Jim King

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Jim King is president and CEO of Fahe, a regional, nonprofit, financial intermediary based in Berea, Kentucky, that provides collective voice and access to capital for the creation of housing and promotion of community development in Appalachia.
water storage tanks in Beattyville, Lee County, Kentucky
Community Development Field

How a Dozen Organizations Are Fighting Persistent Poverty Together

A national coalition of development financial institutions, CDCs, and financial intermediaries have banded together with local leaders who live in communities where more than 20 percent of the population has lived in poverty for more than 30 years.

Not All Community Organizations Have the “Next Big Idea.” Yet.

Fifteen years ago, one of Fahe's member organizations in West Virginia reached out to a national foundation to request money for operating costs. They were turned down because the foundation […]

Community Development Field

Four Lessons Learned from Collaboration

We’ve seen a renewed interest in non-profit collaboration (see articles in Shelterforce here, here, and here) but effective and successful collaboration takes more than simply finding like-minded people to walk […]