Around Chicago's Transit Stations, Equitable Communities Take Root
What if we could transform our city’s public transit stations into hubs of opportunity and equity? That’s the commitment of Elevated Chicago, a partnership to…
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Converting Collectibles into Charitable Impact
It can be a challenge to encourage donors to think broadly about how to leverage their wealth for philanthropic purposes. Writing a check or transferring…
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L-Evated Chicago Awarded $1M to Promote Equitable Investments
New Partnership Committed to Transforming Half-Mile Radius Around Transit Stations into Hubs of Opportunity For media inquiries related to SPARCC, please contact: Perry Sacks psacks@mrss.com…
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Low Interest Rates? Consider Two Unique Charitable Opportunities.
The persistently low interest rate environment often stirs conversations around the challenges to investors seeking yield and returns. But for philanthropists, and the advisors who…
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Setting Tables Across America for Community Conversation
Since On the Table debuted in 2014, thousands of people from across the Chicago region have gathered to forge new relationships and foster fresh discussions about making…
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My High School: Diverse, Enriching, Unpredictable
I was definitely not planning on attending Roosevelt when I was an eighth grader at Palmer Elementary. As a kid on the north side of…
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Seven Tables, One Passion for the Place We Call Home
On May 10, I was awed to see more than 55,000 people around Chicago participate in more than 3,500 conversations for On the Table 2016,…
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At This Breakfast Table, Police and Neighbors Talk Racism and Reconciliation
On May 10, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told his breakfast companions that he’s been “doing a lot of listening” lately, as he and his…
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To Build a More Unified Community, 'Trust the Tables'
From the beginning, On the Table participants have told us that a key to solving Chicago’s challenges is community engagement and collaboration. Putting the conversation…
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Tablet-Based Teaching Reaches New Students—Behind Bars
“Mostly a bunch of guys sitting around a big room, watching daytime TV.” That’s how Brian Hill, lead creator of one of the hottest new…
