Category: ECE

Can we finally change our sexist funding policies for early care and education?

February 12, 2020
Montage of images from projects contributing to the $1 billion of loans

What does $1 billion in community lending look like?

February 4, 2020

Advancing Communities Podcast: IFF CEO Joe Neri

February 3, 2020

10 pieces of advice to help your organization prosper in 2020

January 2, 2020

Chalkbeat: Researchers say Detroit could become a national leader in pre-K

December 12, 2019

Associated Press: New state-of-the art Early Childhood Education center breaks ground on Marygrove campus

November 22, 2019

Crain’s Detroit Business: $15 million Early Childhood Education Center breaks ground on Marygrove campus

November 22, 2019

The Detroit News: Early childhood education focus at Marygrove center’s groundbreaking

November 22, 2019

United Methodist Community House reimagines itself — and Grand Rapids’ Southeastern Community

November 11, 2019

Chicago Tribune: Longstanding preschool in Highland Park celebrates new home: ‘We just were not going to let it die’

November 11, 2019

Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative launches in Detroit to maximize impact of local organizations on Detroit’s recovery

October 28, 2019

Intro: Two community investors, two Midwest cities, two approaches to reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want

October 25, 2019

Using data to drive investment and impact

September 26, 2019

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