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September 17, 2021
The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening
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September 16, 2021
Nonprofit Quarterly: CDFIs and the COVID-19 Moment: Whither Now, Community Finance?
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September 16, 2021
Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Indianapolis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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September 07, 2021
St. Louis Business Journal: U.S. Department of Treasury awards $275M in tax credit authority to St. Louis groups
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August 18, 2021
MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
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July 28, 2021
Nonprofit Quarterly: What Would Equitable Real Estate Finance Look Like?
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June 02, 2021
U.S. News & World Report: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Gifts Extend Beyond Grantees
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June 02, 2021
Bloomberg: MacKenzie Scott’s Donations Touch Charities Far Beyond the Original Grantees
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June 02, 2021
Associated Press: MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees
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June 01, 2021
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving Reverberates Way Beyond the Direct Beneficiaries
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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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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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April 05, 2021
Chicago Architect Magazine: Home First
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March 30, 2021
Impact Alpha: Five ways that lenders can interrupt racism and provide restorative-justice capital in our communities
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March 23, 2021
The Lakeshore West Michigan: GHACF invests $1.5M to provide low-cost loans to community nonprofits
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February 25, 2021
Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park
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February 22, 2021
OFN & Twitter announce first Finance Justice Fund loans
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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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February 01, 2021
Bridge Detroit: Cradle-to-career program at Marygrove campus serves Detroit’s littlest people
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February 01, 2021
IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
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January 29, 2021
Milwaukee Courier: IFF and JPMorgan Chase’s Stronger Nonprofit Initiative Assisting Milwaukee Nonprofit Leaders of Color
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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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January 26, 2021
Next STL: Union At The Grove to Break Ground
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January 26, 2021
WILX Lansing: Children’s Book Provides Practical Tips for Returning to In-Person Learning
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January 22, 2021
The News-Gazette: With homes filled and park open, Bristol Place ‘a really great community’
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January 12, 2021
Starbucks Press Release: Starbucks expands initiatives to advance opportunity, equity and inclusion in the communities it serves
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January 08, 2021
Weekly Citizen: New initiative provides for BIPOC arts and culture organizations
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December 17, 2020
Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago
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December 16, 2020
Crain’s Detroit: MacKenzie Scott donates millions of her Amazon wealth to nonprofits in Michigan
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December 15, 2020