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

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April 29, 2020
Reuters: Minority businesses worry they are locked out of payroll lending program
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April 23, 2020
New York Fed: The Fed and Main Street During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Thought Leadership
April 15, 2020
Racial Equity in Times of Crisis: Let’s Interrupt History
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Thought Leadership
April 08, 2020
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA): IFF’s Letter to Comptroller Otting and Chairman McWilliams
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March 06, 2020
Architectural Digest: Inside a Historic Detroit Charter School That Takes Cues From Wes Anderson
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Stories
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March 02, 2020
Detroit Prep revives century-old school building to serve up to 500 students in Pingree Park
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February 27, 2020
Affordable Housing Finance: Housing and Finance Organizations Receive Capital Magnet Funds
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February 27, 2020
WGN: Lightfoot announces $6 million investment in West Side community health improvements
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February 26, 2020
Chicago Tribune: There’s a 16-year gap in life expectancy between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop. Here’s what local hospitals are doing about it.
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February 14, 2020
You, Me, and Your Top Three Podcast: Becoming a Multiplier with Chris Uhl, Executive Director – Eastern Region
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Thought Leadership
February 12, 2020
Can we finally change our sexist funding policies for early care and education?
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Stories
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February 04, 2020
What does $1 billion in community lending look like?
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February 03, 2020
Advancing Communities Podcast: IFF CEO Joe Neri
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Thought Leadership
January 29, 2020
CEOs of Four National CDFI Loan Funds Comment on CRA Rulemaking
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January 27, 2020
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: YouthBridge to commit 25% of endowment to local investments
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January 24, 2020
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Treasury awards $4.4 million in funds to help St. Louis organize low-income banking services
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January 06, 2020
Traverse City Record Eagle: Dann’s House doubles up
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January 06, 2020
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis CDFI’s Awarded $4.4M in Federal Grants
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Resources
January 02, 2020
10 pieces of advice to help your organization prosper in 2020
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December 24, 2019
The Ticker: Women’s Resource Center, Dann’s House Expanding
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Thought Leadership
December 02, 2019
Part 2: Reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want
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November 18, 2019
Chalkbeat: After years of fundraising and legal battles, a Detroit charter celebrates its new home
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November 18, 2019
Austin Weekly News: How to preserve the black middle class
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November 18, 2019
American School & University Magazine: Detroit charter moves into vacant elementary
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November 11, 2019
Profile: Rick Velasquez shares lessons learned from over four decades of work with Illinois’ children and families
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Stories
November 11, 2019
United Methodist Community House reimagines itself — and Grand Rapids’ Southeastern Community
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November 11, 2019
Chicago Tribune: Longstanding preschool in Highland Park celebrates new home: ‘We just were not going to let it die’
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October 30, 2019
Crain’s Detroit Business: JPMorgan Chase investing $675,000 to help 20 nonprofits led by or serving people of color
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Thought Leadership
October 25, 2019
Part 1: Reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want
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Thought Leadership
October 25, 2019
Intro: Two community investors, two Midwest cities, two approaches to reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want
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