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  1. November 23, 2022

    Closing the Affordable Housing Gap: Q&A with Illinois Housing Development Authority Executive Director Kristin Faust
    Category: Stories
    a Black girl and an Asian boy playing with a water table at the Chicago Children's Museum
  2. March 15, 2022

    Establishing Mutually Beneficial Bank-CDFI Referral Relationships: A Q&A with First Bank of Highland Park Senior Vice President Courtney Olson
    Category: Stories
    Headshot of First Bank of Highland Park Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Business Banking Courtney Olson
  3. February 16, 2022

    Building a Dream Incubator: 5 Questions for baso Founder and President Claudette Soto
    Category: Stories
    A headshot of baso Founder and President Claudette Soto
  4. December 14, 2021

    “If you want better, you have to change your narrative”: A Q&A with Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder and CEO of the American Association of Single Parents
    Category: Stories
    Headshot of Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder of the American Association of Single Parents
  5. November 16, 2021

    Bridging the Gap Between Communities of Color and the Health Care System: A Q&A with UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant
    Category: Stories
    UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant sitting for a posed photo
  6. October 13, 2021

    Transforming the Emergency Food System with an Eye on Equity: A Q&A with Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nicole Robinson
    Category: Stories
    Nicole Robinson Greater Chicago Food Depository
  7. September 15, 2021

    Profile: Detroit Achievement Academy Founder Kyle Smitley on Starting a Charter School, Expansion, and Her “Unhinged” Love for Facilities Projects
    Kyle Smitley
  8. August 16, 2021

    Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic
    Category: Stories
    Dana Britto BDO FMA
  9. July 12, 2021

    Profile: Sakura Takano, CEO, Rotary Charities of Traverse City
  10. March 02, 2020

    Profile: Denise Smith, Hope Starts Here Implementation Director
    image of Denise Smith
  11. November 11, 2019

    Profile: Rick Velasquez shares lessons learned from over four decades of work with Illinois’ children and families
  12. October 09, 2019

    Acting on the wisdom of Black communities: A conversation with William Jackson, PhD
  13. August 07, 2019

    Changing the Narrative with Ilsa Flanagan
  14. July 08, 2019

    ‘We’re touching more neighborhoods with families in need’: A conversation with Stronger Nonprofits Initiative participant Christa Hamilton
    Category: Stories
  15. June 07, 2019

    ‘Leveling Up’ with Maya Camille-Broussard: A conversation with one of The Hatchery’s first resident food entrepreneurs
  16. May 01, 2019

    Managing limited resources, constant change, and restrictive funding: A conversation with nonprofit consultant Dana Britto
  17. April 03, 2019

    ‘Serving communities always comes down to location:’ A conversation with Chicago artist and activist Tonika Johnson
    Category: Stories
  18. March 06, 2019

    Understanding health equity: A conversation with Dr. Jason Purnell
  19. February 06, 2019

    How one woman of color transitioned from utility executive to construction industry leader
  20. January 09, 2019

    Profile: Inna Kinney, Founder and CEO, Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI)
    Category: Stories
  21. November 12, 2018

    Profile: Wendy Baumann, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
    Category: Stories
  22. October 02, 2018

    Profile: Camarrah Morgan, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
    Category: Stories
  23. September 04, 2018

    Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
    Category: Stories
  24. August 06, 2018

    Profile: Eric Weinheimer, President and CEO, Forefront
    Category: Stories
  25. July 11, 2018

    Profile: Angela G. Reyes, Executive Director and Founder, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
    Category: Stories
  26. June 06, 2018

    Profile: Maxine Clark, CEO of Clark-Fox Family Foundation
  27. May 03, 2018

    Profile: Jeremy Nowak, Author and Strategist
    Category: Stories
  28. March 08, 2018

    Profile: Halbert Sullivan, CEO, Fathers’ Support Center St. Louis
    Category: Stories
  29. February 06, 2018

    Profile: Sue Mosey, Executive Director of Midtown Detroit, Inc.
    Category: Stories
  30. January 08, 2018

    Profile: Eva M. Roby, President and CEO, Mission Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America