Thought Leadership
May 09, 2019
The Appraisal Bias: How more equitable underwriting can increase capital in communities of color
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March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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October 25, 2024
It Takes a Village Family of Schools Celebrates Expansion to New Campus on Chicago’s South Side
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June 06, 2024
The Ark Celebrates the Reopening of a Human Services Hub for Chicago’s Jewish Community
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May 24, 2024
Quality Facilities for All Initiative supports early childhood education facilities in East St. Louis, IL
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May 07, 2024
IFF’s 2023 Annual Report: A Historic Investment in Local Changemakers
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January 23, 2024
Investing in Chicago’s West Side, One Young Person at a Time: Q&A with MAAFA Redemption Project’s Marshall Hatch, Jr.
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December 19, 2023
Quality Facilities for All (QFA) Initiative Completes First Cohort of ECE Facility Renovations in Chicago
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August 17, 2023
Illinois Charter School Completes Renovation of Historically Significant Campus Designed for Expeditionary Learning
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June 07, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
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May 24, 2023
Persistence Pays Off for Enlace Chicago as Hard-Won Facility Serves as a Stepping Stone for Continued Growth
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May 05, 2023
IFF’s 2022 Annual Report: Together We Build a Stronger Midwest
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February 21, 2023
Long-term Partnership with IFF Sees Chicago Arts Nonprofit Through Multiple Phases of Growth to First Owned Facility
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January 19, 2023
IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood
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December 19, 2022
Together We Build More Vibrant, Equitable Communities
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June 21, 2022
Meeting the Moment: 3 Nonprofit Leaders Reflect on Serving More, Serving More Effectively, and Serving More Equitably
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May 18, 2022
Photo Tour: $15 Million Adaptive Reuse of Historic Church Campus Enables Chicago Charter School’s Expansion
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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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April 19, 2022
Nonprofit BUILD Moves Quickly to Disrupt the Status Quo with a Bold Investment in Community Infrastructure on Chicago’s West Side
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February 16, 2022
Built from Within: PODER Begins Construction of Chicago’s First Immigrant Integration and Job Center
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January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: North Lawndale Employment Network’s First Permanent Campus
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December 14, 2021
“If you want better, you have to change your narrative”: A Q&A with Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder and CEO of the American Association of Single Parents
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October 13, 2021
The Night Ministry’s “The Crib” Designed with Both Its Clients and Community in Mind
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October 13, 2021
Transforming the Emergency Food System with an Eye on Equity: A Q&A with Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nicole Robinson
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September 15, 2021
Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
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July 14, 2021
Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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April 28, 2021
Covenant House Illinois Doubles Down on Ending Youth Homelessness with More Beds and Services in East Garfield Park
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May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
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September 04, 2019
Lincoln Park Community Services triples its capacity to serve Chicagoans experiencing homelessness
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September 04, 2019
Chicago’s North Lawndale Employment Network to transform former bank building into community hub
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August 06, 2019
Photo Tour: A ‘cathedral to youth tennis’ on Chicago’s South Side
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July 08, 2019
Erie Family Health Centers doubles its footprint in Evanston/Skokie, increasing access to high-quality, affordable health care
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June 07, 2019
Addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ community
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May 01, 2019
De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design
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April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
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April 03, 2019
Illinois Action for Children: 50 Years of Impact
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April 03, 2019
Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest
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January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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January 09, 2019
Peaceful block, peaceful home, peaceful soul: How one Home First resident is experiencing life in Humboldt Park
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January 09, 2019
‘Garfield Park rules!’ as The Hatchery opens doors to food entrepreneurs in Chicago
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November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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October 02, 2018
Giordano Dance transforms historic church into modern marvel
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August 06, 2018
‘He always, always had my back’: How IFF partnered with Heartland Alliance to open a specialized health care facility on Chicago’s south side
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June 06, 2018
A Total Partnership: How IFF and Centers for New Horizons are planning for the future
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April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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February 06, 2018
Foundation for Homan Square, IFF Bet on Future Together
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February 06, 2018