Category: Lending

People Helping People Podcast with IFF’s Joe Neri and Omar Elhagmusa

October 10, 2019

IFF clients give advice on how to spread awareness during Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 9, 2019

New YMCA in Kentucky’s west Louisville neighborhood reimagines public health through an equity lens

October 8, 2019

Using data to drive investment and impact

September 26, 2019

Lincoln Park Community Services triples its capacity to serve Chicagoans experiencing homelessness

September 4, 2019

Chicago’s North Lawndale Employment Network to transform former bank building into community hub

September 4, 2019

Small health care center in rural Indiana steps up to meet big community need

August 6, 2019

Photo Tour: A ‘cathedral to youth tennis’ on Chicago’s South Side

August 6, 2019

Why community developers should care more about early childhood education

July 24, 2019

‘We’re touching more neighborhoods with families in need’: A conversation with Stronger Nonprofits Initiative participant Christa Hamilton

July 8, 2019

Photo Tour: Chicago Artists Coalition embraces its new home in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor

July 8, 2019

Addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ community

June 7, 2019

‘Leveling Up’ with Maya Camille-Broussard: A conversation with one of The Hatchery’s first resident food entrepreneurs

June 7, 2019

Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights welcomes ‘dream’ housing development

June 7, 2019

Nonprofit Quarterly: An Illinois CDFI Leader Explains Why Appraisals Reinforce Structural Racism

May 22, 2019

Shelterforce: Can Using a Racial Equity Lens Increase Capital in Communities of Color?

May 20, 2019
map of redlined neighborhoods

The Appraisal Bias: How more equitable underwriting can increase capital in communities of color

May 9, 2019

ImpactAlpha: Hacking community lending to interrupt racial bias in ‘appraised value’

May 7, 2019

Managing limited resources, constant change, and restrictive funding: A conversation with nonprofit consultant Dana Britto

May 1, 2019

Three leaders to watch share takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative

May 1, 2019

De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design

May 1, 2019

WTTW: The Hatchery Chicago Cooking Up Food and Jobs on the West Side

April 30, 2019

IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report

April 11, 2019

Crain’s Chicago Business: To tackle a lack of affordable housing, nonprofits become developers

April 5, 2019

Wayne Metro’s new ‘impact center’ helps fill gaps in Highland Park

April 3, 2019

Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest

April 3, 2019

Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: 20 organizations served, countless ideas and connections sparked

March 14, 2019

Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital

March 12, 2019

Humboldt Park’s La Casa Norte answers question: ‘What are all the things someone needs to be well?’

March 6, 2019

IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund

February 26, 2019