Dreaming Beyond the Boundaries: Jennifer Hodges Awarded Sixth Donald Stewart Fellowship
Jennifer Hodges is the co-founder and vice president of KIPP Chicago’s Whole Child Initiative, a program that supports students, teachers and families through…
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Spotlights on community issues, the people, and the organizations who contribute to effective philanthropy as well as a stronger Chicago region and world.
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Feeding Change in Our Region
The Chicago Region Food System Fund is a group of funders and community partners working together to build a more resilient local food…
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Cultivating a Bright Future in Little Village
Little Village, or La Villita, has a long history of welcoming immigrant communities, starting with the German, Czech and Polish residents who flocked…
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Double Your Impact on Advancing LGBTQ Equity
Since its founding in 2010, the LGBT Community Fund at The Chicago Community Trust has strategically supported nonprofit organizations that provide essential services to Chicago’s…
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Enhance Your Changework as an Upswell Fellow
From November 13—15, thousands of nonprofit and foundation leaders from across the country will gather for Upswell Chicago. This event, organized by Independent Sector, is…
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Disability Employment—It’s Good for Business
The Disabilities Fund created the Inform and Act factsheet series to initiate dialogue about tackling our region’s greatest challenges. To be successful, the disability community…
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Partners for Inclusion: Advancing Leadership + Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Manika Turnbull is vice president, community health and economic impact officer for Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue…
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John Rogers, Jr. Invests in a New Generation
In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Black philanthropists making their impact across the Chicago region. This…
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A Guiding Light for Latinx Philanthropy
On July 1, 2019, co-chair Adela Cepeda called to order a meeting of Nuestro Futuro, the nation’s largest Latinx philanthropic endowment. The steering committee meeting…
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The Euphoria of Giving: Liz Thompson Pays it Forward
In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, the Trust is featuring a series of conversations with Black philanthropists making their impact across the Chicago region. This…
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How Illinois Cannabis Laws Aim to Reduce Violence and Restore Communities
Last month Illinois became the first state in the nation to pass a bill through its state legislature legalizing the purchase and adult use of…
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The 1915 Society: A Membership in the Region's Future
The 1915 Society is our way of expressing gratitude to our most generous and visionary donors. Named for the year that The Chicago Community Trust…
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Collective Giving in Chicago: Six Identity Funds that Amplify Impact
From giving circles to identity-focused funds, collective giving is on the rise. Collective giving is a philanthropic model in which donors pool resources, then decide…
