Leading for the Future: Innovative Support for Artistic Excellence (2007-2013)
Managed by Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) with the generous support of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Leading for the Future: Innovative Support for Artistic Excellence is a competitive 5-year pilot initiative. It will provide focused diagnostic analysis, customized technical assistance and "transformational" capital grants of substantial size to implement bold strategic change to a select group of artistically outstanding organizations in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz, theatre and presenting. Learn more about Leading for the Future Initiative.

Mid-Size Presenting Organizations (MPO) Initiative (2005-2010)
The MPO Initiative, made possible by generous support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, makes funds and customized technical assistance available to the 17 organizations, including four jazz presenters. Learn more about the MPO Initiative.

Financial Stability for the Arts (2006-2009)
NFF Philadelphia provided financial and consulting services to arts and cultural institutions throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania, to help arts leaders understand and implement better financial and management practices. The initiative received major support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, William Penn Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Independence Foundation, Claneil Foundation, and Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

New Jersey Arts Initiative (2006-2008)
With support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, NFF provided critical consulting services to New Jersey arts and cultural organizations that were facing destabilizing setbacks. More than 60 groups attended workshops and participated in the initiative.

Ford Foundation New Directions/New Donors (ND/ND)(2000-2005)
NFF provided support services to the New Directions/New Donors for the Arts program for the Ford Foundation, which provided $40 million in one-time challenge grants to 28 exemplary arts institutions nationwide. Learn more about Ford Foundation New Directions/New Donors.

JazzNet: Develop Building Reserves for Jazz Presenters (1999-2005)
NFF implemented a $9.1 million program called JazzNet, which assisted jazz presenters nationwide in establishing and developing endowments for programming and administration. JazzNet was established in partnership with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Its centerpiece was asset-building financial product NFF had developed called Building for the Future^SM. Learn more about how the JazzNet program worked.

Cultural Facilities Fund Program (CFF)
NFF's extensive experience with arts organizations grew out of the Cultural Facilities Fund^SM (CFF) Program, which targeted the facilities intensive needs of nonprofit arts and culture organizations nationwide. The CFF program, launched by funding from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, was established in response to research demonstrating that cultural organizations rely on their facilities even more than the steel industry. To read a summary of this research report and learn more about the facilities, financial and managerial needs of cultural organizations, see the Cultural Facilities Study Summary.