Catch up on IFF news, read stories about community development projects across the Midwest, and gain insight from our team.

Thought Leadership
March 12, 2019
Exploring the continuum: Why community development projects need so much more than capital
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March 06, 2019
Understanding health equity: A conversation with Dr. Jason Purnell
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Thought Leadership
February 26, 2019
IFF CEO Joe Neri testifies at Congressional hearing on CDFI Fund
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Stories
February 05, 2019
St Louis’s Center of Creative Arts: Bridging the divide through the arts
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Stories
January 18, 2019
Top 10 Pieces of Advice in 2018
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Stories
January 09, 2019
‘Schools, not jails:’ Kansas City leaders welcome new child care center
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Stories
November 12, 2018
Ministering to the soul: St. Louis nonprofit grows into new space for the formerly incarcerated
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Stories
November 12, 2018
IFF celebrates 30 years by convening 500+ partners across the Midwest
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September 05, 2018
High school that emphasizes service makes investment in IFF
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Stories
September 05, 2018
‘People learn to live again here:’ Kansas City’s Healing House expands to meet growing need
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Stories
September 04, 2018
Profile: Lisa Mensah, President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
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June 06, 2018
Profile: Maxine Clark, CEO of Clark-Fox Family Foundation
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May 15, 2018
Chicago Reader: Chicago’s civic and business elite put on epic display of wokeness, roll out racial equity plan
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Stories
May 03, 2018
Profile: Jeremy Nowak, Author and Strategist
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Stories
April 16, 2018
From IFF CEO Joe Neri: Celebrating 30 Years of Change
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Stories
April 04, 2018
Breaking down barriers: Paraquad expands to create opportunities for people with disabilities
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Stories
March 08, 2018
Profile: Halbert Sullivan, CEO, Fathers’ Support Center St. Louis
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