Community Development

Community development organizations are transforming America’s communities into great places to live, work, and play. By spurring the production of affordable housing and commercial and community facility space, these neighborhood-based organizations act as catalysts for change.

Understanding how these complex organizations operate, though, can be challenging. Explaining this to a potential funder, demonstrating how they benefit, and convincing them to write a sizable check can be a daunting task.

Not only does Integrity Fundraising understand community development, but it also understands how to raise significant funds for these organizations. Founder and President Rick Kiernan has personally worked with Northeast Ohio LISC in Cleveland, Bay Area LISC in San Francisco and the North Carolina Community Development Initiative in Raleigh, NC.

Integrity Fundraising just recently surpassed its $13.5 million fundraising goal for Impact Capital / Washington State LISC and announced a stretch goal of $17.5 million. These grants and low-interest loans will provide a variety of capacity-building services and loan products to enable Washington State community development organizations to produce 4,000 units of affordable housing and 400,000 square feet of commercial and community facility space over the next three years:

Operating investments Training Technical assistance Capacity mapping Opportunity Fund Recoverable Grants Phase I Predevelopment Loans Phase II Predevelopment Loans

Acquisition Bridge Loans Commercial Tenant Improvement Loans Co-Construction Loans Lines of Credit Loan Guarantees and Letters of Credit Section 8 Preservation Subordinated Debt Section 8 Rent Reserve Guarantee

And best of all, Integrity Fundraising expands your funding beyond the usual suspects – banks and foundations – to include credit unions, utility companies, newspapers, hospitals, and others. After all, these businesses benefit when from your work; why shouldn’t they support your efforts?

For more information on how Integrity Fundraising can help with your next major fundraising campaign, contact us to learn more.