Category: ECE

Why community developers should care more about early childhood education

July 24, 2019

The Detroit News: Plans unveiled for early childhood center at Marygrove

July 15, 2019

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

July 8, 2019

Press Release: Kresge, Kellogg and PNC foundations announce $2.5 million to bolster Detroit childcare facilities

May 29, 2019

Early Childhood Education Summit 2019:
It Takes a Village

May 24, 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

Access and Quality for Illinois Children: Statewide Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment

May 6, 2019

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Only one in five Milwaukee families has access to licensed child care for their pre-K kids

April 12, 2019

IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report

April 11, 2019

Illinois Action for Children: 50 Years of Impact

April 3, 2019

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

April 3, 2019

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

March 12, 2019

Empowering Chicago nonprofits through capital, know-how, and networking

March 6, 2019

IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund

February 26, 2019

Creative match-making leads to new early childhood education center on Detroit’s East Side

February 5, 2019

Model D: Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going

February 5, 2019

Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018

January 18, 2019

‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center

January 9, 2019

IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest

November 12, 2018

Profile: Camarrah Morgan, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation

October 2, 2018

Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge puts $50 million behind Marygrove ‘cradle-to-college’ center

September 14, 2018

High school that emphasizes service makes investment in IFF

September 5, 2018

IFF Learning Spaces: Three Stories of Growth

September 5, 2018

Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network

September 4, 2018

The Real Deal Neighborhood Spotlight: Can North Lawndale’s future live up to its past?

September 4, 2018

Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education

August 7, 2018

Profile: Eric Weinheimer, President and CEO, Forefront

August 6, 2018

Model D: Voices of Cody Rouge: How a local church and its partners saved a key community resource center

June 26, 2018

Early Childhood Education Summit 2018

June 25, 2018