The Chicago Community Trust, our region's community foundation, partners with donors to leverage their philanthropy in ways that transform lives...more
In an interesting career shift, several "refugees" of the U.S. Department of Justice and former White House staff have landed at foundations...more
Chicago Nonprofit Uses Evaluation to Prove its Employment Program ... In this story, an employment nonprofit has used its data to make one point in a ... them to jobs is a testament to the...more
JPMorgan Chase to invest $40 million in Chicago's South and West sides.The bank typically has invested $8 million to $9 million annually.Chase has allocated $3.7 million, and those beneficiaries...more
His foot music, which he now calls Afro Feet: Music and Beyond, has been ... Grant's own production of the history of tap, A NIGHT OUT: TAP! toured the country ... Manhattan College with a bachelor...more
Teach for America is a social venture that hires graduating seniors from some of the most selective colleges and offers them with five-week training courses before unleashing them for a minimum of two years in some of the country’s worst classrooms.