Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.
- January 12, 2021
Starbucks Press Release: Starbucks expands initiatives to advance opportunity, equity and inclusion in the communities it serves
Category: Press
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- January 05, 2021
“How My School Fights a Virus:” IFF publishes children’s book with practical tips on returning to school
Category: Thought Leadership
- December 17, 2020
Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago
Category: Press
- December 16, 2020
Crain’s Detroit: MacKenzie Scott donates millions of her Amazon wealth to nonprofits in Michigan
Category: Press - December 15, 2020
MacKenzie Scott: 384 Ways to Help
Category: Press - December 11, 2020
WTMJ-TV Milwaukee: Increasing racial diversity among nonprofit leadership starts with achieving financial literacy
Category: Press - November 19, 2020
Citi Foundation Provides $15 Million in Support to 30 Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.
Category: Press - November 06, 2020
Lake County News-Sun: Renovation will essentially create new 5-story North Chicago middle school
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- October 23, 2020
Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Detroit and Milwaukee, Providing Free Financial Resources for Leaders of Color
Category: Press
- October 12, 2020
Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF
Category: Stories
- October 12, 2020
Press Release: $22 million financing package closes to support cutting edge early childhood center on Marygrove campus
Category: Press - October 08, 2020
Interested in Racial Justice? Invest in Early Childhood Education.
Category: Thought Leadership
- September 15, 2020
10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget
Category: Resources - September 02, 2020
Learning to Change: Reflections of the CDFI Racial Equity Collaborative on Education
Category: Press - September 01, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History (Part 2)
Category: Thought Leadership
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- June 12, 2020
The Hill: Community Development Financial Institutions funding in HEROES Act is key to helping economic fallout
Category: Press - June 05, 2020
Letter: Community Reinvestment Act Addresses Racism
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- May 27, 2020
2019 Annual Report
Category: Stories
- May 27, 2020
Nonprofit Quarterly: Study: Black-Owned Businesses Closed at 2X the Rate of Total COVID Closures
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- April 30, 2020
Nonprofit Quarterly: A Moment of Choice: Racial Equity, CDFIs, and the PPP Lending Fiasco
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- April 15, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History
Category: Thought Leadership - April 08, 2020
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): IFF’s Letter to Comptroller Otting and Chairman McWilliams
Category: Thought Leadership - Category: Press
- March 06, 2020
Architectural Digest: Inside a Historic Detroit Charter School That Takes Cues From Wes Anderson
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- March 02, 2020
Detroit breaks ground on $15 million early education center that will serve as national model
Category: Stories
- March 02, 2020
The Ticker: Local Child Care Study Outlines Shortcomings
Category: Press - March 02, 2020
Detroit Prep revives century-old school building to serve up to 500 students in Pingree Park
Category: Stories
- March 02, 2020
Experienced child care provider expands to serve 6x more children on Detroit’s east side
Category: Stories
- February 27, 2020
Affordable Housing Finance: Housing and Finance Organizations Receive Capital Magnet Funds
Category: Press - February 27, 2020
WGN: Lightfoot announces $6 million investment in West Side community health improvements
Category: Press - February 26, 2020
Chicago Tribune: There’s a 16-year gap in life expectancy between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop. Here’s what local hospitals are doing about it.
Category: Press - February 14, 2020
You, Me, and Your Top Three Podcast: Becoming a Multiplier with Chris Uhl, Executive Director – Eastern Region
Category: Press - Category: Thought Leadership
- February 04, 2020
What does $1 billion in community lending look like?
Category: Stories
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- February 03, 2020
Village Free Press: New Handicap Accessible Affordable Housing Completed In Maywood, 12 More Units Coming
Category: Press - February 03, 2020
Advancing Communities Podcast: IFF CEO Joe Neri
Category: Press - January 29, 2020
CEOs of Four National CDFI Loan Funds Comment on CRA Rulemaking
Category: Thought Leadership - January 27, 2020
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: YouthBridge to commit 25% of endowment to local investments
Category: Press - January 24, 2020
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Treasury awards $4.4 million in funds to help St. Louis organize low-income banking services
Category: Press - January 06, 2020
Traverse City Record Eagle: Dann’s House doubles up
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- December 24, 2019
The Ticker: Women’s Resource Center, Dann’s House Expanding
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- November 26, 2019
Forest Park Review: New housing for those with disabilities opens soon
Category: Press - November 22, 2019
Associated Press: New state-of-the art Early Childhood Education center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
Category: Press - November 22, 2019
Crain’s Detroit Business: $15 million Early Childhood Education Center breaks ground on Marygrove campus
Category: Press - November 22, 2019
The Detroit News: Early childhood education focus at Marygrove center’s groundbreaking
Category: Press - November 18, 2019
Chalkbeat: After years of fundraising and legal battles, a Detroit charter celebrates its new home
Category: Press - November 18, 2019
Austin Weekly News: How to preserve the black middle class
Category: Press - November 18, 2019
American School & University Magazine: Detroit charter moves into vacant elementary
Category: Press - November 11, 2019
Profile: Rick Velasquez shares lessons learned from over four decades of work with Illinois’ children and families
- November 11, 2019
Ask a Real Estate Expert #4: How do you choose an architect and general contractor?
Category: Resources
- November 11, 2019
United Methodist Community House reimagines itself — and Grand Rapids’ Southeastern Community
Category: Stories
- November 11, 2019
Chicago Tribune: Longstanding preschool in Highland Park celebrates new home: ‘We just were not going to let it die’
Category: Press - October 30, 2019
Crain’s Detroit Business: JPMorgan Chase investing $675,000 to help 20 nonprofits led by or serving people of color
Category: Press - October 29, 2019
Chicago Tribune: Starbucks gives $10 million to help boost small business in Chicago’s neighborhoods
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- October 25, 2019
Intro: Two community investors, two Midwest cities, two approaches to reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want
Category: Thought Leadership
- October 10, 2019
People Helping People Podcast with IFF’s Joe Neri and Omar Elhagmusa
Category: Press - October 09, 2019
IFF clients give advice on how to spread awareness during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Category: Stories
- October 09, 2019
Acting on the wisdom of Black communities: A conversation with William Jackson, PhD
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- October 08, 2019
New YMCA in Kentucky’s west Louisville neighborhood reimagines public health through an equity lens
Category: Stories
- September 26, 2019
Using data to drive investment and impact
Category: Thought Leadership
- September 04, 2019
Ask a Real Estate Expert #2: What is predevelopment?
Category: Resources
- September 04, 2019
Lincoln Park Community Services triples its capacity to serve Chicagoans experiencing homelessness
Category: Stories
- September 04, 2019
Chicago’s North Lawndale Employment Network to transform former bank building into community hub
Category: Stories
- September 04, 2019
Raising Quality, Promoting Equity: An Analysis of Location, Performance, and Challenges Facing Tulsa Public Schools
- September 04, 2019
Raising Quality, Promoting Equity: An Analysis of Location, Performance, and Challenges Facing Oklahoma City Public Schools
- August 07, 2019
Changing the Narrative with Ilsa Flanagan
- August 06, 2019
Eight standout arts organizations complete MacArthur Foundation-funded workshop series on financial management
Category: Stories
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- July 20, 2019
Do you really need a policies & procedures manual?
Category: Resources - July 20, 2019
What should you track on your dashboard?
Category: Resources - July 20, 2019
Who sets the budget?
Category: Resources - July 20, 2019
Want to build a strong future? Build LUNA.
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- July 08, 2019
Erie Family Health Centers doubles its footprint in Evanston/Skokie, increasing access to high-quality, affordable health care
Category: Stories
- July 08, 2019
Photo Tour: Chicago Artists Coalition embraces its new home in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor
Category: Stories
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