Nonprofit Finance Fund

Thank you to everyone who joined our recent Impact Gathering! We are grateful for our friends at Nonprofit Finance Fund for their partnership and appreciate the in-depth discussion between Wyona Lynch-McWhite and Elise Miller regarding the state of the nonprofit sector. It was inspiring to be joined by a full room of people who care deeply about supporting nonprofits as they respond to increasing need with decreasing support.

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Congratulations to our very own Mabel Alvarez for receiving the 2025 Who's Who in Impact Investing award from the Denver Business Journal in partnership with the Impact Finance Center! 🎉

This award was given in recognition of Mabel's commitment to building partnerships with mission-driven investors dedicated to advancing community wealth and well-being. In her role as Director of Investor Relations and Impact Investment Services, Mabel oversees the development, implementation, and management of over $100MM in community-centered funds, working alongside nonprofit and philanthropic partners to help move financial resources where they can make the greatest impact.

Please join us in congratulating Mabel!

View the full list of award recipients: https://impactfinancecenter.org/whos-who/

Our Senior Director of Environmental Finance Erangi Dias joined fellow climate financing experts Aaron Seybert of The Kresge Foundation and Amir Kirkwood of Justice Climate Fund for a powerful panel on mobilizing climate capital.

Thank you to Justice Climate Fund’s Theresa Bedeau for opening the panel and to JCF for hosting us as part of this important conversation.

📸: Justice Climate Fund

NFF Financing team members Sean D. Doss and Sue McPhedran enjoyed meeting clients and lending partners at the Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH) Annual Conference in Pasadena. 🏘️

Thanks for having us!

"Nonprofits are underestimated. I don't think the world truly understands the contributions that nonprofits make to the everyday lives of individuals, to families, to communities." Aisha Benson, President & CEO, NFF

🎧 Our very own Aisha Benson joined Kristine Michie on The PlayFull Podcast to discuss the role of nonprofits as economic engines, why full-cost funding matters, and the urgent need to invest in nonprofits right now.

Listen in! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aisha-benson-the-hidden-power-of-nonprofits-in/id1676838213?i=1000728378823

"Nonprofits are underestimated. I don't think the world truly understands the contributions that nonprofits make to the everyday lives of individuals, to families, to communities." Aisha Benson, President & CEO, NFF

🎧 Our very own Aisha Benson joined Kristine Michie on The PlayFull Podcast to discuss the role of nonprofits as economic engines, why full-cost funding matters, and the urgent need to invest in nonprofits right now.

Listen in! https://lnkd.in/gNixYdBQ

Kristine opens the episode with Aisha's love letter to nonprofits, which you can read here: https://nff.org/blog/love-letter-nonprofits

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If you're here too, be sure to connect with NFFers Jessica LaBarbera, Rakiba Kibria, Erangi Dias, and Kristin Giantris!

➡️ Our Senior Director of Environmental Finance Erangi Dias will be speaking at Meeting the Moment: Catalyzing Climate Capital hosted by Justice Climate Fund. Catch her tomorrow, Thursday, September 25 at 8:30 am ET: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-the-moment-catalyzing-climate-capital-tickets-1588332357839?aff=oddtdtcreator.

➡️ If you miss Erangi at Catalyzing Climate Capital, catch her at the Climate Week Wine Down hosted by Net Impact and EY on Friday, September 26 at 3:30 pm ET: https://www.netimpact.org/events/2025/climate-week-nyc.

Hope to see you soon!

On Monday night, NYC lit up green in celebration of , as buildings across the iconic skyline shone bright in support of climate action. Check out the view and stay up to date with all the amazing green events happening this week and beyond with New York City Tourism + Conventions https://www.nyctourism.com/maps-guides/green-nyc/

NFF team members Dominique Fortune, Jennifer Kawar, Mabel Alvarez, Aisha Benson, and Roy Southerland, MSL were honored to join the 2025 NJ Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development.

Grateful to stand alongside partners investing in economic wealth and well-being in .

Pictured: Our CEO Aisha Benson and Director of the New Jersey BEACoN program Roy Southerland proudly represent Team NFF.

We ❤️ nonprofits' wisdom and resilience. They navigate policy shifts, uncertain funding environments, rising costs, and now the threat of a government shutdown. Drawing on the experience and expertise of NFF's clients, Kristine Alvarez has identified four key actions nonprofits can take in this moment to remain resilient and continue to serve and protect their communities.

Read the full article for free tools and tips: https://nff.org/blog/how-nonprofit-leaders-can-navigate-financial-uncertainty.

How Nonprofit Leaders Can Navigate Financial Uncertainty For many nonprofit leaders, this is an unpredictable and chaotic time. The simultaneous challenges of policy shifts and economic pressures are making it harder to secure funding, even as service delivery costs rise and demand continues to grow.

With a $250,000 loan from our Metro Denver Nonprofit Loan Fund, we partnered with Kids First Health Care to help bring its Commerce City clinic to life. The new site doubles its capacity, vastly expanding access to holistic healthcare for Colorado youth.

See the amazing transformation in these before-and-after photos of the space!