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December 7, 2018 - Grantee Publications
Evaluation of Investments in Energy Efficiency Through the Window of Opportunity Initiative
The evaluation finds that the focus on energy efficiency within the Window of Opportunity had a positive influence on most of the intermediate outcomes that the Foundation had set out for Window of Opportunity-Energy Efficiency.
October 23, 2018 - 40 Years, 40 Stories
Tackling Foreclosure In Chicago
MacArthur’s Foreclosure Prevention and Mitigation Project, a $44 million initiative that included both grants and program-related investments, helped stabilize neighborhoods hard hit by vacancy and foreclosure.
September 11, 2018 - 40 Years, 40 Stories
Preserving Affordable Rental Housing
In 2003, MacArthur launched what eventually became a $187 million strategy to preserve and improve affordable rental homes through the Window of Opportunity initiative. Former Representative Barney Frank had long championed the need to preserve federal ...
May 22, 2018 - Publication
Reversing the Damage of Segregation in Chicago
Following a 2017 report on the cost of segregation in Chicago, the Metropolitan Planning Councilhas released 24 recommendations to restore financial equity to residents and neighborhoods most affected by segregation and racism.
May 8, 2018 - 40 Years, 40 Stories
Four Lessons from Four Decades of Impact Investing
Managing Director of Impact Investments Debra Schwartz articulates four key lessons from the Foundation's impact investments work spanning more than 30 years.
March 5, 2018 - In The Media
"Big Problem, Limited Funds: Can Philanthropy Make Headway on Housing?"
Inside Philanthropy
February 21, 2018 - From The Field
Collaborative to Invest in Affordable Housing
Funders for Housing and Opportunity will invest in programs with the goal of ensuring individuals and families who spend more than half of their income on rent – or have no homes at all – can afford safe ...
December 15, 2017 - Publication
Growth in Rental Housing Market May be Coming to End
A decade of growth in the rental housing market may be coming to an end, according to the 2017 America's Rental Housing report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
