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May 28, 2024
In Muncie, Reimagining ‘The Y’ for the Needs of Gen Z and Beyond
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May 09, 2024
KSHB-TV: Transforming Empty KCPS DeLano School Into Teen Homeless Shelter
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April 28, 2024
10 Years of Impact in Detroit: How Three Nonprofits Have Evolved to Strengthen Communities
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April 11, 2024
Chicago Tribune: Former NFL Player Opens Englewood Small Business Incubator to Encourage South and West Side Youths
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April 10, 2024
Male Mogul Initiative Celebrates Grand Opening of Small Business Incubator on Chicago’s South Side
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April 10, 2024
Crain’s Chicago Business: Small Business Incubator Backed by Former NFL Player Set to Open in Englewood
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January 23, 2024
Investing in Chicago’s West Side, One Young Person at a Time: Q&A with MAAFA Redemption Project’s Marshall Hatch, Jr.
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December 01, 2023
November 2023 Loan Round-up
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October 25, 2023
NXG Youth Motorsports Gets to the Starting Line for a Permanent Headquarters
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October 01, 2023
September 2023 Loan Round-up
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September 01, 2023
August 2023 Loan Round-up
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July 01, 2023
June 2023 Loan Round-up
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June 07, 2023
Stronger Nonprofits Initiative: Five Years of Investment and Impact
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January 19, 2023
IFF Loan Clears the Way for Indianapolis Nonprofit to Open City’s Second Respite House for Children with Emotional Disabilities
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January 01, 2023
December 2022 Loan Round-up
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December 01, 2022
November 2022 Loan Round-up
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October 01, 2022
September 2022 Loan Round-up
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September 23, 2022
$6 Million Rehab of Historic Facility Drives Change in Louisville’s West End
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September 23, 2022
New IFF Loan Program Reduces Barriers to Capital for BIPOC-Led Nonprofits on Chicago’s South and West Sides
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July 01, 2022
June 2022 Loan Round-up
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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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May 18, 2022
IFF’s 2021 Annual Report | Meeting the Moment: Change, Equity, Impact
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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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March 01, 2022
February 2022 Loan Round-up
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February 16, 2022
Facility Turnaround in Detroit Helps Nonprofit Focus on “The Right Work at the Right Time in the Right Place”
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January 31, 2022
January 2022 Loan Round-up
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November 16, 2021
Financial Literacy and Career Readiness Come to Life in Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City’s New Facility
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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