Neighborhood Funders Group

Publications

To view a publication, click on its title. You are welcome to print and reproduce any NFG publications.
To order hard copies of NFG publications online, enter the desired quantity in the "order" column, proceed to the bottom of the page, fill in your contact information and membership status, and press the "submit" button. You will receive an invoice with your order.
To order NFG publications by fax, print this page, fill in the appropriate information, and fax to the NFG office at 202-833-4694.

Please note that for some publications, both options do not apply.

NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS (click on the title to view a publication)	Order Hard Copy(ies) (enter quantity below)
*Mortgage Foreclosure Issue Brief*, April 2008	@ $10 ea
*Defending the Dream: How Funders Can Curtail Predatory Lending to Help Individuals and Communities*, August 2006	@ $10 ea
*More than Shelter: A Grantmakers Guide To Housing Programs and Policy*, July 2006, by J. Michael Collins.	@ $10 ea
*Neighborhood Funders Group: Celebrating 25 Years on the Path to Social and Economic Justice*	@ no charge
*Community Benefits Agreements: Ensuring That Urban Redevelopment Benefits Everyone*, August 2005, by Greg LeRoy and Anna Purinton	@ $10 ea
*Worker Centers: Organizing Communities at the Edge of the Dream* (Funders' Executive Summary), April 2005, by Janice Fine.	@ $10 ea
*Expanding the American Dream: A Homeownership Guide for Grantmakers*, September 2004, by J. Michael Collins.	@ $10 ea
Ending Homelessness: The Philanthropic Role, October 2003.	@ no charge
*Evaluation: The Good News for Funders*, July 2003, by Andrew Mott.	@ $10 ea
*Affordable Rental Housing and the American Dream: The Role for Foundations*, April 2003, by Cushing N. Dolbeare and Sharon S. McGowan.	@ $10 ea
Newcomers in the American Workplace: Improving Employment Outcomes for Low-Wage Immigrants and Refugees, April 2003, by Tyler T. Moran and Daranee Petsod.
*Rural 101: An Introduction to Rural Grantmaking* (CD-ROM), Summer 2002, by Keith Kehlbeck	@ no charge
*A Grantmaker's Guide to Housing Policies: A Foundation for Social Policy Investments*, February 2002, by Paul Leonard.	@ $10 ea
*A Seat at the Table: Keeping the "Public" in Public Policy*, November 2001, by Ami Nagle.	@ $10 ea
The Community Organizing Toolbox: A Funder's Guide to Community Organizing, April 2001, by Larry Parachini and Sally Covington.	@ $20 ea
Continuing to Fight: How Rural Anti-Poverty Organizations Have Responded to Change, Site Visit to the Chesapeake Bay Region (Rural Funders Site Visit Case Study No. 3), October 2000, by Patrick Ahern.
Community-Based Education and Rural Development, Site Visit to Nebraska (Rural Funders Site Visit Case Study No. 2), September 2000, by Carol Lee Doeden.
*Collaboration and Partnership in Funding Rural Communities* (NFG Public Policy Paper No. 5), July 2000, by Deborah L. Visser.	@ $10 ea
*Welfare Reform: Next Steps Offer New Opportunities, A Role for Philanthropy in Preparing for the Reauthorization of TANF in 2002* (NFG Public Policy Paper No. 4), June 2000, by Mark Greenberg & Michael C. Laracy.
*Expanding the Resource Base for Rural Communities, Site Visit to South Carolina* (Rural Funders Site Visit Case Study No. 1), June 2000, by Laura Ertel.
Jobs Toolbox, March 1999. A one-stop resource guide for grantmakers and trustees on jobs and employment funding, covering trends in the economy, employment and training strategies, welfare-to-work strategies, and funding case studies.	@ $25 ea
MEMBER AND PARTNER PUBLICATIONS (see criteria)	To order, contact:
*Community Development: A Guide for Grantmakers on Fostering Better Outcomes Through Good Process*, August 2005, by Bill Potapchuk, Community Building Institute, with Malka Kopell, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
*From Exclusion to Inclusion: Strengthening Community-led Organizations with Effective Technology*, by Christina Roessler.
*Organizing for Change: Stories of Success, March 2002, by Judy Hertz. Four accounts of impressive change made through grass roots organizing in the Chicago area. Written by an organizer; sponsored by the six foundations that support the Community Organizing Award*.	jane100000@aol.com
Research on Barriers and Opportunities for Increasing Leadership in Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Public Report, April 2000, Prepared for the Hyams Foundation by MOSAICA.
The Workforce (Dis)Investment Act: Interim Report, April 2000, by National People's Action and the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support.
Our Basic Dream: Keeping Faith with America's Working Families and their Children, October 2000, Written for the Foundation for Child Development by Rima Shore.	www.ffcd.org
Speaking For Themselves: A Survey of Hispanic, Hmong, Russian, and Somali Immigrants in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, November 2000, A publication of the Wilder Research Center.	www.wilder.org

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