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Article Webinar NFC Presents
Nonprofit Earned Income:
 Critical Business Model Considerations for Nonprofits Webinar Recording and Resources List

Ask yourself: Is there an earned income-producing activity that’s a good and natural fit for your nonprofit’s mission? This appears to be a core driver to success or failure in earned income projects, so it’s a good place to start. There are at least two major factors: how core the activity you are considering is to mission achievement, and the overlap in what some refer to as “organizational technology” but we will call organizational infrastructure.

Article Research Insights Webinar NFC Presents
Nonprofits and Debt Capital: Embrace the Strategic Use of Borrowing Webinar Recording and Resources List

An online romp through the nonprofit lending landscape, including lines of credit, facilities loans, capacity-building loans, and more, along with the types of lenders and loan terms you may encounter for each category.

Kate Barr, of Propel Nonprofits and Dana Liberman of IFF are the hosts of this session, with decades of nonprofit lending between them.

Course
The 5 Nonprofit Business Models Revealed

A set of nine seminars based on grounded research (or on-the-ground study over time) of the diverse and distinctive financial dynamics of different types of nonprofits.

NFC Presents Webinar Tools Article
The 5 Nonprofit Business Models Revealed: A Nonprofit Financial Leader’s Guide – Webinar Recording and Resources List

The introduction to six seminars on the diverse and distinctive financial dynamics of different types of nonprofits.

NFC Presents Webinar Research Case Study Article
Nonprofit Reserves: The Real Deal – Webinar Recording and Resources List

A selection of resources and research related to the Nonprofit Financial Commons webinar on financial reserves.

Case Study NFC Presents
Northern Dental Access Center Expansion through Service to “Competitors”

This original case study examines the pandemic-related financial strategies deployed by a nonprofit providing dental services to low-income people in rural Minnesota. The organization was not only largely dependent on fee-for-service revenue, but it had an almost impossibly tight margin, and its ability to provide services was curtailed by the state for an indeterminate period. This case speaks to the need to recognize nonfinancial capital in organizational strategies during times of crisis, and to the need to understand the capital needs of nonprofits in a more complete and nuanced fashion.

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On October 8, 2025, Join Us for a National Town Hall on the Financial State of the Nonprofit Sector

Nonprofit GPS is a new, action-based community designed to help nonprofits navigate today’s disrupted revenue landscape. Built in consultation with organizations nationwide, it focuses on the real financial challenges nonprofits face — business model risks, capital management, budgeting, governance, and more. Together, we’ll share practical strategies and highlight bright spots of practice that strengthen missions, even in the most disruptive times.

At this event you will hear: an analysis of the current economic landscape for nonprofits and the implications for practice; what array of critical new resources will be offered by Nonprofit GPS over the next three months and beyond; and how to become involved as a practice leader in this community.

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