Category: Workforce Development

January 2023 Loan Round-up

February 1, 2023

IFF’s Continuum in Practice: Going Deep in Place in Chicago’s North Lawndale Neighborhood

January 19, 2023

November 2022 Loan Round-up

December 1, 2022

Photo Tour: IFF Loan “Opens the Door” for St. Louis Nonprofit to Create a State-of-the-Art Launch Pad for Careers in Tech

November 23, 2022

South Bend Sustainability Program Helps Nonprofits Reduce Utility Costs and Shape a Greener Future for the Midwest

November 23, 2022

10 Key Takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative’s First Five Years

October 26, 2022
An architect's rendering of the interior of the AMPED Innovation Center

$6 Million Rehab of Historic Facility Drives Change in Louisville’s West End

September 23, 2022

New IFF Loan Program Reduces Barriers to Capital for BIPOC-Led Nonprofits on Chicago’s South and West Sides

September 23, 2022
Photo of Momentus Capital President and CEO Ellis Carr

Leveraging National Presence and Scale to Drive More Solutions for Local Challenges: Q&A with Momentus Capital President & CEO Ellis Carr

September 23, 2022
A networking event for entrepreneurs in the Mox.E coworking space at Entrenuity's headquarters in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood

Virtual Tour: Historic Building in the “Cradle of Rhythm and Blues” Reborn as an Incubator for BIPOC and Women Entrepreneurs

July 19, 2022
An architect's rendering of the Lillian Marcie Center

June 2022 Loan Round-up

July 1, 2022
Architect's rendering of the Academy for Global Citizenship at the Cultivate Collective hub

Chicago’s Academy for Global Citizenship Anchors New State-of-the-Art Learning, Sustainability, and Wellness Hub Catered to Community Needs

June 21, 2022
Consuelo Poland, Founder of Latinas Welding Guild

‘It’s Been a Really Great Year of Growth’: A Conversation with Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Participant Consuelo Lockhart, Founder of the Latinas Welding Guild

June 21, 2022

Commercial Observer: How JPMorgan Chase Works with CDFIs to Provide Resources for Underserved Communities

June 13, 2022
Ceremonial groundbreaking taking place at PODER's future headquarters in the Gage Park neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side

Built from Within: PODER Begins Construction of Chicago’s First Immigrant Integration and Job Center

February 16, 2022

Photo Tour: North Lawndale Employment Network’s First Permanent Campus

January 18, 2022
RecycleForce Groundbreaking

Indianapolis Social Enterprise Begins Construction of $13 Million Workforce Development Complex for Returning Citizens

December 14, 2021

November 2021 Loan Round-up

December 1, 2021
A multi-purpose room at the Chatham Workforce Education & Workforce Center

Understanding that we are a collective: How vision became reality for the Chatham Education & Workforce Center

November 16, 2021

October 2021 Loan Round-up

October 31, 2021
RecycleForce Groundbreaking

September 2021 Loan Round-up

October 1, 2021