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Funding New England's cooperative movement
With its focus on community needs, the co-op is the original social enterprise. Today patient capital from the Cooperative Fund of New England is helping co-ops involved in housing, food delivery, health care, financial services, and agricultural marketing to build for the future.
Essay
Nonprofits Serving and Led by People of Color Showed Pandemic Resiliency
Nonprofits serving and led by people of color were resilient to pandemic challenges, despite fewer government funds and significant economic disruption.
Journal Article
Delaware Financial Education Program Enlists State Agencies, Nonprofits, and Businesses
Stand by Me (SBM), a four-year-old program created to educate Delaware residents about personal finance and motivate them to achieve financial goals, is currently being implemented by four state agencies, seven nonprofits, and about 50 businesses. The program, which is a joint initiative of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services and the United Way of Delaware, has the support of Delaware Governor Jack Markell ? a longtime proponent of financial education.
Journal Article
Tracking the elusive nonprofit economy
Journal Article
The evolution of philanthropy: takeaways for community groups
As philanthropy evolves, nonprofits are responding to trends that include donors? increased emphasis on results, a movement to pool small contributions for targeted impact, and a preference for contributing professional skills instead of baked goods.
Journal Article
How fiscal sponsorship nurtures nonprofits
Umbrella organizations taking care of administrative details for small nonprofits.
Conference Paper
Creating new rural development strategies : the role of nonprofits
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The hidden economy of nonprofits
The nonprofit sector has been growing fast in recent years, much faster, in fact, than the rest of the economy?as far as we know. Overall, economists are certain about surprisingly little regarding the characteristics and activities of nonprofits. Data are thin, and the numbers that are available come with many caveats.
The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Fostering Economic Equity
Low- to moderate-income communities continued to feel the effects of the pandemic in 2022. Though facing their own struggles, nonprofits helped them recover.
Journal Article
What factors are associated with changes in nonprofit receipts?