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June 21, 2022
Meeting the Moment: 3 Nonprofit Leaders Reflect on Serving More, Serving More Effectively, and Serving More Equitably
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June 01, 2022
May 2022 Loan Round-up
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May 18, 2022
Photo Tour: $15 Million Adaptive Reuse of Historic Church Campus Enables Chicago Charter School’s Expansion
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May 18, 2022
The Role of Cultural Assets in Community Development: A Q&A with Floating Museum Co-Director Faheem Majeed
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May 18, 2022
New Neal Math and Science Academy on Track for November 2022 Grand Opening
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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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May 01, 2022
April 2022 Loan Round-up
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April 19, 2022
Nonprofit BUILD Moves Quickly to Disrupt the Status Quo with a Bold Investment in Community Infrastructure on Chicago’s West Side
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April 01, 2022
March 2022 Loan Round-up
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March 15, 2022
Photo Tour: New Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Creates an Arts-Centric Gateway for a Local Business District
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March 15, 2022
Establishing Mutually Beneficial Bank-CDFI Referral Relationships: A Q&A with First Bank of Highland Park Senior Vice President Courtney Olson
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March 01, 2022
February 2022 Loan Round-up
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February 16, 2022
Built from Within: PODER Begins Construction of Chicago’s First Immigrant Integration and Job Center
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February 16, 2022
Virtual Tour: Two model homes on Chicago’s West Side demonstrate proof of concept for a bold community revitalization strategy
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February 16, 2022
Building a Dream Incubator: 5 Questions for baso Founder and President Claudette Soto
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February 11, 2022
Crain’s Chicago Business: We need to hack appraisal-based lending
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January 31, 2022
January 2022 Loan Round-up
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January 18, 2022
Photo Tour: North Lawndale Employment Network’s First Permanent Campus
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December 31, 2021
December 2021 Loan Round-up
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December 14, 2021
Full Circle Communities and Christian Community Health Center Take on Link Between Health and Housing in South Suburban Chicago
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December 14, 2021
“If you want better, you have to change your narrative”: A Q&A with Dr. Nicole Howell-Scott, Founder and CEO of the American Association of Single Parents
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December 01, 2021
November 2021 Loan Round-up
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November 16, 2021
Understanding that we are a collective: How vision became reality for the Chatham Education & Workforce Center
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October 31, 2021
October 2021 Loan Round-up
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October 13, 2021
Family Christian Health Center Responds to Pandemic by Leaning Further into Its Mission
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October 13, 2021
The Night Ministry’s “The Crib” Designed with Both Its Clients and Community in Mind
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October 13, 2021
Transforming the Emergency Food System with an Eye on Equity: A Q&A with Greater Chicago Food Depository’s Nicole Robinson
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October 13, 2021
XS Tennis Hosts Venus Williams, WTA for Chicago Tennis Festival – A Historic First
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October 05, 2021
Block Club Chicago: Little Black Pearl Will Open A Coworking Lounge, Launch Workshops For Adult Creatives This Month
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October 01, 2021