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IFF CEO Shares Progress on Stronger Nonprofits Initiative
/ December 3, 2019 / Voices

The latest blog article from Joe Neri, CEO of OFN member IFF, highlights the CDFI's Stronger Nonprofits Initiative (SNI) designed to support Chicago nonprofit leaders of color.

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Starbucks Announces $10 Million Investment in Four OFN Member CDFIs Serving Chicago
Lina Page / October 29, 2019 / Newswire

On October 29, Starbucks Coffee Company announced its plans to invest $10 million in Accion Chicago, Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) and IFF.

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Using Data to Drive Investment and Impact
/ September 29, 2019 / Voices

Recently Reinvestment Fund President and CEO Donald Hinkle-Brown published an article explaining how CDFIs and other community lenders can use data and research to target investments in ways that create real impact.

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IFF CEO Shares Why Community Developers Should Care about Early Education
/ August 8, 2019 / Voices

Recently, OFN member IFF