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  1. August 18, 2021

    MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
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  2. July 28, 2021

    Nonprofit Quarterly: What Would Equitable Real Estate Finance Look Like?
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  3. June 02, 2021

    U.S. News & World Report: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Gifts Extend Beyond Grantees
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  4. June 02, 2021

    Bloomberg: MacKenzie Scott’s Donations Touch Charities Far Beyond the Original Grantees
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  5. June 02, 2021

    Associated Press: MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees
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  6. June 01, 2021

    The Chronicle of Philanthropy: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving Reverberates Way Beyond the Direct Beneficiaries
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  7. June 01, 2021

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bria Grant studied this building’s development potential for a class project. Now, she’s renovating it for a restaurant and other uses.
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  8. June 01, 2021

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in St. Louis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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  9. April 05, 2021

    Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
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  10. March 30, 2021

    Impact Alpha: Five ways that lenders can interrupt racism and provide restorative-justice capital in our communities
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  11. March 23, 2021

    The Lakeshore West Michigan: GHACF invests $1.5M to provide low-cost loans to community nonprofits
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  12. February 25, 2021

    Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
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  13. February 22, 2021

    OFN & Twitter announce first Finance Justice Fund loans
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  14. February 01, 2021

    USA Today: They’ve nurtured our babies through COVID-19 horrors; now, child care workers aren’t sure when they’ll get vaccinated
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  15. February 01, 2021

    Bridge Detroit: Cradle-to-career program at Marygrove campus serves Detroit’s littlest people
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  16. February 01, 2021

    IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
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  17. January 29, 2021

    Milwaukee Courier: IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
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  18. January 29, 2021

    St. Louis Business Journal: Here’s when construction will start on Green Street’s $40M housing project in The Grove
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  19. January 26, 2021

    Next STL: Union At The Grove to Break Ground
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  20. January 26, 2021

    WILX Lansing: Children’s Book Provides Practical Tips for Returning to In-Person Learning
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  21. January 22, 2021

    The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’
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  22. January 12, 2021

    Starbucks Press Release: Starbucks expands initiatives to advance opportunity, equity and inclusion in the communities it serves
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  23. January 08, 2021

    Weekly Citizen: New initiative provides for BIPOC arts and culture organizations
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  24. December 17, 2020

    Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago
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  25. December 16, 2020

    Crain’s Detroit: MacKenzie Scott donates millions of her Amazon wealth to nonprofits in Michigan
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  26. December 15, 2020

    MacKenzie Scott: 384 Ways to Help
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  27. December 11, 2020

    WTMJ-TV Milwaukee: Increasing racial diversity among nonprofit leadership starts with achieving financial literacy
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  28. November 19, 2020

    Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.
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  29. November 06, 2020

    Lake County News-Sun: Renovation will essentially create new 5-story North Chicago middle school
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  30. October 26, 2020

    Matrix Human Services: L.A.C.C. Child Care Academy Transforms After Renovations
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  31. October 23, 2020

    Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Detroit and Milwaukee, Providing Free Financial Resources for Leaders of Color
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  32. October 12, 2020

    Press Release: $22 million financing package closes to support cutting edge early childhood center on Marygrove campus
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  33. September 02, 2020

    Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education
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  34. July 15, 2020

    Traverse City Record-Eagle: Plot twist: Horizon Books isn’t closing
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  35. July 14, 2020

    The Columbus Dispatch: Apartments to rise on ‘Cargominium’ site on East Side
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  36. July 01, 2020

    WBEZ: Community Groups Push A Bold Idea To Revitalize Some Chicago Neighborhoods
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  37. June 12, 2020

    Chicago Tribune: Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages
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  38. June 12, 2020

    The Hill: Community Development Financial Institutions funding in HEROES Act is key to helping economic fallout
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  39. June 04, 2020

    Medium: The Fed and Main Street: The Value of Community Voices During the Pandemic
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  40. May 27, 2020

    Nonprofit Quarterly: Study: Black-Owned Businesses Closed at 2X the Rate of Total COVID Closures
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  41. May 21, 2020

    Next City: This Nonprofit Helps Small Business Aid Go Where it Usually Doesn’t
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  42. April 30, 2020

    Nonprofit Quarterly: A Moment of Choice: Racial Equity, CDFIs, and the PPP Lending Fiasco
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  43. April 30, 2020

    ShelterForce: Let’s Interrupt History: Racial Equity in a Time of Crisis
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  44. April 29, 2020

    Reuters: Minority businesses worry they are locked out of payroll lending program
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  45. April 23, 2020

    New York Fed: The Fed and Main Street During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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  46. March 30, 2020

    Chronicle of Philanthropy: Financing During a Pandemic: How to Adapt to a Crisis
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  47. March 06, 2020

    Architectural Digest: Inside a Historic Detroit Charter School That Takes Cues From Wes Anderson
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  48. March 02, 2020

    The Ticker: Local Child Care Study Outlines Shortcomings
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  49. February 27, 2020

    Affordable Housing Finance: Housing and Finance Organizations Receive Capital Magnet Funds
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  50. February 27, 2020

    WGN: Lightfoot announces $6 million investment in West Side community health improvements
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  51. February 26, 2020

    Chicago Tribune: There’s a 16-year gap in life expectancy between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop. Here’s what local hospitals are doing about it.
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  52. February 14, 2020

    You, Me, and Your Top Three Podcast: Becoming a Multiplier with Chris Uhl, Executive Director – Eastern Region
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  53. February 03, 2020

    Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood
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  54. February 03, 2020

    Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
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  55. February 03, 2020

    Advancing Communities Podcast: IFF CEO Joe Neri
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  56. January 27, 2020

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch: YouthBridge to commit 25% of endowment to local investments
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  57. January 24, 2020

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Treasury awards $4.4 million in funds to help St. Louis organize low-income banking services
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  58. January 06, 2020

    Traverse City Record Eagle: Dann’s House doubles up
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  59. January 06, 2020

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis CDFI’s Awarded $4.4M in Federal Grants
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  60. December 24, 2019

    The Ticker: Women’s Resource Center, Dann’s House Expanding
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  61. December 12, 2019

    Chalkbeat: Researchers say Detroit could become a national leader in pre-K
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  62. November 26, 2019

    Forest Park Review: New housing for those with disabilities opens soon
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  63. November 22, 2019

    Associated Press: New state-of-the art Early Childhood Education center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
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  64. November 22, 2019

    Crain’s Detroit Business: $15 million Early Childhood Education Center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
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  65. November 22, 2019

    The Detroit News: Early childhood education focus at Marygrove center’s groundbreaking
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  66. November 18, 2019

    Chalkbeat: After years of fundraising and legal battles, a Detroit charter celebrates its new home
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  67. November 18, 2019

    Austin Weekly News: How to preserve the black middle class
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  68. November 18, 2019

    American School & University Magazine: Detroit charter moves into vacant elementary
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  69. November 11, 2019

    Chicago Tribune: Longstanding preschool in Highland Park celebrates new home: ‘We just were not going to let it die’
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  70. October 30, 2019

    Crain’s Detroit Business: JPMorgan Chase investing $675,000 to help 20 nonprofits led by or serving people of color
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  71. October 29, 2019

    Chicago Tribune: Starbucks gives $10 million to help boost small business in Chicago’s neighborhoods
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  72. October 29, 2019

    Crain’s Chicago Business: Starbucks investing $10 million to boost small business
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  73. October 10, 2019

    People Helping People Podcast with IFF’s Joe Neri and Omar Elhagmusa
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  74. July 15, 2019

    The Detroit News: Plans unveiled for early childhood center at Marygrove
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  75. July 02, 2019

    Next City: How Community Development Lenders Work Around the Legacy of Redlining
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  76. June 24, 2019

    Block Club Chicago: North Lawndale Employment Network Moving All Its Beekeeping, Mechanic Training And Jobs Programs Under One Roof
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  77. May 29, 2019

    Press Release: Kresge, Kellogg and PNC foundations announce $2.5 million to bolster Detroit childcare facilities
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  78. May 22, 2019

    Nonprofit Quarterly: An Illinois CDFI Leader Explains Why Appraisals Reinforce Structural Racism
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  79. May 20, 2019

    Shelterforce: Can Using a Racial Equity Lens Increase Capital in Communities of Color?
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  80. May 16, 2019

    BadCredit.org: IFF Loans Enable Nonprofit Agencies to Purchase Facilities and Deliver Social Services to Low-Income Communities Across the Midwest
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  81. May 10, 2019

    RE Journals: LISC Chicago honors top community development projects at 25th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
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  82. May 07, 2019

    ImpactAlpha: Hacking community lending to interrupt racial bias in ‘appraised value’
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  83. April 30, 2019

    WTTW: The Hatchery Chicago Cooking Up Food and Jobs on the West Side
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  84. April 12, 2019

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Only one in five Milwaukee families has access to licensed child care for their pre-K kids
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  85. April 05, 2019

    Crain’s Chicago Business: To tackle a lack of affordable housing, nonprofits become developers
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  86. March 22, 2019

    Crain’s Chicago Business: AbbVie donates $40 million to rebuild Neal Math & Science Academy
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  87. March 13, 2019

    New York Times: Former Sears Complex Returns as a Beacon in a Chicago Neighborhood
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  88. March 01, 2019

    Chicago Tribune: AbbVie pledges $40 million to fund construction of new middle school in North Chicago
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  89. February 25, 2019

    Shelterforce: Who Will Benefit From Opportunity Zones? It’s Still Unclear
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  90. February 05, 2019

    Model D: Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going
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  91. December 07, 2018

    Chicago Sun-Times: The Hatchery, a $34 million food/beverage incubator, opens in East Garfield Park
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  92. December 05, 2018

    WBEZ: Vacant School Buildings Litter Chicago Neighborhoods After Mass School Closings
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  93. November 30, 2018

    WBEZ: Chicago Has A Plan To Build Near CTA Trains. But Who Does It Help?
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  94. September 14, 2018

    Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge puts $50 million behind Marygrove ‘cradle-to-college’ center
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  95. September 04, 2018

    The Real Deal Neighborhood Spotlight: Can North Lawndale’s future live up to its past?
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  96. August 07, 2018

    Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education
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  97. June 26, 2018

    Model D: Voices of Cody Rouge: How a local church and its partners saved a key community resource center
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  98. June 14, 2018

    Chalkbeat: As caregivers struggle to make ends meet, 28,000 Detroit children go without care
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  99. June 07, 2018

    Ground broken for new Arts @ Large Community Center, to be ‘hub of activity’ in Walker’s Point
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  100. May 15, 2018

    Chicago Reader: Chicago’s civic and business elite put on epic display of wokeness, roll out racial equity plan
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