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The caution is to make sure there is proper board oversight with knowledgeable board members. To ensure that there is transparency between the nonprofit and for profit by making sure someone in the organization understands not only programs but money! $26 million for 78 rooms is over $300k per unit which were probably smaller than 300 sf. You can buy existing units for that price. Seems like the loans should have been reviewed by HCD to make sure they were actually needed for renovation and were not a high interest rate play to leverage the “equity” created by grant funds. Where was the oversight!

It was so wonderful to once again attend The Salvation Army Women of Dedication and realize the power and impact of WOMEN in our community. Every year, I'm in awe of these women leaders and our co-chairs, and our community benefits thanks to all that they do to have an impact. Addressing homelessness with life-changing, long-term solutions is part of The Salvation Army's DNA. Here's why The Salvation Army's Rady Center project is a timely and impactful project: Ownership of Land and Preliminary Approvals: The Salvation Amy already owns the land. A full city block, with entitlements and preliminary approval from the City of San Diego for ministerial review of the Rady Center project that when completed will provide 220 housing opportunities from interim housing to permanent supportive and low-income housing. The $18M land value goes into our funding stack of $119M for the project. The adjacent Salvation Army Silvercrest Residence provides 123 units for very low-income seniors (many of whom are veterans) will remain on the block and have access to the services the Rady Center will provide.  Community Support: The Rady Center project has garnered no opposition from the surrounding community. This reflects the thoughtful planning and engagement undertaken by The Salvation Army and Wakeland Housing and Development. Private Philanthropy: The Salvation Army has secured $27.5 million in private philanthropy to date. This demonstrates strong community support and commitment to addressing homelessness in San Diego. Endowment for Sustainable Programs: Upon The Salvation Army’s raising $30M from the private sector, the Radys will contribute an additional $5 million to create a $35M operating endowment for The Salvation Army’s programs. This ensures that the impact of the Rady Center project will continue for generations to come. Experience and Track Record: With over 100 years of serving homeless people in need in San Diego, The Salvation Army brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. Partnering with Wakeland Housing and Development, who since 1998, have developed 57 affordable housing projects, ensures that the Rady Center project is built on a solid foundation of proven success. If you can help or want to learn more, please email me: michele.prosser@usw.salvationarmy.org

We’re delighted to report that the Berkeley Foundation is investing a further £300,000 into the fight against youth homelessness. The Berkeley Foundation has teamed up with five remarkable charities: ESTEEM Charity in West Sussex, Youth Concern in Aylesbury Vale, CARAS (Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers) in South West London, Settle, working across London and The Foyer Federation which operates across the UK, each receiving a £60,000 grant over the next two years. These funds will strengthen their long-term resilience, empowering them to continue their life-changing work with young people facing homelessness. Last year, nearly 136,000 young people (aged 16-25) sought help from their councils due to homelessness. The reality is even more alarming, with many young people’s struggles going unnoticed. That’s where our incredible charity partners step in, tackling the root causes, breaking down barriers, and opening doors to brighter futures through education, work, and training opportunities. Local heroes like Youth Concern, CARAS, and Esteem are making a huge difference in their communities, while The Foyer Federation and Settle are providing online and in-person assistance to at-risk individuals across London and beyond. Alongside the grant support each charity will benefit from a learning programme with peer support and volunteer involvement from Berkeley Group staff.   In total, the Berkeley Foundation’s Resilience Fund is providing £900k in grants over 4 years, with a focus on small to medium sized charities. The fund was set up in the wake of the pandemic to help the voluntary sector recover from a sudden loss of funds and increased demands for their services.   Find out more about the Berkeley Foundation here: https://lnkd.in/e3H-hBUj #Communities #CharityPartnerships #ResilienceFund #Homelessness #YouthHomelessness

We see it often that our partner charities have a very strong commitment to their missions, and their sense of identity is often tied to such causes. This attribute is highly valuable when building an authentic brand to attract engaged employees, volunteers, and donors.   However, non-profits often face challenges with the effective execution of coordinated activities that would further their missions, because they have not translated their purpose into an actionable strategy.   We at Charitify offer the support of highly experienced consultants, who can take your mission to the next level, and devise an organisational strategy that will leapfrog your impact far and wide - all free of charge!   And to learn more about the importance of a cohesive strategy, and how to go about it, the below Harvard Business Review article gives some fantastic insights. https://lnkd.in/e8q6vS6R #charitify #charity #nonprofit #consulting #consultants #strategy

📉 Major news out of Dallas: one of the city's largest providers of homeless services is closing its doors by the end of 2024. They stretched too far during COVID, and now we’re seeing the consequences. This isn't just a one-off incident – it’s a warning for all nonprofits. The forecasted 7% growth in giving for 2024 is highly optimistic; we’ll be lucky to see 2%. It's time to get real. We can't keep placing unrealistic expectations on fundraisers, especially during a recession. Let's focus on what’s achievable and sustainable in these challenging times. Nonprofits need practical strategies, not pie-in-the-sky goals. If a major player in Dallas can fall, any of us could be next. Let's learn from this and plan smarter for the future. 💡 https://lnkd.in/gx_-TJfY #NonprofitLife #FundraisingRealities #SustainableGrowth #NonprofitLeadership #Fundraising #NonprofitFundraising

Homelessness is a complex issue, but it's not insurmountable. Funders are increasingly supporting innovative solutions to tackle this crisis, and one housing nonprofit is at the forefront of this movement. Our latest article on Inside Philanthropy explores why this organization is attracting significant philanthropic interest and how it’s making a tangible difference. Wendy Paris reports: Overview of the nonprofit’s approach to solving homelessness The reasons funders are drawn to its model Impact stories and successful initiatives driven by this organization Join the conversation on how strategic philanthropy can help solve homelessness. Tagging #CommunitySolutions #LargeCityHousingFund Ballmer Group Rocket Community Fund Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Annie E. Casey Foundation The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation MacArthur Foundation Ford Foundation FRANCES AND BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC The Leon Levine Foundation Baltimore Community Foundation The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Alliance Healthcare Foundation BQuest Foundation UnitedHealth Group #Homelessness #SocialImpact #HousingSolutions #SupportServices #SustainableHousing #InnovativeApproach #DataDriven #SocialImpact #EndHomelessness #PhilanthropicSupport #InsidePhilanthropy #Philanthropy

Cornwall Community Foundation’s Housing Crisis Fund: As we approach this chilly but, for most people, festive time of year I wanted to take a contemplative moment, for all of us who are lucky enough to have a home, family and friends, to give a thought to those who are homeless. Homelessness is a systemic national crisis brought about by several factors over many decades; but is at its most critical in Cornwall because those national issues have been exacerbated by perceived remoteness from population surges so building and retrofitting of appropriate homes has been way adrift of what’s needed, poor quality housing causing health problems, a large number of second homes within an already tight stock and a relative lack of funds and urgency locally. Homelessness extends from the dozens of people in Cornwall actually sleeping rough to those on the Council’s waiting list who are crammed into their parents’ homes, in very poor quality housing, temporary accommodation and substandard B&Bs. CCF’s fund won’t be paying for building homes – that can usually be financed by the organisations that back bricks and mortar assets. CCF is working with Homes for Cornwall, St Petrocs and other charities in The Duchy to unlock some of the keys to open the process of housing Cornishpeople like pushing through the planning process, legal fees, research, the move and so on. Together we lucky ones can solve this problem. Please give what you can. Visit https://lnkd.in/ePriaZpv to donate. Thank you.

On average we receive 20 applications a week for life-changing backyard studios, from specialist support services trying to help young people avoid leaving home too early. They know the extra space of a studio will ease pressure in the household (from overcrowding or other challenges), keep the young person connected to family, friends, community and education. The young person's trajectory towards homelessness, out of home care, youth justice, educational disruption, limited opportunity has a chance of being steered instead towards a much brighter future - saving lives, saving taxpayer funds. Sadly, of the 20 applications per week, we are only able to offer a studio to one every 2 weeks. One-off Government funding for this year enables us to assist one applicant every 3 weeks and the extra assistance we provide is thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners. As I walk past the rough sleepers on the way into the office in the city, I often wonder what happens to the young people in the 39 households who miss out on the hope of a studio every fortnight, and those who don’t even make it to an application with us.  Evidence tells us that half of the rough sleepers first became homeless when young and they are the most likely to become entrenched in adult homelessness. Studios are such a simple and effective early intervention. There is good work being done to assist people off the street, one at a time, on a path to try and recover from the damage of often decades of homelessness. However, too little is being done to stop them being immediately replaced by the wave of people being swept towards entrenched homelessness. Kids Under Cover has some bold plans to disrupt more of these trajectories at an early age, to give young people the best chance of completing their education and reaching their true potential.  We will reveal our plans in the coming weeks to scale up our impact way beyond the 1,000 young people we currently house each night. In the meantime, if you are searching for something to do to help prevent youth homelessness and create brighter futures, please consider one of the following; Donating to our work https://lnkd.in/gtQu5ka3 Donating your car (or any other vehicle) https://lnkd.in/gucu4Q2K If you are looking for a life-changing experience of your own at the same time as raising money for our work to prevent and end youth homelessness, please consider; Buying a beautiful wooden yacht donated to us – https://lnkd.in/gNage-6X read more about it here https://lnkd.in/g4EX7MBp Going on an amazing hike https://lnkd.in/gvC365-F

NCVO has encouraged the government to invest in public services after a report found widespread support for an increase in funding for charities. In response to a survey of 3,000 people by agency Eden Stanley, 64% said they wanted to see more public funding for charities. Some 55% said that public funding should focus on mental health and homelessness, while some 52% said it should be spent on hospitals and hospices.   Of those aged between 18 and 24 years old, 48% said they wanted to see more support for charities that promote human rights in the UK. Meanwhile, 49% of respondents over 65 years old said the government should prioritise funding for war veterans. Sarah Elliott, chief executive of charity sector umbrella body NCVO, said: “We know the new government has a huge challenge ahead and tough financial decisions to make. “We firmly believe that the voluntary sector can help inform these choices, so that short-term cuts don’t further exasperate inequalities in communities. “This is why we continue to advocate for increased investment in public services which will enhance societal wellbeing and prevent escalating costs down the line. “We’ve also proposed a number of low or zero cost measures that would empower the voluntary sector to help the government with its mission, including how we can bridge the gap between charities and decision makers so all voices are heard, reinvigorate public giving and unlock the potential for more volunteers to support communities to thrive.”

How cool is this? Project I See You is giving out $10k in grants support to first time women home buyers across the Denver metro area. Now, $10k is a long way from buying a house, but it is such a great support nonetheless. Imagine if other nonprofits came together and decided to empower women in low income brackets as well. We already have Community Land Trusts doing a great job with keeping mortgages at affordable rates. Then, they'd just as easily be able to buy a house. Housing unaffordability and mortgage inflation is fast becoming a pandemic in the US. It is why the work of these nonprofits and charitable organizations should be looked upon and supported compassionately. In 2025, it is projected that the statistics of homeless people in the United States might go up by a 10%. This is scary to think of, knowing that since Covid, the numbers have risen at an alarming state. If you are a nonprofit helping to solve the problem of homelessness in the United States, then we want to help you. RUOVA Consulting can help you raise the money you need to serve your community. We're raising $100k - $1M for nonprofits in the US who are doing great stuff. Go check us out and maybe join the league of nonprofits who are winning grants to make the world a better place. #nonprofit #fundraising