of Place

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Brian Koellish on iStock Nearly a third of US communities are CDFI deserts. In these turbulent times, many leaders of the nations growing network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs)which now collectively manage $468 billion in assets, a 615 percent increase over the past decadehave high hopes.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Community development – 3%. Research and public policy – 1%. Public media and communications – 0%. Science and technology – 0%. Human and civil rights / racial justice – 3%. Disability rights – 2%. Corporate accountability – 0%. LGBTQIA+ – 1%.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

Previously, he said, “for much of the field of community organizing, there was a lot more race neutrality.” 23 William Gale, codirector of the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center, concurs. Steve Dubb, “What Does Community Development for Liberation Look Like?,”

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2024 Nonprofit Voter Guide

MNA Association

Montana’s nonprofit sector strengthens the foundation of our communities, making them stronger, healthier, and more vibrant. Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy. Nonprofits are invaluable when it comes to educating policy makers on the critical issues we are facing in our communities.