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Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment
People who study philanthropy and advise donors like Vanessa Lee, a program officer who coordinates giving circles at the Chicago Foundation for...more

Announcing SHEcovery, A COVID Response Call to Action from CFW - Philanthropy Women
In the wake of the pandemic, the Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) has launched SHEcovery to support women of color in the...more

Classy Unveils Speaker Lineup for Its Nonprofit Conference
"The events of 2020 underscored the power of our society when we come ... Classy is a social enterprise that creates world-class online...more

Donald Stewart, focused on fundraising and diversity as Chicago Community Trust CEO, dies at 80
Foundation: Carnegie Corporation of New York, MacArthur Foundation, Lake County Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust
Under Stewart's leadership, the organization launched a new foundation to serve Lake County called the Lake County Community...more

Giving Circles Are Helping Young Women Make 'Change, Not Charity' In Their Communities
In its latest Women Give report, the Women's Philanthropy Institute found that in the U.S., 34% of African American and 33% of Latino households...more

Chicago Foundation for Women announces grants for women's health and freedom
CHICAGO, IL ( July 31, 2018 ) — Chicago Foundation for Women ( CFW ) today announced 75 grants totaling $914,500 to support access to...more

Bernstein Promotes Clare Golla To National Head Of Endowment And Foundations
... as well as its national Philanthropy Services team, which works with philanthropic families and individuals and the not-for-profits that they...more

University Gives Three Diversity Leadership Awards
Three members of the University community will be honored with Diversity Leadership Awards during the annual MLK commemoration on Tuesday. The recipients are Randolph Stone, Sunny Fischer (A.M. '82),...more

A Day On, Not a Day Off
Philanthropy is certainly less white and less male than it was thirty-two years ago, but people of color remain underrepresented among nonprofit and foundation staff - especially at the level where...more

Chicago Foundation for Women Announces Over $1 Million in Economic Security and ...
CHICAGO, IL (January 3, 2018) – Today, Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) announced 44 grants totaling $1,094,250 to support economic security and reproductive justice for Chicago-area women and...more