Hamilton Families: Finding a Permanent Home to Support Bay Area Families | September 19, 2024 Hamilton Families is entering a new chapter in addressing family homelessness, with their recent acquisition of a 15,000-square-foot building in San Francisco's Mission District. This permanent home not only stabilizes their operations but enhances their ability to serve over 1,000 adults and children annually. Read More
California Community-Owned Real Estate (CalCORE) 2024 Fresno Convening | March 1, 2024 Community development groups from across the state gathered in Fresno, California from February 21-23 for our latest CalCORE convening. An initiative developed by Community Vision and Genesis LA, CalCORE works to advance locally owned and controlled real estate through virtual and in-person educational sessions, along with one-on-one project support, for developers of color deeply rooted… Read More
The Bay Area Racial Equity Fund: Looking Back at 0% Lending One Year Later | October 31, 2023 BayREF provided more than $2 million of 0% loans and free financial management advising to BIPOC-led nonprofits responding at the forefront of the pandemic. One year after the last loan closed, 100% of BayREF’s borrowers are current, and the default rate across the portfolio is 0%. We look forward to sharing our insights as we… Read More
Advancing Locally Controlled Real Estate with CalCORE’s Newest Cohort | July 19, 2023 Last month, Community Vision and Genesis LA held a three-day convening in Los Angeles to kick off the third California Community-Owned Real Estate (CalCORE) cohort. Launched in 2021, CalCORE is an initiative developed by Community Vision and Genesis LA to advance locally owned and controlled real estate. Read More
The School of Arts and Culture: Creative Place-Keeping in East San Jose | February 23, 2023 The threat of displacement in East San Jose neighborhoods is all too real. But a local nonprofit, the School of Arts and Culture (SOAC) at the Mexican Heritage Plaza (La Plaza), is reimagining space and creative place-keeping in their community. With a vision to boost economic vitality, expand cultural programming and bring much needed services… Read More
West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center: A Place to Call Home | November 12, 2022 Located in San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural Heritage District, West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center (West Bay) is the oldest Filipino-led organization in Northern California. The nonprofit has served San Francisco’s Filipino immigrant and Asian Pacific Islander communities in the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood for more than 50 years. Read More
Depreciation for Nonprofits: An often neglected, but essential noncash expense for nonprofit organizations | October 31, 2022 This blog will cover the concept of depreciation, the accounting rules relating to it and how including depreciation as an expense in your budget can lead to getting more money for your programs from funders. Read More
Investor Spotlight: Nicole Middleton Holloway | September 28, 2022 Investor Spotlight: Nicole Middleton Holloway, CFP Over the past 35 years, Community Vision has moved hundreds of millions of dollars into community-led organizations dedicated to the thriving of their neighborhoods. This has been possible in large part because of our diverse community of investors. For this Investor Spotlight, we are excited to feature Nicole Middleton… Read More
Bay Area Racial Equity Fund | September 13, 2022 In October 2020 American Nonprofits, Community Vision and Nonprofit Finance Fund joined forces to launch the Bay Area Racial Equity Fund (BayREF). The aim was to support leadership and power building in BIPOC communities, who continue to be hit hardest by the pandemic, through reparative capital and strategic financial advising. Read More
Black Cultural Zone: Building Power and Partnerships in East Oakland | September 13, 2022 In 2014, the Eastside Arts Alliance along with local nonprofit partners formed the East Oakland Black Cultural Zone Collaborative (the Collaborative). The Collaborative grew out of a community-driven solution to the decades of disinvestment in East Oakland neighborhoods and the displacement of long-term residents and businesses. Read More
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