In 2000, NFF opened its doors in Detroit, focusing on Southeastern Michigan. Our office now provides services to nonprofits and funders throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states in region. Learn more below!

• Services
• Client Stories
• Workshops in the area
• Staff

Services

• Loans and lines of credit for facilities and working capital, all tailored to meet the needs of nonprofit organizations at competitive rates and terms.
• New Markets Tax Credit Loans offer tax credits for private investors in exchange for capital investment in facilities in low-income communities.
• Nonprofit Business Analysis (NBA) is an in-depth financial analysis and consultation that clarifies an organization's financial condition, helping management balance financial considerations with program goals and better articulate financial needs to funders.
• Financial Leadership Clinic combines an educational seminar on nonprofit finance with individual coaching and peer-based learning. In the two-day Clinic, four to six small-to-midsized nonprofits working in a common sector learn to read and interpret their financial documents, understand the dynamics of their business models, and identify and communicate the specific financial needs and goals of their organizations.
• Workshops and Coaching expertly guide nonprofits and funders in exploring how management decisions and capital structure affect an organization's mission and finances. NFF workshops are a dynamic exploration of how nonprofits and funders can improve the ways they use money, so that missions can thrive.
• Capital Partners helps nonprofit organizations attract the shareholder-like investment they need to support significant transformations. Capital Partners brokers and facilitates capital campaigns of $5 million or greater, so that nonprofit executives can focus on the day-to-day running of their organizations.
• Speaking Engagements, featuring insights from NFF President & CEO Clara Miller and other NFF staff members on the giving, getting and using of money in the nonprofit sector. With over 25 years experience in the field, NFF is a locally, nationally and internationally recognized thought leader on topics related to nonprofit finance and social enterprise.
• Systems Replacement Plan (SRP) is a detailed review of a nonprofit's building systems. NFF consultants create a 20-year SRP that forecasts expected timing and costs of replacements and repairs, helping organizations better plan for future facility-related capital needs.
• Building for the Future^sm (BFF) offers a matching savings program that prevents deferred maintenance financial crises by funding building reserves. BFF helps organizations prepare for long-term repair and replacement costs in a planned and timely way.

Client Stories

NFF Workshops in Midwest

• Linking Money to Mission: A Balancing Act
  A dynamic exploration of how nonprofits can improve the ways they get and use money so their missions can thrive.
• Facility Projects: Planning, Funding & Financing Strategies
  This workshop demystifies the various fundraising and financing strategies available to pay for a facility project.
• Nonprofit Financial Literacy
  The purpose of this workshop is to increase the comfort of nonprofit managers and board members in reading and interpreting nonprofit financial statements.
• Getting to Know Nonprofit Finance Fund
  NFF staff will provide an introduction to NFF's mission and nonprofit financial services that aim to help nonprofit organizations improve their capacity to serve their communities.

See NFF's speaking engagements.