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#SUSConf2013 – Social Impact Investment Totally Rocks
You know, about a year ago I was having breakfast with a good friend over at Services for the Underserved - a well established nonprofit social services provider and affordable housing developer (Hi...
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What If Someone Gave You $5 Million (…and then asked for it back)? – Part I
Money, baby! So here’s the deal: there are wealthy people and institutions out there in the world right now who are willing to give your nonprofit a lot of money. As a matter of fact, that number...
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What If Someone Gave You $5 Million (…and then asked for it back)? – Part II
It can be hard to not feel frazzled. As I was saying, there are plenty of people who want to give your organization money. Seriously. Lots of it. There is, of course, a catch: you have to give it...
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What do LISC, Enterprise, NFF and CSH Have in Common with the Dodo? Nothing....
The dodo has nothing to do with this blog series. Really. – Image by Daniel Eskridge Dear reader, as part of a special report for Shelterforce I sat down with the heads of four of the largest community...
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What do LISC, Enterprise, NFF and CSH Have in Common with the Dodo? Nothing....
Dodo’s do not scale well. Luckily, intermediaries do. – Image by rhombitruncated. Dear reader, as part of a special report for Shelterforce I sat down with the heads of four of the largest community...
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What do LISC, Enterprise, NFF and CSH Have in Common with the Dodo? Nothing....
Disney’s Dodo: not known for innovative social finance policies. Dear reader, as part of a special report for Shelterforce I sat down with the heads of four of the largest community development...
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What do LISC, Enterprise, NFF and CSH Have in Common with the Dodo? Nothing....
All that’s left of the Dodo. Luckily, CSH, NFF, Enterprise and LISC are all still around. Dear reader, as part of a special report for Shelterforce I sat down with the heads of four of the largest...
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Let’s Turn this Old Barn into a Theater! (Part II of III)
Grange halls make badass theater spaces. Dear Reader, About a year ago the Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts (NOCD) working group asked your Man About Town to write a nice, juicy case study about...
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Let’s Turn this Old Barn into a Theater! (Part III of III)
Big Car in Indianapolis, IN is a former auto service center. Dear Reader, About a year ago the Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts (NOCD) working group asked your Man About Town to write a nice,...
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Do good techies make good neighbors?
CSR to the rescue – insert logo here. Everybody knows that if you want to restore integrity to your downtown business corridor or your local industrial park, if you want to create jobs and point your...
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