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A nonprofit lender and consultant with 40+ years of experience, NFF helps mission-driven organizations adapt, thrive, and drive positive change. nff.org

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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 11h
💭 Important poll: Scenario planning for Halloween Candy 💭 What's your tried-and-true strategy? 🎃 Buy candy early and tempt fate. 👻 Wait until the last minute and hope stores still have the good stuff. 🍬 Some combination of both, restocking so you can pick out your favorites.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 14h
Massachusetts funders and philanthropic advisors: There’s still space to join NFF and Social Innovation Forum on October 14 for Stronger Relationships, Greater Impact. Please note that nonprofit and consultant registration is now at capacity. Register at socialinnovationforum.org/events/stron....
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At the 10/22 Southern Nevada Nonprofit Summit, Annie Chang will discuss our State of the Sector Survey, scenario planning, and how nonprofits are responding to today's challenges. Alexandra Chan will lead a session on worker well-being with HopeLink of Southern Nevada and @calwellness.bsky.social.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s been a week since "The Heart of the Sector: Centering Worker Well-Being in Philadelphia Nonprofits." We gathered to discuss worker well-being, and also discovered another thing many people in the room had in common: a deep care for one another and love for @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social. 🦅
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When Jennifer Vasquez joined @bigsurlandtrust.org, she’d already been involved with the nonprofit for six years, first as a camper, then as a counselor. As a Conservation Program Assistant – and Salinas resident – she was excited to engage on the development of Ensen Community Park.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's great to be at The Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development! NFF is partnering with New Jersey state agencies to deploy $20 million in financing to support affordable housing, early childhood education, and infrastructure improvements. Read more: nff.org/insights/nj-...
NFF team members Jennifer Kawar, Aisha Benson, Mabel Alvarez, and Dominique Fortune with New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)'s Tara Colton.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
All of us do #scenarioplanning, even our pets. This week, we look at how cats approach scenario planning (stay tuned for the dog counterpart next week). No matter what, planning for each scenario makes all the difference.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NFF's Senior Director of Environmental Finance Erangi Dias and Justice Climate Fund's Managing Director of Investments Shiva Patel at @climategroup.bsky.social's #ClimateWeekNYC. 🌍🌳
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Apply by this Wed 9/30 for the IE Nonprofit Loan Fund, a powerful financing tool designed to help strengthen nonprofit work across the Inland Empire by expanding access to flexible, affordable capital: nff.tfaforms.net/4639197?tfa_...
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
📢 Attention New York State nonprofit #arts and cultural organizations – check out this new funding opportunity! See arts.ny.gov/OpportunityG... for guidelines and apply by January 12, 2027. 🎨
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This year’s National Hispanic Heritage Month theme, “Unidos, Somos Más” (“Together, We Are More”), celebrates the power of community. In honor of the month, we’re proud to spotlight a few of NFF’s Hispanic-led and/or -serving clients who bring that theme to life every day:
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Heading to The Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development next week? Stop by our table and connect with our Investor Relations and Impact Investment Services team to learn about the New Jersey Social Impact Investment Fund! @njhousing.bsky.social
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nonprofit Finance Fund and Social Innovation Forum invite you to join funders and nonprofit leaders from across #Massachusetts to rethink the role of strategic financial management. Join us on October 14 from 9:30 am - 12 pm ET at The NonProfit Center: www.tfaforms.com/5234621
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you to all who joined us on Tuesday for “The Heart of the Sector: Centering Worker Well-Being in Philadelphia Nonprofits.” We’re incredibly grateful for the time you spent with us and for the work you do every day to strengthen communities.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Salinas residents had literal seats at the table when planning Ensen Community Park. More than 7,000 community members took part in hundreds of conversations spanning over nearly a decade, telling @bigsurlandtrust.org what 73 acres in the middle of their city should hold.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Last fall I wrote that the future isn’t only something we dream about. It’s something we build, one organization and one community at a time. I’ve spent most of the year since in conversation with the people doing that building," shares NFF's Marketing & Communications Manager, Eric Joseph Lynch.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As YO! Cali’s Linda Sanchez says, “It is everyone’s shared responsibility for us to be able to have a healthy, sustainable workforce.” Multiyear, unrestricted funding gives organizations the stability to plan and the flexibility to put resources where their staff need them most.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We asked the Inland Empire Community Foundation's CFO Khyati Mehta, “What doesn’t get talked about enough when it comes to Inland Empire nonprofits?” Watch the video for her full response.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Today, Ensen Community Park spans 73 acres in the middle of Salinas, CA, on land that was farmed for 100 years and was a shallow lake before that. When the farming families were ready to sell, @bigsurlandtrust.org raised the money to buy the land, fulfilling a decades-long community hope for a park.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
California has GO-Biz to help businesses cut red tape. Nonprofits continue to navigate red tape and delayed funding, creating challenges for organizations working to meet community needs. Where’s OUR GO-Biz? @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social som.bsky.social: Sign SB 1240! @calnonprofits.bsky.social
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NFF's Bre Onna Mathis-Perez (Director, Consulting), Chiweta Uzoka (Manager, Consulting), and Brittany Brown (Senior Associate, Financing) recently joined the 2026 @empowherinstitute.bsky.social Black Women Nonprofit Leaders Forum and shared their expertise. Among the highlights:
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#Massachusetts leaders: we hope to see you in person on October 14 at 9:30 am ET! Nonprofit Finance Fund and Social Innovation Forum invite you to join funders and nonprofit leaders from across Massachusetts to rethink the role of strategic financial management.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us over at YouTube on Friday, Sept. 18 at 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET for the premiere of NFF’s new film about how our client @bigsurlandtrust.org built Ensen Community Park: youtu.be/P3hICRhejl8 We hope to see you tomorrow!
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Stamford, NY-based organizations: Join a virtual information session featuring NFF's Ines Marino Torres on Tuesday, September 22 at 12:00 pm ET to explore funding and financing opportunities available to prospective Stamford NY Forward project sponsors, including loans and other lending resources.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Funders are finding ways to support nonprofit worker well-being, and NFF’s Annie Chang has seen it firsthand. It can look like multiyear general operating support or checking in with grantees in more intentional ways.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thriving nonprofits power thriving communities. Hear from the @cityofriverside.bsky.social's Grants Administrator, Jeff McLaughlin, as he shares why supporting Riverside’s nonprofit community is such a catalyst for spurring long-term community growth.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NFF’s Annie Chang shares what she’s seeing firsthand in the field: Nonprofits are already finding ways to make worker well-being a real part of how they operate. See what organizations are already doing, and what it takes: nff.org/insights/non...
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Save the date for Philanthropy Northwest's #PNW26! NFF's Jackie Doherty (Director, Consulting) and Meadow Didier (Senior Director, Consulting) will present at the largest gathering of philanthropy practitioners in the Northwest. See lnkd.in/p/gCcExwjy for more on their 10/7 session on full cost.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Calling #Philadelphia nonprofits! 📢 Nonprofit Finance Fund, in collaboration with The Nonprofit Center and Center for Leadership Equity, invites you to join the remaining sessions in our Financial Foundations for Today workshop series.
Illustration of a person observing a blueprint of a lightbulb. A person to the right points to a 6-foot actual lightbulb
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Who takes care of the people who take care of everyone else? 54% of #California nonprofits can’t pay all their staff a living wage. We can’t talk about a thriving nonprofit sector without talking about whether the people doing the work on the ground can afford to thrive themselves.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Inland Empire #nonprofits are powerful engines of care, creativity, and community strength. 🧡 Nonprofits based in or serving the City of #Riverside or #SanBernardino County are welcome to apply now through September 30, 2026 for the Inland Empire Nonprofit Loan Fund: nff.tfaforms.net/4639197?tfa_...
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What would it take to move the nonprofit workforce from surviving to thriving? Nonprofit workers are truly the heart of the sector. When they thrive, organizations thrive, and entire communities benefit. See what helps nonprofit workers stay: nff.org/insights/non...
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As the saying goes, love doesn’t pay the bills. Passion alone isn’t enough to sustain the people powering the nonprofit sector. Nearly 50 #California nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders told us what supporting worker well-being requires, and what’s already working: nff.org/insights/non...
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Working closely with nonprofits, NFF consultants see up close what different kinds of funding make possible for an organization. Flexible, trust-based dollars let a leader cover their full cost, build a cushion, and respond as their community’s needs change.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
When a #nonprofit owns its building instead of renting, the math changes. Payments build equity, and the community cornerstone people rely on – the food pantry, the health clinic, the youth program – stays put for good.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The #IE Nonprofit Loan Fund's third application window opens today, September 1! Nonprofits based in or serving the City of Riverside or San Bernardino County are welcome to apply now through September 30 at nff.tfaforms.net/4639197?tfa_....
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We love numbers around here, but numbers alone don’t tell the whole story. At NFF, we believe the lived experience of nonprofit leaders matters as much as any quantitative measure. Our staff have led nonprofits and worked as funders, so they know what they’re listening for.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Be sure to catch our President & CEO Aisha Benson on September 29 at the 2026 Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development. 🏘️ Read more about her upcoming session: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We tell nonprofits to invest in themselves: in their people, systems, and long-term capacity. And we hold ourselves to the same standard. The work that keeps an organization running is easy to overlook and often undervalued.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In honor of #SupportiveHousingWeek, we're proud to spotlight our client Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services, (RNHS) in San Francisco's East Bay. 🏘️ Learn more about their impact and our partnership: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... @cshsolutions.bsky.social
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Continuous learning guides everything we do at NFF. We apply lessons from each engagement to the next, making every effort sharper. For funders and partners who back our work, that means a team whose experience compounds, always working to better serve nonprofits. More at nff.org/our-mission/....
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#InlandEmpire nonprofits, get ready! 📢 The Inland Empire Nonprofit Loan Fund's next application window opens on Tue, 9/1. Nonprofits across the IE can access $100,000 to $400,000 in flexible, below‑market loans to strengthen operations, manage growth, and expand impact in underserved communities.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Who knows what a space needs better than the people who will spend their days in it? That knowledge is a form of expertise, and community-centered financing treats it that way. When the people closest to a project help shape it, they’re making it better.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The person who helps finance your nonprofit may have once sat exactly where you are. Many NFFers have led organizations themselves and understand the realities of making payroll and balancing fundraising with the work on the ground.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NFF CEO Aisha Benson and HousingPlus CEO Karen Ford co-hosted a site visit on August 18th at 365 Shepherd, HousingPlus’s new $61 million affordable and supportive housing development in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, developed in partnership with @spatialequity.bsky.social.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We often think of infrastructure as roads, bridges, and powerlines. But #nonprofits like clinics, food banks, and after-school programs are just as essential. They provide vital services, create jobs, and keep dollars moving close to home.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Attention #InlandEmpire nonprofits! The Inland Empire Nonprofit Loan Fund's next application window opens on Tuesday, 9/1. Nonprofits across the IE can access $100,000 to $400,000 in flexible, below‑market loans to: 👉 strengthen operations 👉 manage growth 👉 expand impact in underserved communities
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
For the past two years, we’ve been working to advance community ownership through lending, consulting, and collaboration to move beyond pilot projects into broader adoption.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Picture the space your #nonprofit needs. A bigger facility. A renovated building. Room to serve more people. But financing a project THAT BIG can call for different types of capital.
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Nonprofit Finance Fund @nff-news.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🧩 Real community power and governance. 🧩 The right blend of capital. 🧩 Shared understanding and purpose. 🧩 Common tools and frameworks. 🧩 Collective motivation. When these pieces converge with intentional design and shared commitment, they create a foundation for community ownership to thrive
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