Here's How One Local Women's Funding Group Is Responding to Trump Policies
A case in point is a recent round of grants by the Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW). This is a foundation that has always focused on...more

CFW 100 Day Fund Awards 29 Rapid-Response Grants
Grant funds support grassroots organizing and civic engagement in first 100 days of the new administration. February 20, 2017 — Chicago...more

New York Women's Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $1.6 Million
The New York Women's Foundation has announced grants totaling $1.6 million to twenty-five nonprofit organizations working to promote...more

Chicago Foundation Offers Grants To Help Women During Trump's First 100 Days
The Chicago Foundation for Women on Wednesday launched The 100 Day Fund, a campaign to ignite funding during the first 100 days of the...more

10 Keys To Success For Nonprofit Mergers
Staff and board retention, management succession, and branding of a new ... all aspects of the process and become familiar with merger...more

Chicago Foundation for Women's Internat'l Women's Day Dance March 12
The LBTQ Giving Council was the first affinity group in Chicago formed to provide grants to organizations and programs that serve LBTQ...more

Community Impact of State Cuts Dire: Illinois Philanthropy Says NO to Filling State Budget Hole
Foundation: McCormick Foundation
Foundation; Donald A. Cooke, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy, ... Other foundation leaders agreed that philanthropic investments could not...more

Illinois Philanthropy Says No to Filling State Budget Hole
Other foundation leaders agreed that philanthropic investments could not meet ... Illinois philanthropy is a vital part of the state's charitable...more

Kristin C. Vogen Joins the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation as President & CEO
Foundation: Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is in its 55th year, supports and models sustainability now and builds endowments for the...more

Eleanor Foundation Collaborates With Chicago Foundation for Women
The Eleanor Foundation has recently announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) in an effort to maximize impact in this crucial area of need for local...more