By Any Measure: A Report to the Community on IFF’s Work in the Field of Nonprofit Child Care in Illinois
This is a detailed report of IFF’s leadership role in the area of research, planning, financing, and design of child care facilities.
[PDF 1.74mb]

 

Assets, Gaps, and a Way Forward:
A Report on Early Childhood Care and Education in
the Willowbrook Corner Area
This report represents the recommendations of a Task Force in the Willowbrook Corner Area for continued capacity building for early childhood services in their community.
[PDF 1.09mb]

 

Assets, Gaps, and a Way Forward:
A Report on Early Childhood Care and Education in
the Glendale Heights Area
This report represents the recommendations of a Task Force in the Glendale Heights Area for continued capacity building for early childhood services in their community.
[PDF 1.1mb]

 

Assets, Gaps, and a Way Forward:
A Report on Early Childhood Care and Education in
the Addison Area
This report represents the recommendations of a Task Force in the Addison Area for continued capacity building for early childhood services in their community.
[PDF 680kb]

 

Assets, Gaps, and a Way Forward:
A Report on Early Childhood Care and Education in
the Round Lake Area
This report represents the recommendations of a Task Force in the Round Lake Area for continued capacity building for early childhood services in their community.
[PDF 569kb]

 

Assets, Gaps, and a Way Forward:
A Report on Early Childhood Care and Education in
the West Chicago Area
This report represents the recommendations of a Task Force in the West Chicago Area for continued capacity building for early childhood services in their community.
[PDF 819kb]

 

Assets, Gaps, and a Way Forward:
A Report on Early Childhood Care and Education in
the Woodridge Area
This report represents the recommendations of a Task Force in the Woodridge Area for continued capacity building for early childhood services in their community.
[PDF 444kb]

 

Assets, Gaps, and a Way Forward:
A Report on Early Childhood Care and Education in
the Zion Area
This report represents the recommendations of a Task Force in the Zion Area for continued capacity building for early childhood services in their community.
[PDF 381kb]

 

Opportunities and Challenges: A Community Perspective on Nonprofit Services for Latinos and Community Need
A study by IFF and Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights documents the extent of services and gaps in capacity in the Chicago metropolian area in order to understand government and philanthropic funding needed for future service enhancement and expansion.
[PDF 706kb]

 

Stepping Out
A planning tool for developing community facilities to support the program needs of mixed-income communities. The publication is based on research conducted by the IFF, including field studies at four national community facility models.
[PDF 3,315kb]


 

Getting Ready: Preparing to House Your Pre-Kindergarten Program
An interactive, online tool to help applicants for ISBE Pre-Kindergarten grants plan ahead for housing their program. In three steps, the tool will help an organization assess its space needs, evaluate the fit of any facility with its program goals, and identify any renovation or modification needs.
[PDF 91kb]

 

Getting It Right: How Illinois Nonprofits Manage for Success
A survey co-sponsored by IFF and the Donors Forum of Chicago on the financial health of nonprofits in Illinois. The study covers the years of 2001 to 2003 and its results highlight challenges and opportunities nonprofit organizations face.
[PDF 528kb]


 

The Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry in Illinois
A study conducted by the National Economic Development and Law Center, and reported by IFF, Action for Children and Chicago Metropolis 2020. This report demonstrates for the first time the direct economic benefits of the early care and education industry as well as its long-term impact on the Illinois economy.
Executive Summary [PDF 608kb]
Full Report [PDF 1.76MB]


 

Here and Now: The Need for Performing Schools in Chicago's Neighborhoods
A planning tool for government agencies and communities that ranks Chicago's 77 community areas in terms of the need for performing public elementary and high schools, based on academic performance, space utilization, and demographics.
[PDF 400kb]


 

The Building Blocks of Design: A Handbook for Early Childhood Development Facilities
A guide and reference tool for early childhood development providers who want to improve or expand their centers. The handbook covers everything from choosing a paint color for a simple cosmetic enhancement to planning a major construction project.
[PDF 427kb]


 

Moving Towards A System: Preview
A preview of the full report on the Statewide Early Childhood Needs Assessment that summarizes the study’s scope, highlights findings from the full report, and provides examples of how the data can be used.
[PDF 120kb]

To download individual community profiles, visit our Statewide Early Childhood Needs Assessment page. [More]


 

Moving Towards A System: Tools, Benchmarks and Standards
The full report on the Statewide Early Childhood Needs Assessment that presents findings on the highest-need communities overall and in each area of care and education assessed.
[PDF 1.3MB]

To download individual community profiles, visit our Statewide Early Childhood Needs Assessment page. [More]


 

Moving Towards A System: The Community Profiles Fact Book
A collection of profiles that summarize the demographic, supply, and demand data for each of the 168 communities assessed. Download the Background and Introduction to this publication. [PDF 124kb]

To download individual community profiles, visit our Statewide Early Childhood Needs Assessment page. [More]


 

We Need More Day Care Centers
A planning tool for community organizations and government agencies, our study shows that Latina mothers want preschool child care centers in their neighborhoods.
[PDF 1088kb]

 

Illinois Nonprofits: Building Capacity for the Next Century
A statewide study of the financial health of the nonprofit sector. Published in 1998 by the IFF and the Donors Forum of Chicago.
[PDF 189kb]


 

Capacity-Building Digest #1
Building the Nonprofit Board of Directors
Out of the Illinois Nonprofits: Building Capacity for the Next Century study grew the Capacity-Building Digest series, anecdotal examinations of issues affecting the capacity of nonprofits.
[PDF 148kb]


 

Capacity-Building Digest #2
Property Tax Exemption
Out of the Illinois Nonprofits: Building Capacity for the Next Century study grew the Capacity-Building Digest series, anecdotal examinations of issues affecting the capacity of nonprofits.
[PDF 63kb]


 

Capacity-Building Digest #3
Social Entrepreneurship: The Double Bottom Line
Out of the Illinois Nonprofits: Building Capacity for the Next Century study grew the Capacity-Building Digest series, anecdotal examinations of issues affecting the capacity of nonprofits.
[PDF 114kb]


 

Capacity Building Digest #4
Mergers in the Nonprofit Sector
Out of the Illinois Nonprofits: Building Capacity for the Next Century study grew the Capacity-Building Digest series, anecdotal examinations of issues affecting the capacity of nonprofits.
[PDF 71kb]


 

Early Childhood Care and Education Fact Book: Planning for Chicago’s
Children in the New Century
This book is a community-planning document focusing on the top 20 Chicago communities needing additional licensed child care resources.
[PDF 1199kb]


 

The Chicago Early Childhood Care and Education Needs Assessment
This study, the first of its kind, ranked all of Chicago's 77 communities in terms of need for full-day, licensed child care services.
[PDF 535kb]


 

Great Spaces, Fresh Places
Documentation of three classroom makeovers, a collaboration between the IFF and The Chicago MOST Initiative.
[PDF 208kb]


 

A Century of Caring for Children
A history of federal and state child care legislation and programs for low-income children in Illinois.
[PDF 74kb]

 

 


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