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October 11, 2023
WGN-TV: ChiTreasures: Preserving Cultural Heritage of Hispanic Community
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October 05, 2023
Urban Milwaukee: Join the Parade of Garden Homes
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October 04, 2023
Weekly Citizen: Chicago’s Cultural Treasures Continues to Support BIPOC Arts and Cultural Organizations
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October 03, 2023
WisBusiness: Grand Opening Oct. 5 for Multi-Family Development on Winnebago
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October 01, 2023
September 2023 Loan Round-up
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September 29, 2023
NBC Nightly News: Iowa Neighborhood’s First New Grocery Store in 50 years Bringing ‘Real Hope’ to Community
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September 25, 2023
A New Community Hub Helps Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton Neighborhood Pivot Toward a Fresh Start
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September 25, 2023
Kansas City Community Health Center Establishes First-of-its-kind Health and Wellness Center for Older Adults
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September 25, 2023
A How-to Guide to Publicizing Nonprofit Facilities Projects
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September 25, 2023
Going “All In” on Waterloo’s East Side with the Iowa Community’s First Grocery Store in 54 Years
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September 22, 2023
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: All-in-Grocers Store to Celebrate Grand Opening in Waterloo Oct. 3
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A view inside Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, in Chicago, showing an exhibition featuring the work of celebrated artist Henry Darger.
September 21, 2023
Reimagining What a Modern Museum Can Be: A Conversation with ACLF Participant Debra Kerr, President and CEO of Intuit
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September 18, 2023
Star Tribune: Huge Improv Theater Set to Move into its Own Building for the First Time in its History
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September 13, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times: Common Pantry Opens First Stand-Alone Location in its 56-Year History of Helping the Hungry
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September 12, 2023
Kansas City Business Journal: ULI Kansas City Selects 23 Professionals to Newest Real Estate Diversity Initiative Cohort
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September 01, 2023
August 2023 Loan Round-up
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September 01, 2023
Properties Magazine: IFF Opens Cleveland Office
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August 29, 2023
Austin Weekly News: Meet the Key Players Responsible for the Aspire Center Construction
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August 26, 2023
Northern Express: Where the Teacher Shortage and the Housing Crisis Meet
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August 23, 2023
WHTC-AM: Regional Non-Profit Funder Gets Financial Boost from Lansing
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August 22, 2023
MLive: Michigan Awards Millions to Build More Rental Housing Across the State
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August 22, 2023
WOOD-TV: $10M Housing Loan Fund Created for Allegan, Ottawa, Kent Counties
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August 22, 2023
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Nonprofit Receives $10M State Loan to Invest in West Michigan Housing Projects
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August 21, 2023
“Game Changing” Urban Farm Expands Kheprw Institute’s Capacity to Build Community Wealth
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August 18, 2023
Urban Milwaukee: Garden Homes Sees New Life Through Perseverance
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August 17, 2023
Projecting Operating Costs in a New Facility: A Checklist for Nonprofit Leaders
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August 17, 2023
Illinois Charter School Completes Renovation of Historically Significant Campus Designed for Expeditionary Learning
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August 17, 2023
How IFF is Putting Equity into Practice – Part Two
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August 17, 2023
How IFF is Putting Equity into Practice – Part One
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August 11, 2023
WGVU: Kent County Sets Parameters for New Affordable Housing Loan Fund, Enters Partnership with IFF
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August 11, 2023
Crain’s Grand Rapids Business: Kent County to launch affordable housing revolving loan fund with initial $58M
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August 10, 2023
Fox 2 Detroit: Gov. Whitmer’s new state budget includes $254M expanding free pre-K for up to 5,600 children
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August 10, 2023
WOOD-TV: Kent Co. approves framework for affordable housing fund
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August 10, 2023
MLive: Kent County launching $58M affordable housing loan program
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August 04, 2023
Indianapolis Business Journal: Momentum builds to turn dormant far-east-side high school into services hub
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August 01, 2023
July 2023 Loan Round-up
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July 19, 2023
New High School Campus Solidifies KIPP KC’s Kindergarten-to-College Continuum for Quality Education
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July 19, 2023
Eight Ways Nonprofits Can Contribute to a Greener Future Through Their Facilities Projects
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July 19, 2023
A Historic Cornerstone of Columbus’ Black Community to “Rise from the Ashes” with $3.4 Million Revitalization
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July 19, 2023
Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches Fourth Chicago Cohort, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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July 01, 2023
June 2023 Loan Round-up
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June 21, 2023
“Live Here, Create Here, Sell Here”: Two Detroiters Team Up to Create a $30 Million Haven for the Arts in a Historic Auto Factory
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June 21, 2023
Calculating the Cost of Borrowing Money: Amortization 101 for Nonprofit Leaders
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June 21, 2023
Honoring Culture’s Influence on Early Childhood Education and Spaces 
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June 21, 2023
NBC Kansas City: Going 360: Kansas City-area early childhood education system ‘in crisis’
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June 17, 2023
Urban Milwaukee: Midtown Vacant Lot To Become Substance Abuse Treatment Center
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June 15, 2023
Opportunity Finance Network: Chicago-Based CDFI Accelerates Positive Social Impact and Systems Change
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June 07, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
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June 07, 2023
WGHN: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation Approves $1.5 Million Investment in IFF’s Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund
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June 06, 2023
Cinnaire Welcomes Three New Board Members
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