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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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November 16, 2021
Bridging the Gap Between Communities of Color and the Health Care System: A Q&A with UniteWI Founder and Executive Director Bria Grant
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November 15, 2021
Want to make capital access more equitable? Reconsider your target market criteria.
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November 09, 2021
Better Together: How FQHCs and CDFIs can leverage COVID-19 Relief Funds
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October 31, 2021
October 2021 Loan Round-up
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October 19, 2021
Milwaukee Community Journal: Seeds of Health gears up to celebrate Tenor High School’s new Journal Square location and a 2021 CARW Deal of the Year nomination
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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
XS Tennis Hosts Venus Williams, WTA for Chicago Tennis Festival – A Historic First
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October 01, 2021
September 2021 Loan Round-up
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September 21, 2021
St. Louis Business Journal: Kranzberg Foundation’s latest hub for St. Louis arts community, 3333, to open in Grand Center
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September 21, 2021
Next City: These Street Vendors Needed a Kitchen, So They Bought One
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September 17, 2021
The Kresge Foundation: New, state-of-the art Marygrove Early Education Center celebrates grand opening
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September 16, 2021
Nonprofit Quarterly: CDFIs and the COVID-19 Moment: Whither Now, Community Finance?
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September 16, 2021
Press Release: Stronger Nonprofits Initiative Launches in Indianapolis, Addressing Barriers Leaders of Color Face in Accessing Resources
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September 15, 2021
Trailblazing Early Learning Center Opens Doors on Marygrove Campus in Detroit
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September 15, 2021
Paramount Schools of Excellence Charts New Path in Indiana with Statewide Expansion
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September 15, 2021
Profile: Detroit Achievement Academy Founder Kyle Smitley on Starting a Charter School, Expansion, and Her “Unhinged” Love for Facilities Projects
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September 07, 2021
St. Louis Business Journal: U.S. Department of Treasury awards $275M in tax credit authority to St. Louis groups
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August 31, 2021
August 2021 Loan Round-up
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August 16, 2021
Transformational New Facility Unlocks Potential for Early Childhood Learners in Kansas City
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August 16, 2021
Columbus Nonprofit Revives Community Asset as Permanent Facility for Teen Mentorship
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July 31, 2021
July 2021 Loan Round-up
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July 14, 2021
Red Clay Dance Company Brings “Artivism” to Chicago’s Woodlawn Community
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June 30, 2021
June 2021 Loan Round-up
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June 28, 2021
2020 Annual Report
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June 14, 2021
A New Facility in Milwaukee Has Eco-Friendly Blue Skies Landscaping Seeing Green
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June 14, 2021
$2.5 Million in IFF Loans Strengthen CDFI Industry and Support Small Businesses in the Midwest
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June 14, 2021
Long-term Relationships and Trust Underpin COVID-19 Vaccination Success in Homan Square
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June 01, 2021