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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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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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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Boosting Impact: The Amplification Fund
The Amplification Fund is an opportunity for donors to participate directly in the Trust’s grantmaking and join a community of philanthropists with similar…
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The Youth Soccer Program Building Health, Teamwork—and Neighborhood Trust
The soccer field at Cornell Square Park is filled with parents. Little kids trail paleta vendors and peer over tables loaded with pizza and cupcakes.…
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The Most Welcoming City: Reflecting on One Year in Chicago
This week I mark my first anniversary with The Chicago Community Trust. It is hard to believe a year has gone by! As I reflect…
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Chicago’s Cultural Spaces Talk Access and Inclusion
ADA 25 Advancing Leadership and the Disabilities Fund participated in On the Table to initiate dialogue about tackling our region’s greatest challenges, inclusive of the…
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The New Generation of Philanthropists Investing in Chicago’s Rising Stars
This summer, young philanthropists from across the Chicago region gathered at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower to celebrate 11 nonprofits working on the front…
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Unlocking the Potential of Chicago’s River System
This week, the Executive Committee of The Chicago Community Trust approved $810,000 for neighborhood-based projects helping to unlock the potential of Chicago’s river system, transforming…
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Nurturing Creativity, Building Accessibility: Meet Chicago Theater’s Biggest Fans
Michael and Mona Heath prefer to sit in the front row. “We like our theater really up close and personal,” says Michael. “Our best theater…
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Hurricane Florence: 10 Community Foundation Relief Funds You Can Support
Days after Hurricane Florence reached land, its effects are continuing across the southeastern United States. Record rainfalls have reached 36 inches in some areas; with…
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The Disability Conversation in Every Conversation
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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We Can Tell Who’s at Risk of Youth Violence. Can We Reach Them?
Stopping the youth violence that plagues some of our communities can seem like an insurmountable challenge. However, research shows that the number of young people…
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John Massey: Visualizing the Trust
“Be classical or extraordinary; nothing else is acceptable.” – John Massey This August, downtown Chicago will brighten with rows of banners emblazoned with the…
