Category: Michigan

A child plays at the Birth Detroit Care facility while a staff member watches him

Birth Detroit Reimagines Maternal and Infant Care with Plan for Community-Based, Black-led Birth Centers

November 16, 2021

Home-based early childhood education providers deserve to be included in funding, supports

November 16, 2021

ENR Midwest: ENR Midwest Names 2021 Best Projects

November 4, 2021
Ribbon Cutting for Family Christian Health Center's Maternal Health Clinic

Family Christian Health Center Responds to Pandemic by Leaning Further into Its Mission

October 13, 2021
RecycleForce Groundbreaking

September 2021 Loan Roundup

October 1, 2021

The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening

September 17, 2021
Marygrove Early Education Center

Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit

September 15, 2021
Kyle Smitley

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

September 15, 2021

MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education

August 18, 2021
Dana Britto BDO FMA

Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic

August 16, 2021

Nonprofits & Real Estate: When to “build capacity” and when to just help

July 13, 2021

“Not Here, Not Yet” – When Is the Right Time and Place for Nonprofit Facility Projects?

July 12, 2021

Profile: Sakura Takano, CEO, Rotary Charities of Traverse City

July 12, 2021

2020 Annual Report

June 28, 2021

$2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest

June 14, 2021

Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen

June 14, 2021

How Learning Spaces Expansion to Grand Rapids Addresses Inequity and Shapes Children’s Futures

May 5, 2021

Commongrounds Cooperative Puts Community First in Traverse City

April 13, 2021

March 2021 Loan Roundup

March 31, 2021

The Lakeshore West Michigan: GHACF invests $1.5M to provide low-cost loans to community nonprofits

March 23, 2021

February 2021 Loan Roundup

February 28, 2021

Model D: This faith-based nonprofit helped spark a revival in Detroit’s Regent Park

February 25, 2021

Bridge Detroit: Cradle-to-career program at Marygrove campus serves Detroit’s littlest people

February 1, 2021

January 2021 Loan Roundup

January 31, 2021

WILX Lansing: Children’s Book Provides Practical Tips for Returning to In-Person Learning

January 26, 2021

“How My School Fights a Virus:” IFF publishes children’s book with practical tips on returning to school

January 5, 2021

Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.

November 19, 2020

Matrix Human Services: L.A.C.C. Child Care Academy Transforms After Renovations

October 26, 2020

Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Detroit and Milwaukee, Providing Free Financial Resources for Leaders of Color

October 23, 2020

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

October 12, 2020