American cities are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars annually into programs designed to help and, ultimately, eliminate homelessness. Most cities fund non-profits to carry out that work, but who's tracking the effectiveness of these organizations? This article looks at an emerging scandal in San Francisco around a city-funded non-profit, and looks at the bigger issue of monitoring where the tax dollars are spent.
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In 2023 ISF released the report 'Scaling Green Retrofit Housing Finance' funded by the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. Instead of focusing on what households need for retrofitting, we explored how to finance sustainability retrofits, particularly for low-income households with mortgages. ISF Research Director Gordon Noble provided evidence to the Senate Economics References Committee inquiry into residential electrification on our report where the focus of the evidence was on financing of sustainability retrofits. For the complete evidence statement, you can find it in our think piece here: https://lnkd.in/g93t9EbM #GreenRetrofit #HousingFinance #Sustainability #FinanceInnovation #Research
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Today ISF presented evidence to Senate Economics References Committee inquiry into residential electrification on how housing loans can evolve to facilitate sustainability retrofits. In the 1970’s and 80’s the regulation of housing loans meant that there were caps on how much could be borrowed. Today housing loans actually consist of three products that are integrated, the housing loan itself, offset savings accounts and mortgage insurance. The regulation of housing loans should now evolve to support a household to invest in sustainability retrofits over time. The idea is simple. A household that needs $5,000 to take gas out of the home, should be able to increase their home loan without needing to reapply. Without a regulatory nudge, households that seek a small amount of finance for the purposes of sustainably retrofitting their home will be driven into financial products with higher interest rates and shorter terms to make repayment. For low-income households this risks being exposed to what we are calling a net zero poverty premium.
In 2023 ISF released the report 'Scaling Green Retrofit Housing Finance' funded by the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. Instead of focusing on what households need for retrofitting, we explored how to finance sustainability retrofits, particularly for low-income households with mortgages. ISF Research Director Gordon Noble provided evidence to the Senate Economics References Committee inquiry into residential electrification on our report where the focus of the evidence was on financing of sustainability retrofits. For the complete evidence statement, you can find it in our think piece here: https://lnkd.in/g93t9EbM #GreenRetrofit #HousingFinance #Sustainability #FinanceInnovation #Research
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📊 CASH FLOW CHAOS? 📊 Struggling to keep the cash flowing? Budgeting nightmares can turn your investment dream into a stress-filled ordeal. 🔥 Why Socially Progressive Property Projects Are Better! 🔥 ✨ Stable Income: Social projects often ensure stable, predictable returns, helping you manage your cash flow better. 🌍 💸 Impact with Purpose: Your investments support sustainable living and community development, bringing you peace of mind and profit. ❤️ 🏠 Master Your Finances and make a real impact. Ready to transform your cash flow? M2P aims to create social good through property by working with Housing Associations, Cooperatives, Charities and/or Councils to help house vulnerable people. We also help people to sell their property quickly. From time to time, we open up our books to investors. Signup for our weekly newsletter here: https://buff.ly/3VWYHFb #SocialImpact #PropertyInvestment #MakeADifference #CashFlowMastery #FinancialFreedom #step1tostepdone #m2p
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Civic infrastructure is an incredible—but often overlooked and underfunded—resource, despite the fact that decades of research show that well-funded, programmed and managed public places can help people and communities thrive. Learn more about federal programs available for investing in public spaces where Americans can connect and flourish in this new article from the Percent for Place coalition. https://lnkd.in/gZGtDsVE #Percent4Place #civicinfrastructure #publicspace #federal #funding
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"Money Isn’t Everything" – an odd statement from professional fundraisers, but it's our foundational truth. In our latest blog, we dive into why successful fundraising transcends mere financial transactions. It's about what you’re going to do with the resources and how that creates value for investors, their businesses, and the community at large. We explore: • The critical distinction between money-driven and value-driven fundraising. • How to align your ask with clear, impactful outcomes. • Ensuring community and investor benefits are front and center. Join us as we unpack the #1 Truth About Fundraising and shift the focus from cash to value, paving the way for more meaningful investments in community and economic development. Dive into the discussion here: https://lnkd.in/gGVysWM9 #Fundraising #CommunityDevelopment #ValueDrivenInvestment
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Have a look 👀 We’ve worked with Key Fund for years .. they’re there for organisations making a difference in disadvantaged communities. Their Northern Impact Fund 2, open until 2027, offers a blend of loan and grant financing, with up to 30% of the total funding provided as a grant. I’m really pleased to see this development because a targeted fund for the North and Midlands is crucial because these regions often face unique economic challenges and disparities in access to funding compared to other parts of the UK. If you're an organisation in the North or Midlands, the Northern Impact Fund 2 could be really helpful to support your growth. Keyfund are great because they not only provide the financial support, practical guidance and advice, ensuring you’re not just receiving money, but also the partnership and support to succeed from lovely people who “get” the sector and its challenges. Whether you’re looking to expand your impact or take the next step for your purpose driven enterprise, it’s worth speaking speak to Key Fund about the Northern Impact Fund - what have you got to lose? Dave Thornett
The Northern Impact Fund 2 supports organisations, to grow and amplify their impact. And in turn, those organisations throw lifelines - often to those most in need, and often in our most disadvantaged communities. We’ve now secured the final pieces of finance for the £8.45m Northern Impact Fund 2, which is open until 2027 to organisations working in the north and midlands. 🙌 Read more about NIF2 here 👉👉👉 https://ow.ly/70gR50Thlg0 #funding #partnerships #communities #opportunities #socent #socialenterprise #blog #socialgood #keyfund
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See how BDDC is helping local organizations thrive. Reviving Downtown, One Business at a Time. "BDDC was very efficient to work with. After speaking with Emmanual, my understanding of what I needed to do on my end was clear. The timeline was quick and everything went smoothly. As a not-for-profit, saving money on a cost like this allows us to put those funds back into our day-to-day work. It allows us to continue to help the Brandon Business Community. The Chamber is a staple in our downtown community. The safety of our office is one that we take seriously. It is often unknown, but in our building, we rent out 7-9 additional offices at any given time. Currently, including us, we have 9 organizations/businesses working out of our building. With the ability to safely secure our doors, it makes us a more attractive place to rent which helps keep businesses downtown. " Learn more about how BDDC can help you and your business thrive in the heart of our city. https://lnkd.in/gE9k3YDb #BrandonOpportunities #BrandonCommunity #BDDC #manitoba #westman #downtown #development #investment #brandondowntown #brandonmb #bdnmb #investlocal #DowntownBrandon #CommunityRevitalization #growth #improvement #grant #funding #community
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The Real Need To help these businesses succeed and build a more inclusive economy, philanthropy can make complementary investments in small-business training providers and community development financial institutions, CDFIs — nonprofit lenders that provide affordable capital to underserved communities. Unfortunately, in my experience, many well-meaning funders focus on one-off programs, such as grants for diverse entrepreneurs, when the bigger opportunity for impact lies in addressing broader gaps in small-business support. Critically, organizations that offer small-business capital and expertise are not connected to each other, making it difficult for entrepreneurs to navigate available resources. And because these providers are under-resourced, they can’t expand their reach and help small businesses take advantage of historic federal funding. For example, just 13 percent of the $8.2 billion allocated so far through the State Small Business Credit Initiative for entrepreneur support programs has actually reached small businesses. #SBA #CDFI #BCorp
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🏠 Michael Smalling (’90, Finance) has brought over 1,200 homes to over 7,000 people as the co-founder of Homes4Homes, a nonprofit that builds homes for families in developing countries. What began as a modest effort to help families that he and his co-founder Jonathan Harris met while on a trip to Uganda has developed into a full-scale effort, positively impacting communities in 4 countries: Uganda, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. “The sooner you start acting, the bigger the impact you will make. It’s like compound interest, a lesson I learned in my finance classes at Belmont. If you help ten people, then each of them in turn helps ten people, the growth is exponential! But it all starts with the realization that for those who have been given much, much is expected.” 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/eUs29J44
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