Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.
- 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.
Category: Resources - Category: Press
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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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- June 07, 2019
Addressing health disparities in the LGBTQ community
Category: Stories
- June 07, 2019
‘Leveling Up’ with Maya Camille-Broussard: A conversation with one of The Hatchery’s first resident food entrepreneurs
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- June 06, 2019
‘Let people show you who they are’: A conversation with Chicago200 participant and IFF Development Associate Lydia Collins
Category: Stories
- May 29, 2019
Press Release: Kresge, Kellogg and PNC foundations announce $2.5 million to bolster Detroit childcare facilities
Category: Press - May 22, 2019
Nonprofit Quarterly: An Illinois CDFI Leader Explains Why Appraisals Reinforce Structural Racism
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- May 09, 2019
The Appraisal Bias: How more equitable underwriting can increase capital in communities of color
Category: Thought Leadership
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- May 06, 2019
Access and Quality for Illinois Children: Statewide Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment
Category: Stories
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- May 01, 2019
De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design
Category: Stories
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- 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 - April 11, 2019
IFF’s 2018 Annual Investors Report
Category: Stories
- April 05, 2019
Crain’s Chicago Business: To tackle a lack of affordable housing, nonprofits become developers
Category: Press - April 03, 2019
Illinois Action for Children: 50 Years of Impact
Category: Stories
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- April 03, 2019
Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest
Category: Stories
- April 03, 2019
‘Serving communities always comes down to location:’ A conversation with Chicago artist and activist Tonika Johnson
Category: Stories
- March 22, 2019
Crain’s Chicago Business: AbbVie donates $40 million to rebuild Neal Math & Science Academy
Category: Press - March 14, 2019
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: 20 organizations served, countless ideas and connections sparked
Category: Stories
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- March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
Category: Thought Leadership
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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?’
Category: Stories
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- March 01, 2019
Chicago Tribune: AbbVie pledges $40 million to fund construction of new middle school in North Chicago
Category: Press - February 26, 2019
IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
Category: Thought Leadership
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- February 06, 2019
How one woman of color transitioned from utility executive to construction industry leader
- February 05, 2019
One of the nation’s best schools takes a deep dive in Indianapolis – breathing life into historic Naval structure
Category: Stories
- February 05, 2019
St Louis’s Center of Creative Arts: Bridging the divide through the arts
Category: Stories
- February 05, 2019
Creative match-making leads to new early childhood education center on Detroit’s East Side
Category: Stories
- February 05, 2019
Model D: Inside Marygrove College’s new direction: How it was saved and where it’s going
Category: Press - January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
Category: Stories
- January 09, 2019
Profile: Inna Kinney, Founder and CEO, Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI)
Category: Stories
- January 09, 2019
Peaceful block, peaceful home, peaceful soul: How one Home First resident is experiencing life in Humboldt Park
Category: Stories
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- January 09, 2019
‘Garfield Park rules!’ as The Hatchery opens doors to food entrepreneurs in Chicago
Category: Stories
- December 07, 2018
Chicago Sun-Times: The Hatchery, a $34 million food/beverage incubator, opens in East Garfield Park
Category: Press - December 05, 2018
WBEZ: Vacant School Buildings Litter Chicago Neighborhoods After Mass School Closings
Category: Press - November 30, 2018
WBEZ: Chicago Has A Plan To Build Near CTA Trains. But Who Does It Help?
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- November 12, 2018
Ministering to the soul: St. Louis nonprofit grows into new space for the formerly incarcerated
Category: Stories
- 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
Category: Stories
- October 02, 2018
Tax credits enable faith-based CDC to open “nonprofit mall” and game-changing community center in Lafayette, IN
Category: Stories
- October 02, 2018
Giordano Dance transforms historic church into modern marvel
Category: Stories
- September 14, 2018
Crain’s Detroit Business: Kresge puts $50 million behind Marygrove ‘cradle-to-college’ center
Category: Press - September 05, 2018
High School that Emphasizes Service Makes Investment in IFF
- September 05, 2018
‘People learn to live again here:’ Kansas City’s Healing House expands to meet growing need
Category: Stories
- September 05, 2018
IFF Learning Spaces: Three Stories of Growth
Category: Stories
- September 04, 2018
Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
Category: Stories
- September 04, 2018
The Real Deal Neighborhood Spotlight: Can North Lawndale’s future live up to its past?
Category: Press - August 07, 2018
Voices of Cody Rouge: Chris Uhl of IFF on the importance of early childhood education
Category: Press - 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
- August 06, 2018
The ‘homeland’: JEI’s historic reno brings nonprofit back to Jefferson Chalmers and anchors community development efforts
Category: Stories
- August 06, 2018
Profile: Eric Weinheimer, President and CEO, Forefront
Category: Stories
- July 11, 2018
Profile: Angela G. Reyes, Executive Director and Founder, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
Category: Stories
- July 10, 2018
Fort Wayne’s ‘The Landing’: Development brings new life to one of Indiana’s oldest commercial districts
Category: Stories
- July 10, 2018
Resilience: How the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative is ensuring access while changing the narrative
Category: Stories
- July 10, 2018
Breaking old ground: How Arts@Large is resurrecting the old Polish Arts Center in Milwaukee
Category: Stories
- June 26, 2018
Model D: Voices of Cody Rouge: How a local church and its partners saved a key community resource center
Category: Press - June 14, 2018
Chalkbeat: As caregivers struggle to make ends meet, 28,000 Detroit children go without care
Category: Press - June 07, 2018
Ground broken for new Arts @ Large Community Center, to be ‘hub of activity’ in Walker’s Point
Category: Press - June 06, 2018
‘We just don’t give up:’ How one alternative school is reaching homeless, dropout youth throughout Michigan
Category: Stories