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September 16, 2021
Nonprofit Quarterly: CDFIs and the COVID-19 Moment: Whither Now, Community Finance?
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September 16, 2021
Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Indianapolis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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September 15, 2021
Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit
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September 15, 2021
Equitable Community Development in Action: The Redevelopment of North Chicago’s Neal Math and Science Academy
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September 15, 2021
Paramount Schools of Excellence Charts New Path in Indiana with Statewide Expansion
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September 15, 2021
Profile: Detroit Achievement Academy Founder Kyle Smitley on Starting a Charter School, Expansion, and Her “Unhinged” Love for Facilities Projects
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September 07, 2021
St. Louis Business Journal: U.S. Department of Treasury awards $275M in tax credit authority to St. Louis groups
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August 31, 2021
August 2021 Loan Round-up
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August 18, 2021
MLive: Transforming learning spaces: Program aims to improve access to early childhood education
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August 16, 2021
Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
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August 16, 2021
Columbus Nonprofit Revives Community Asset as Permanent Facility for Teen Mentorship
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August 16, 2021
Q&A with BDO FMA Managing Director Dana Britto: Building Financial Capacity Post-Pandemic
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August 16, 2021
CDFI Friendly Bloomington a Prototype for Successful Community Development in Small Markets
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July 31, 2021
July 2021 Loan Round-up
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July 28, 2021
Nonprofit Quarterly: What Would Equitable Real Estate Finance Look Like?
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July 14, 2021
Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
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July 13, 2021
Nonprofits & Real Estate: When to “build capacity” and when to just help
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July 12, 2021
“Not Here, Not Yet” – When Is the Right Time and Place for Nonprofit Facility Projects?
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July 12, 2021
Profile: Sakura Takano, CEO, Rotary Charities of Traverse City
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June 30, 2021
June 2021 Loan Round-up
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
A New Facility in Milwaukee Has Eco-Friendly Blue Skies Landscaping Seeing Green
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June 14, 2021
$2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
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June 14, 2021
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Spotlight: InsideOut Literary Arts Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen
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June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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June 02, 2021
U.S. News & World Report: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Gifts Extend Beyond Grantees
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June 02, 2021
Bloomberg: MacKenzie Scott’s Donations Touch Charities Far Beyond the Original Grantees
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June 02, 2021
Associated Press: MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees
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June 01, 2021
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: MacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving Reverberates Way Beyond the Direct Beneficiaries
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June 01, 2021