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Community land banks are on the rise in Puerto Rico, employing a new approach to help communities acquire affordable and accessible housing across the archipelago.

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Of the many benefits we’ve seen from our Cohort Model, there’s one unique aspect that defines its success: nonprofits resourcing each other to build stronger organizations through collaboration and connection.

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A new survey on fiscal sponsorship explores the current state and future state of the field, including opportunities to introduce greater equity to the model.

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Several Forbes Nonprofit Council members, including Magic Cabinet's own Christina Engel, share their predictions of top trends they believe will dominate the nonprofit sector in 2024.

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At Magic Cabinet, we’re driven by our vision for community-led, community-driven impact. That's why we’re partnering with The Seventh Wave, an arts and literary nonprofit illustrating the power of community storytelling.

Discover the highlights of Magic Cabinet's 2023 Year in Review, featuring key insights into our organizational growth, collaborative efforts, and impactful philanthropic initiatives.

Magic Cabinet and PolicyLink invest $3.6 million in a four-year partnership for community-led solutions in Puerto Rico. The initiative, sparked by a roundtable during the Biden-Harris Administration's Puerto Rico Economic Dialogue, focuses on strengthening local governance, fostering transparency, and supporting grassroots organizations.

Amidst a changing world, nonprofits feel the pressing need to adapt. However, within this challenge exists an opportunity to redefine their visual identity. Discover the intentional process our nonprofit partners took as they navigated change, embraced transformation, and paved the way for a fresh chapter.

In this episode of the Future of Smart podcast, host Ulcca Joshi Hansen speaks with Christina Engel and Tiffany Johnson of Magic Cabinet, a philanthropic organization that seeks to shift power dynamics in philanthropy by championing community-driven grantmaking.