The financial sustainability team provides comprehensive strategic finance support to develop the financial capabilities of HBCUs and PBIs through an intentional and strategic approach that drives long-term financial sustainability.

  • Aligns financial planning and strategy to institutional and student success priorities.
  • Identifies and develops KPIs to evaluate the institution’s financial health and support accreditation. 
  • Promotes thought leadership, professional development and sharing through a community of practice for CFOs and other fiscal officers.

For more information on Financial Sustainability at the Institute for Capacity Building, contact Ed Smith-Lewis, Edward.Smith-Lewis@uncf.org.

Innovative Partnerships with Community Development Financial Institutions

Innovative Partnerships with Community Development Financial Institutions

CDFIs like Reinvestment Fund are positioned to connect the dots between community partners, financial institutions and policymakers to help drive healthy and equitable communities.

It’s time to uplift Black cities by investing in HBCUs

It’s time to uplift Black cities by investing in HBCUs

If HBCUs are to realize their full potential as a driver of economic and community development, their value and impact must be recognized by the capital markets.

The Financial Struggles Facing HBCUs and Students

The Financial Struggles Facing HBCUs and Students

There is one group of students that is, proportionally, accruing more student debt than others—African American students—and to a greater degree—African American students at HBCUs.

Wiley College
“Financial literacy is the key to preparing students to enter the real world.”

References

2021 NACUBO-TIAA Study of Endowments

NACUBO, September 27, 2021 The preeminent analysis of the financial, investment, and governance policies and practices of the nation’s higher education endowments and affiliated foundations.…

NACUBO Tuition Discounting Study

The annual National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Tuition Discounting Study (TDS) measures institutional tuition discount rates and other indicators of institutionally…

How Does a College Pay its Bills?

A podcast discussing the various costs of operating a college, who manages paying the bills, and more in Speaking of College is a podcast that provides…

Minority-Serving Institutions Green Report (2010)

ustainability activities already underway at institutions founded to educate America’s historically marginalized groups. It will serve as a campus sustainability guide for students, parents, college administrators and others.