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  1. June 24, 2019

    Block Club Chicago: North Lawndale Employment Network Moving All Its Beekeeping, Mechanic Training And Jobs Programs Under One Roof
    Category: Press
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  2. June 10, 2019

    Ask a Real Estate Expert #1: What is deferred maintenance?
    Category: Resources
  3. June 07, 2019

    Addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ community
    Category: Stories
  4. June 07, 2019

    ‘Leveling Up’ with Maya Camille-Broussard: A conversation with one of The Hatchery’s first resident food entrepreneurs
  5. June 07, 2019

    Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights welcomes ‘dream’ housing development
    Category: Stories
  6. June 06, 2019

    ‘Let people show you who they are’: A conversation with Chicago200 participant and IFF Development Associate Lydia Collins
    Category: Stories
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  7. May 29, 2019

    Press Release: Kresge, Kellogg and PNC foundations announce $2.5 million to bolster Detroit childcare facilities
    Category: Press
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  8. May 22, 2019

    Nonprofit Quarterly: An Illinois CDFI Leader Explains Why Appraisals Reinforce Structural Racism
    Category: Press
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  9. May 20, 2019

    Shelterforce: Can Using a Racial Equity Lens Increase Capital in Communities of Color?
    Category: Press
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  10. May 16, 2019

    BadCredit.org: IFF Loans Enable Nonprofit Agencies to Purchase Facilities and Deliver Social Services to Low-Income Communities Across the Midwest
    Category: Press
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  11. May 10, 2019

    RE Journals: LISC Chicago honors top community development projects at 25th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
    Category: Press
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  12. May 09, 2019

    The Appraisal Bias: How more equitable underwriting can increase capital in communities of color
    Category: Thought Leadership
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  13. May 07, 2019

    ImpactAlpha: Hacking community lending to interrupt racial bias in ‘appraised value’
    Category: Press
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  14. May 06, 2019

    Access and Quality for Illinois Children: Statewide Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment
    Category: Stories
  15. May 03, 2019

    A home of his own – The story of one Home First resident
    Category: Stories
  16. May 01, 2019

    Managing limited resources, constant change, and restrictive funding: A conversation with nonprofit consultant Dana Britto
  17. May 01, 2019

    Three leaders to watch share takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative
    Category: Stories
  18. May 01, 2019

    De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design
    Category: Stories
  19. April 30, 2019

    WTTW: The Hatchery Chicago Cooking Up Food and Jobs on the West Side
    Category: Press
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  20. April 12, 2019

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Only one in five Milwaukee families has access to licensed child care for their pre-K kids
    Category: Press
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  21. April 11, 2019

    IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
    Category: Stories
  22. April 05, 2019

    Crain’s Chicago Business: To tackle a lack of affordable housing, nonprofits become developers
    Category: Press
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  23. April 03, 2019

    Illinois Action for Children: 50 Years of Impact
    Category: Stories
  24. April 03, 2019

    Wayne Metro’s new ‘impact center’ helps fill gaps in Highland Park
    Category: Stories
  25. April 03, 2019

    Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  26. April 03, 2019

    ‘Serving communities always comes down to location:’ A conversation with Chicago artist and activist Tonika Johnson
    Category: Stories
  27. March 22, 2019

    Crain’s Chicago Business: AbbVie donates $40 million to rebuild Neal Math & Science Academy
    Category: Press
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  28. March 14, 2019

    Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: 20 organizations served, countless ideas and connections sparked
    Category: Stories
  29. March 13, 2019

    New York Times: Former Sears Complex Returns as a Beacon in a Chicago Neighborhood
    Category: Press
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  30. March 12, 2019

    Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
    Category: Thought Leadership
  31. March 06, 2019

    Understanding health equity: A conversation with Dr. Jason Purnell
  32. March 06, 2019

    Young, self-sufficient, and in a nursing home – The story of one Home First resident
    Category: Stories
  33. March 06, 2019

    Humboldt Park’s La Casa Norte answers question: ‘What are all the things someone needs to be well?’
    Category: Stories
  34. March 06, 2019

    Empowering Chicago nonprofits through capital, know-how, and networking
    Category: Stories
  35. March 01, 2019

    Chicago Tribune: AbbVie pledges $40 million to fund construction of new middle school in North Chicago
    Category: Press
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  36. February 26, 2019

    IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
    Category: Thought Leadership
  37. February 25, 2019

    Shelterforce: Who Will Benefit From Opportunity Zones? It’s Still Unclear
    Category: Press
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  38. February 06, 2019

    How one woman of color transitioned from utility executive to construction industry leader
  39. February 05, 2019

    One of the nation’s best schools takes a deep dive in Indianapolis – breathing life into historic Naval structure
    Category: Stories
  40. February 05, 2019

    St Louis’s Center of Creative Arts: Bridging the divide through the arts
    Category: Stories
  41. February 05, 2019

    Creative match-making leads to new early childhood education center on Detroit’s East Side
    Category: Stories
  42. February 05, 2019

    Model D: Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going
    Category: Press
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  43. January 18, 2019

    Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
    Category: Stories
  44. January 09, 2019

    Profile: Inna Kinney, Founder and CEO, Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI)
    Category: Stories
  45. January 09, 2019

    Peaceful block, peaceful home, peaceful soul: How one Home First resident is experiencing life in Humboldt Park
    Category: Stories
  46. January 09, 2019

    ‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center
    Category: Stories
  47. January 09, 2019

    ‘Garfield Park rules!’ as The Hatchery opens doors to food entrepreneurs in Chicago
    Category: Stories
  48. December 07, 2018

    Chicago Sun-Times: The Hatchery, a $34 million food/beverage incubator, opens in East Garfield Park
    Category: Press
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  49. December 05, 2018

    WBEZ: Vacant School Buildings Litter Chicago Neighborhoods After Mass School Closings
    Category: Press
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  50. November 30, 2018

    WBEZ: Chicago Has A Plan To Build Near CTA Trains. But Who Does It Help?
    Category: Press
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  51. November 12, 2018

    Profile: Wendy Baumann, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation
    Category: Stories
  52. November 12, 2018

    Foundations College Prep: From a ‘tiny beginning’ to a thriving community
    Category: Stories
  53. November 12, 2018

    Ministering to the soul: St. Louis nonprofit grows into new space for the formerly incarcerated
    Category: Stories
  54. November 12, 2018

    IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
    Category: Stories
  55. October 15, 2018

    Illinois Fresh Food Fund generates $34 million in community investment
    Category: Stories
  56. October 02, 2018

    Profile: Camarrah Morgan, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
    Category: Stories
  57. October 02, 2018

    Tax credits enable faith-based CDC to open “nonprofit mall” and game-changing community center in Lafayette, IN
    Category: Stories
  58. October 02, 2018

    Giordano Dance transforms historic church into modern marvel
    Category: Stories
  59. September 14, 2018

    Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge puts $50 million behind Marygrove ‘cradle-to-college’ center
    Category: Press
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  60. September 05, 2018

    High School that Emphasizes Service Makes Investment in IFF
  61. September 05, 2018

    ‘People learn to live again here:’ Kansas City’s Healing House expands to meet growing need
    Category: Stories
  62. September 05, 2018

    IFF Learning Spaces: Three Stories of Growth
    Category: Stories
  63. September 04, 2018

    Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
    Category: Stories
  64. September 04, 2018

    The Real Deal Neighborhood Spotlight: Can North Lawndale’s future live up to its past?
    Category: Press
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  65. August 07, 2018

    Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education
    Category: Press
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  66. 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
    Category: Stories
  67. August 06, 2018

    The ‘homeland’: JEI’s historic reno brings nonprofit back to Jefferson Chalmers and anchors community development efforts
    Category: Stories
  68. August 06, 2018

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

    Profile: Angela G. Reyes, Executive Director and Founder, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
    Category: Stories
  70. July 10, 2018

    Fort Wayne’s ‘The Landing’: Development brings new life to one of Indiana’s oldest commercial districts
    Category: Stories
  71. July 10, 2018

    Resilience: How the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative is ensuring access while changing the narrative
    Category: Stories
  72. July 10, 2018

    Breaking old ground: How Arts@Large is resurrecting the old Polish Arts Center in Milwaukee
    Category: Stories
  73. June 26, 2018

    Model D: Voices of Cody Rouge: How a local church and its partners saved a key community resource center
    Category: Press
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  74. June 14, 2018

    Chalkbeat: As caregivers struggle to make ends meet, 28,000 Detroit children go without care
    Category: Press
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  75. June 07, 2018

    Ground broken for new Arts @ Large Community Center, to be ‘hub of activity’ in Walker’s Point
    Category: Press
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  76. June 06, 2018

    ‘We just don’t give up:’ How one alternative school is reaching homeless, dropout youth throughout Michigan
    Category: Stories
  77. June 06, 2018

    Profile: Maxine Clark, CEO of Clark-Fox Family Foundation
  78. June 06, 2018

    A Total Partnership: How IFF and Centers for New Horizons are planning for the future
    Category: Stories
  79. June 06, 2018

    Former candy factory transformed into sustainable, affordable housing facility in Indianapolis
    Category: Stories
  80. May 15, 2018

    Chicago Reader: Chicago’s civic and business elite put on epic display of wokeness, roll out racial equity plan
    Category: Press
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  81. May 03, 2018

    Profile: Jeremy Nowak, Author and Strategist
    Category: Stories
  82. May 03, 2018

    Milwaukee Christian Center stabilizes neighborhoods one home at a time
    Category: Stories
  83. May 02, 2018

    Chicago Artists Coalition utilizes MacArthur program’s financial training to manage rapid growth
    Category: Stories
  84. April 16, 2018

    From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
    Category: Stories
  85. April 04, 2018

    Breaking down barriers: Paraquad expands to create opportunities for people with disabilities
    Category: Stories
  86. April 04, 2018

    Major update of YWCA Dayton centers on trauma-informed care
    Category: Stories
  87. April 04, 2018

    New full-service grocery store opening in Milwaukee’s Park West neighborhood
    Category: Stories
  88. March 08, 2018

    MacArthur program strengthens financial capacity of Chicago arts groups
    Category: Stories
  89. March 08, 2018

    Faith-based pantry brings food, emergency service to Wisconsin’s frontier
    Category: Stories
  90. March 08, 2018

    Profile: Halbert Sullivan, CEO, Fathers’ Support Center St. Louis
    Category: Stories
  91. March 05, 2018

    Video: Kansas Healthy Food Initiative
    Category: Stories
  92. February 23, 2018

    Daily Reporter: Work begins on affordable housing project in Milwaukee
    Category: Press
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  93. February 13, 2018

    Press Release: Nonprofit Lender Promotes New Systems Change Vision and Leaders in Chicago
    Category: Press
  94. February 06, 2018

    Foundation for Homan Square, IFF Bet on Future Together
    Category: Stories
  95. February 06, 2018

    Partnerships lead to more, better early childhood education in Detroit
    Category: Stories
  96. February 06, 2018

    Historic building on Chicago’s south side future site of National Museum of Gospel Music
    Category: Stories
  97. February 06, 2018

    Profile: Sue Mosey, Executive Director of Midtown Detroit, Inc.
    Category: Stories
  98. January 23, 2018

    Michigan Public Radio: Early childhood education needs aren’t being met in several Grand Rapids neighborhoods
    Category: Press
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  99. January 19, 2018

    A System For All Children: An Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment in Grand Rapids
    Category: Stories
  100. January 08, 2018

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