Tag: Chicago

Starbucks Press Release: Starbucks expands initiatives to advance opportunity, equity and inclusion in the communities it serves

January 12, 2021

Weekly Citizen: New initiative provides for BIPOC arts and culture organizations

January 8, 2021

Media Advisory: $16.5 million Initiative for BIPOC Arts & Culture Organizations Launched in Chicago

December 17, 2020

Free financial training series for Chicago-area nonprofits

December 15, 2020

Partnerships, Equity & the CDFI Way: How 159 Midwest nonprofits received PPP loans through IFF

October 12, 2020

Interested in Racial Justice? Invest in Early Childhood Education.

October 8, 2020

10 Steps to Creating a Nonprofit Budget

September 15, 2020

Nonprofit PPP loan recipient providing health care and homeless shelters during COVID – Lawndale Christian Health Center, Chicago

WBEZ: Community Groups Push A Bold Idea To Revitalize Some Chicago Neighborhoods

WGN: Lightfoot announces $6 million investment in West Side community health improvements

February 27, 2020

Part 2: Reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want

December 2, 2019

Profile: Rick Velasquez shares lessons learned from over four decades of work with Illinois’ children and families

November 11, 2019

Intro: Two community investors, two Midwest cities, two approaches to reaching more leaders of color with the financing tools they want

October 25, 2019

IFF clients give advice on how to spread awareness during Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 9, 2019

Lincoln Park Community Services triples its capacity to serve Chicagoans experiencing homelessness

September 4, 2019

Chicago’s North Lawndale Employment Network to transform former bank building into community hub

September 4, 2019

Eight standout arts organizations complete MacArthur Foundation-funded workshop series on financial management

Photo Tour: A ‘cathedral to youth tennis’ on Chicago’s South Side

‘We’re touching more neighborhoods with families in need’: A conversation with Stronger Nonprofits Initiative participant Christa Hamilton

Photo Tour: Chicago Artists Coalition embraces its new home in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor

‘Leveling Up’ with Maya Camille-Broussard: A conversation with one of The Hatchery’s first resident food entrepreneurs

CNDA: The Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award

A home of his own – The story of one Home First resident

Three leaders to watch share takeaways from the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative

De-stigmatizing mental health care through integration, specialized support, and space design

WTTW: The Hatchery Chicago Cooking Up Food and Jobs on the West Side

Artspace and IFF: Teaming up since 2011 to increase affordable housing options in the Midwest

‘Serving communities always comes down to location:’ A conversation with Chicago artist and activist Tonika Johnson

Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: 20 organizations served, countless ideas and connections sparked

Young, self-sufficient, and in a nursing home – The story of one Home First resident