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Forward Community Investments (FCI), Presents: Building Nonprofit Capacity and Sustainability: A Financial Management Workshop instructed by FCI’s Community Advisor, Margaret Henningsen – Wednesday, November 17th at 9a. FREE

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FCI Building Nonprofit Capacity and Sustainability: A Financial Management Workshop Series As an investor, connector, and advisor for organizations and initiatives that reduce racial and socioeconomic disparities in Wisconsin, FCI has worked with many organizations across the state to aid in their journeys in becoming and remaining vital resources for the communities they serve through […]

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Emerging Developer Loan Program Participant, One 5 Olive, sets the standard for up-and-coming, socially-minded real estate developers in Milwaukee and Wisconsin

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Emerging Developer Loan Program Participant, One 5 Olive, sets the standard for up-and-coming, socially-minded real estate developers in Milwaukee and Wisconsin Brothers Greg Davis and David Griggs, who were raised in Milwaukee, created One 5 Olive with the mission of working to revitalize and stabilize communities through the renovation of tax and mortgage foreclosed single-family

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Forward Community Investments (FCI) to utilize CDFI Fund’s Rapid Response Program Funds by investing in their Emerging Developer Loan Program

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Madison, WI – In June 2021 the CDFI Fund’s Rapid Response Program (RRP) awarded $1.8M, the largest award given, to FCI that will be used to support our Emerging Developer Loan Program (EDLP). The EDLP is intended to reduce racial and socioeconomic disparities by financing projects led by people of color and women who face

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FCI Teams Up with Safe & Sound to Purchase Headquarters on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side

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Milwaukee, WI – FCI partnered with Safe & Sound to purchase a property that will be utilized as a new headquarters in the Roosevelt Grove neighborhood on Milwaukee’s northwest side. Safe & Sound is dedicated to improving neighborhood safety in some of Milwaukee’s most economically challenged neighborhoods to foster a sense of ownership and bridge

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2021 Nonprofit capacity building grand fund

2021 Nonprofit Capacity Building Statewide Grants Round 2

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2021 Nonprofit Emergency Capacity Building Grant Fund($2,500 Per Grant) Awardees: Basics & Beyond – Mauston City Champs Foundation, Inc. – Milwaukee Cultural Connections, Inc. – Madison Eastmorland Community Center – Madison Greater Galilee Community Development Corporation – Milwaukee Hope Restores – La Crosse Karen’s Essential Center – Madison Koininia Family Development Center – Milwaukee Latinos

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Forward Community Investments (FCI) is excited to announce an award of $40 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) under the CY 2020 round of allocation.

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FCI receives $40 million in New Markets Tax Credits from CDFI Fund for CY 2020 Forward Community Investments (FCI) is excited to announce an award of $40 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) under the CY 2020 round of allocation. As the only awardee solely

Forward Community Investments (FCI) is excited to announce an award of $40 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) under the CY 2020 round of allocation. Read More »

Forward Community Investments Makes Nonprofit’s Vision A Reality! FCI & The Hmong American Women’s Association (HAWA) collaborate to invest in safety and leadership for Southeast Asian Women, Girls, Queer, and Trans people in Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee, WI – FCI partnered with HAWA to purchase a building for the first time. The new location at 3030 W. Highland Blvd. will give them the space to increase services and continue to provide advocacy services and community resources for Milwaukee’s Hmong and other Southeast Asian Women, Girls, Queer and Trans community members. This

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Check out our new Prospectus!

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Click to view our May 12, 2021 Prospectus Prospectus

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FCI & the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Collaborate To Provide Much Needed Mental Health Support in Milwaukee

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Forward Community Investments (FCI) and Sixteenth Street Community Health Center (SSCHC) are partnering together on a $6.5 MM New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) project to rehab a former office building in the Clarke Square neighborhood into a behavioral health facility. SSCHC is a key resource of healthcare for much of Milwaukee’s most vulnerable population, and

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