Category: Housing (affordable)

Free financial training series for Chicago-area nonprofits

December 15, 2020

Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF

October 12, 2020

Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)

September 1, 2020

The Columbus Dispatch: Apartments to rise on ‘Cargominium’ site on East Side

July 14, 2020

WBEZ: Community Groups Push A Bold Idea To Revitalize Some Chicago Neighborhoods

July 1, 2020

2019 Annual Report

May 27, 2020

Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History

April 15, 2020

Nonprofits & the Paycheck Protection Program

April 14, 2020

Summary: Federal Response to COVID-19

April 8, 2020

Nonprofits are eligible for these two new federal programs from the SBA

April 2, 2020
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COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits

April 1, 2020

Affordable Housing Finance: Housing and Finance Organizations Receive Capital Magnet Funds

February 27, 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.

February 26, 2020

Chicago Construction News: Affordable housing replaces vacant lots in Maywood

February 3, 2020

Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming

February 3, 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

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

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

Lincoln Park Community Services triples its capacity to serve Chicagoans experiencing homelessness

September 4, 2019
Kirby, Dena, and Lisa receive Home First award at US Capitol

IFF’s Home First racks up recognition through local, state, and national awards

August 2, 2019

Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights welcomes ‘dream’ housing development

June 7, 2019

RE Journals: LISC Chicago honors top community development projects at 25th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards

May 10, 2019

A home of his own – The story of one Home First resident

May 3, 2019

IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report

April 11, 2019

Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest

April 3, 2019

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

March 12, 2019

Young, self-sufficient, and in a nursing home – The story of one Home First resident

March 6, 2019

IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund

February 26, 2019