Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.
- November 16, 2021
Birth Detroit Reimagines Maternal and Infant Care with Plan for Community-Based, Black-led Birth Centers
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- November 16, 2021
Financial Literacy and Career Readiness Come to Life in Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City’s New Facility
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- November 16, 2021
Understanding that we are a collective: How vision became reality for the Chatham Education & Workforce Center
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- November 16, 2021
Bridging the Gap Between Communities of Color and the Health Care System: A Q&A with UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant
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- October 31, 2021
October 2021 Loan Round-up
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- October 13, 2021
Family Christian Health Center Responds to Pandemic by Leaning Further into Its Mission
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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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- October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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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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- September 15, 2021
Paramount Schools of Excellence Charts New Path in Indiana with Statewide Expansion
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- September 15, 2021
Profile: Detroit Achievement Academy Founder Kyle Smitley on Starting a Charter School, Expansion, and Her “Unhinged” Love for Facilities Projects

- August 31, 2021
August 2021 Loan Round-up
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- August 16, 2021
Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
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- August 16, 2021
Columbus Nonprofit Revives Community Asset as Permanent Facility for Teen Mentorship
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- August 16, 2021
Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic
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- August 16, 2021
CDFI Friendly Bloomington a Prototype for Successful Community Development in Small Markets
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- July 31, 2021
July 2021 Loan Round-up
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- July 12, 2021
“Not Here, Not Yet” – When Is the Right Time and Place for Nonprofit Facility Projects?
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- June 30, 2021
June 2021 Loan Round-up
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- June 14, 2021
$2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
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- June 14, 2021
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen
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- June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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- May 31, 2021
May 2021 Loan Round-up
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- April 28, 2021
IFF and Children’s Home & Aid Bolster East St. Louis Child Care Providers with COVID-19 Relief Grants
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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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- March 31, 2021
March 2021 Loan Round-up
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- February 28, 2021
February 2021 Loan Round-up
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- January 31, 2021
January 2021 Loan Round-up
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