Financial Literacy Month Spotlight: Center for Changing Lives
April is Financial Literacy Month, which raises awareness on the importance of financial education and smart money-making decisions. Over the next few weeks,…
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Financial Literacy Month Spotlight: Brighton Park Neighborhood Council
April is Financial Literacy Month, which raises awareness on the importance of financial education and smart money-making decisions. Over the next few weeks,…
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From the Archives: 1989 — The Urbs in Horto Fund & The Chicago Botanic Garden
Green spaces within an urban environment help cool city temperatures, reduce traffic noise, provide a space for recreation, and have even been shown…
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Beyond Individual Choices: Financial Health Requires Systems-Level Solutions
The quality of our lives is tied to the financial health of our household—from our ability to pay bills on time, to afford groceries, or…
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Selling Distress: How the Tax Foreclosure System Exacerbates Disinvestment in Cook County Communities
Following a comprehensive study of the Scavenger Sale, a national multi-jurisdiction analysis offers communities a roadmap for improvement. Property taxes are the largest source of…
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What the 2021 Giving USA Report Tells Us About How We Respond to Crisis
Each year since 1956, the non-profit sector anxiously awaits the results of the Giving USA Report, the most influential annual publication tracking charitable giving in…
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Trends in Charitable Giving – What 2019 Data Tells Us About Now
In June, Giving USA released The Annual Report on Philanthropy, the most influential publication on charitable giving in the United States. The big headline is that in…
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Partnering for Shared Prosperity in an Equitable, Vibrant Chicago
This fall, The Chicago Community Trust publicly released its new strategic plan focused on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region.…
