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December 11, 2020
WTMJ-TV Milwaukee: Increasing racial diversity among nonprofit leadership starts with achieving financial literacy
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November 19, 2020
Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.
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November 06, 2020
Lake County News-Sun: Renovation will essentially create new 5-story North Chicago middle school
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October 26, 2020
Matrix Human Services: L.A.C.C. Child Care Academy Transforms After Renovations
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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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October 12, 2020
Press Release: $22 million financing package closes to support cutting edge early childhood center on Marygrove campus
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September 02, 2020
Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education
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July 15, 2020
Traverse City Record-Eagle: Plot twist: Horizon Books isn’t closing
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July 14, 2020
The Columbus Dispatch: Apartments to rise on ‘Cargominium’ site on East Side
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July 01, 2020
WBEZ: Community Groups Push A Bold Idea To Revitalize Some Chicago Neighborhoods
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June 12, 2020
Chicago Tribune: Designs for new North Chicago middle school in final stages
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June 12, 2020
The Hill: Community Development Financial Institutions funding in HEROES Act is key to helping economic fallout
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June 04, 2020
Medium: The Fed and Main Street: The Value of Community Voices During the Pandemic
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May 27, 2020
Nonprofit Quarterly: Study: Black-Owned Businesses Closed at 2X the Rate of Total COVID Closures
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May 21, 2020
Next City: This Nonprofit Helps Small Business Aid Go Where it Usually Doesn’t
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April 30, 2020
Nonprofit Quarterly: A Moment of Choice: Racial Equity, CDFIs, and the PPP Lending Fiasco
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April 30, 2020
ShelterForce: Let’s Interrupt History: Racial Equity in a Time of Crisis
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April 29, 2020
Reuters: Minority businesses worry they are locked out of payroll lending program
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April 23, 2020
New York Fed: The Fed and Main Street During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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March 30, 2020
Chronicle of Philanthropy: Financing During a Pandemic: How to Adapt to a Crisis
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March 06, 2020
Architectural Digest: Inside a Historic Detroit Charter School That Takes Cues From Wes Anderson
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March 02, 2020
The Ticker: Local Child Care Study Outlines Shortcomings
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February 27, 2020
Affordable Housing Finance: Housing and Finance Organizations Receive Capital Magnet Funds
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February 27, 2020
WGN: Lightfoot announces $6 million investment in West Side community health improvements
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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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February 14, 2020
You, Me, and Your Top Three Podcast: Becoming a Multiplier with Chris Uhl, Executive Director – Eastern Region
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February 03, 2020
Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood
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February 03, 2020
Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
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February 03, 2020
Advancing Communities Podcast: IFF CEO Joe Neri
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January 27, 2020
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: YouthBridge to commit 25% of endowment to local investments
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