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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April 11, 2024
Chicago Tribune: Former NFL Player Opens Englewood Small Business Incubator to Encourage South and West Side Youths
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April 10, 2024
Crain’s Chicago Business: Small Business Incubator Backed by Former NFL Player Set to Open in Englewood
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March 27, 2024
“This is where you start a straight A student”: Quality Facilities for All Supports Early Childhood Education in Illinois
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March 26, 2024
ImpactAlpha: Impact(ed): An Introduction to CDFIs and Equitable Community Lending
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March 26, 2024
The Real Deal: Which Developers Won Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in Chicago?
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March 24, 2024
Chicago Sun-Times: Affordable Housing Developments in Edgewater, West Pullman Among Those Awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
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March 19, 2024
PRINT: Shining a Spotlight on Chicago’s BIPOC Cultural Treasures
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March 14, 2024
Weekly Citizen: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing Announce 2023 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Awardees
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March 06, 2024
City of Chicago Press Release: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing Announce 2023 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Awardees
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February 28, 2024
IFF’s Home First Honored by Cook County Land Bank Authority as Nonprofit Developer of the Year
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February 22, 2024
The Aux: Leveraging the Power of Connection to Help Black-owned Businesses Thrive
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February 20, 2024
IFF’s Vickie Lakes-Battle Joins City Club of Chicago Panel Discussion About the Role of the Humanities in Community and Economic Development
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February 16, 2024
WGN Radio: The Humanities’ Impact – Fostering Economic Development in Chicago and Beyond
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February 12, 2024
Block Club Chicago: Private School with Social Justice Focus Coming to Bronzeville’s Closed Hales Franciscan High School
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February 01, 2024
January 2024 Loan Round-up
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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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January 12, 2024
Enterprise Podcast Network: Preserving BIPOC-Led and Focused Arts and Culture in Chicago
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January 09, 2024
Lake County News-Sun: Officials Say Lake County at Inflection Point in Homelessness Crisis; Population Growing as Affordable Housing Lags Behind
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December 30, 2023
Chicago Defender: ITAV Elevates Mission with Historic Acquisition of Hales in Bronzeville
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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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December 01, 2023
November 2023 Loan Round-up
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November 20, 2023
IFF Leverages FHLBank Chicago Membership to Unlock $33.5+ Million in Funding for Affordable Housing in the Midwest
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November 19, 2023
Evanston RoundTable: The Aux Launches First Phase of Construction
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November 08, 2023
Organizational Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Must Begin with Intentionality
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November 01, 2023
October 2023 Loan Round-up
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October 27, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s Chicago Cohorts Gather for Reunion
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October 26, 2023
Crain’s Chicago Business: Opinion: The Business Survival Case for Arming Arts Leaders with Financial Tools and Resources
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October 23, 2023
Empower Magazine: IFF’s Executive Director of Chicago Region, O. Victoria Lakes-Battle Shares the Impact of Chicago’s Cultural Treasures
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October 12, 2023
Lake County News-Sun: PADS Lake County Using Hotels More Than Churches to House the Homeless
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October 11, 2023
WGN-TV: ChiTreasures: Preserving Cultural Heritage of Hispanic Community
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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 01, 2023
September 2023 Loan Round-up
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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 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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August 29, 2023
Austin Weekly News: Meet the Key Players Responsible for the Aspire Center Construction
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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 01, 2023
July 2023 Loan Round-up
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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 07, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
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June 01, 2023
May 2023 Loan Round-up
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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 22, 2023
Supporting a Broad Range of Chicago’s Dance Artists: A Conversation with ACLF Program Participant Joanna Furnans, Executive Director of Chicago Dancemakers Forum
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May 11, 2023
Aurora Beacon-News: Officials say 1449 Senior Estates development a game changer for public housing in Aurora
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May 05, 2023
IFF’s 2022 Annual Report: Together We Build a Stronger Midwest
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May 03, 2023
Patch Chicago: New Workforce Development Center Breaks Ground in Austin
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May 01, 2023
April 2023 Loan Round-up
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April 29, 2023
Robotics & Automation News: mHUB investing $50 million to build ‘largest independent manufacturing center in America’
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April 24, 2023
Navigating ‘an Incredible Time of Transition’: A Conversation with ACLF Program Participant Jeannie Lukow, Executive Director of Porchlight Music Theatre
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April 01, 2023