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Creating a Culture of Data-Driven Philanthropy

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Watch dog groups often rely on spending and growth data for their analysis, but as Anjali Deshmukh asks, “If an organization could prove to you that they could eradicate homelessness, would you care as much about what they spent on salaries and staplers?” Guest Post by Anjali Deshmukh of Nonprofit Finance Fund.

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Faith Communities and Affordable Housing: Challenges and Opportunities

NonProfit Quarterly

Limited housing stock impacts families by raising their housing costs to unaffordable levels, forcing people to move or face homelessness. The abundance of available properties in cities across America presents a problem-solving opportunity for the economy and a missional opportunity for faith leaders and their congregations.

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Connecting Faith Institutions to Capital

NonProfit Quarterly

He indicated that the church’s history fuels much of its mission work, including supporting a homelessness ministry and operating a voting precinct at the church to make sure that local West Jackson residents are not disenfranchised. “Faith institutions. are often the only game in town.

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