Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.
- April 03, 2019
Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest
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- April 03, 2019
‘Serving communities always comes down to location:’ A conversation with Chicago artist and activist Tonika Johnson
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- March 14, 2019
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: 20 organizations served, countless ideas and connections sparked
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- March 06, 2019
Humboldt Park’s La Casa Norte answers question: ‘What are all the things someone needs to be well?’
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- February 05, 2019
One of the nation’s best schools takes a deep dive in Indianapolis – breathing life into historic Naval structure
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- February 05, 2019
St Louis’s Center of Creative Arts: Bridging the divide through the arts
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- February 05, 2019
Creative match-making leads to new early childhood education center on Detroit’s East Side
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- January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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- January 09, 2019
Profile: Inna Kinney, Founder and CEO, Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI)
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- January 09, 2019
Peaceful block, peaceful home, peaceful soul: How one Home First resident is experiencing life in Humboldt Park
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- January 09, 2019
‘Garfield Park rules!’ as The Hatchery opens doors to food entrepreneurs in Chicago
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- November 12, 2018
Ministering to the soul: St. Louis nonprofit grows into new space for the formerly incarcerated
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- November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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- October 02, 2018
Profile: Camarrah Morgan, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
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- October 02, 2018
Tax credits enable faith-based CDC to open “nonprofit mall” and game-changing community center in Lafayette, IN
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- October 02, 2018
Giordano Dance transforms historic church into modern marvel
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- September 05, 2018
‘People learn to live again here:’ Kansas City’s Healing House expands to meet growing need
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- September 05, 2018
IFF Learning Spaces: Three Stories of Growth
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- September 04, 2018
Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
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- August 06, 2018
‘He always, always had my back’: How IFF partnered with Heartland Alliance to open a specialized health care facility on Chicago’s south side
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- August 06, 2018
The ‘homeland’: JEI’s historic reno brings nonprofit back to Jefferson Chalmers and anchors community development efforts
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- August 06, 2018
Profile: Eric Weinheimer, President and CEO, Forefront
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- July 11, 2018
Profile: Angela G. Reyes, Executive Director and Founder, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
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- July 10, 2018
Fort Wayne’s ‘The Landing’: Development brings new life to one of Indiana’s oldest commercial districts
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- July 10, 2018
Resilience: How the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative is ensuring access while changing the narrative
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- July 10, 2018
Breaking old ground: How Arts@Large is resurrecting the old Polish Arts Center in Milwaukee
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- June 06, 2018
‘We just don’t give up:’ How one alternative school is reaching homeless, dropout youth throughout Michigan
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- June 06, 2018
Former candy factory transformed into sustainable, affordable housing facility in Indianapolis
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- May 03, 2018
Profile: Jeremy Nowak, Author and Strategist
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- May 02, 2018
Chicago Artists Coalition utilizes MacArthur program’s financial training to manage rapid growth
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- April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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- April 04, 2018
Breaking down barriers: Paraquad expands to create opportunities for people with disabilities
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- April 04, 2018
Major update of YWCA Dayton centers on trauma-informed care
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- March 05, 2018
Video: Kansas Healthy Food Initiative
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- February 06, 2018
Foundation for Homan Square, IFF Bet on Future Together
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- February 06, 2018
Partnerships lead to more, better early childhood education in Detroit
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- February 06, 2018
Historic building on Chicago’s south side future site of National Museum of Gospel Music
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- February 06, 2018
Profile: Sue Mosey, Executive Director of Midtown Detroit, Inc.
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- January 19, 2018
A System For All Children: An Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment in Grand Rapids
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- January 08, 2018
New early childhood education facility opens doors in Flint
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