Forefront is on a mission to build a vibrant social impact sector and improve the lives of all people in Illinois. Being the only regional association in the U.S. that represents philanthropy, nonprofits and their advisors, and allies of the sector, Forefront’s constituents encompass an intersectional and dynamic group of members. To launch the new […]
On June 17, nearly 5,000 participants and 300 volunteers turned out to YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s 19th Annual Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate. Honoring the legacy of Ricky Byrdsong, the former Northwestern University men’s basketball coach who was murdered in 1999 by a white supremacist, Race Against Hate proceeds go directly toward the YWCA Evanston/North […]
On Friday, June 1, Academy Award-winning actor, director, and environmentalist Robert Redford and his wife, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, a multimedia environmental artist, were honored at Ryerson Woods’ 35th Annual Smith Nature Symposium & Benefit at the Brushwood Center. With record-breaking attendance, the event brought in more than $250,000 for the Brushwood Center. For years the Redfords have […]
During the 2015 White House Science Fair, former President Barack Obama opened by stressing the potency of inquiry and wonder: … young scientists and engineers teach us something beyond the specific topics that they’re exploring. They teach us how to question assumptions; to wonder why something is the way it is, and how we can […]
For 41 years, the Lincoln Park Zoo has been holding its annual Zoo Ball, the institution’s largest fundraising event. This year, the zoo celebrates 150 years of wildlife conservation and education as Chicago’s beloved, free zoo. In celebration of the big anniversary, the Women’s Board hosted the annual Zoo Ball on July 13. Over 800 […]
The Union League Boys & Girls Clubs’ Englewood Initiative Campaign aims to raise $5 million in five years to serve over 600 youth at four program sites in Englewood. To date, the campaign has raised $1.8 million and is currently serving 640 youth in four Englewood locations — three of which opened last fall under the campaign. […]
On Saturday, June 9, more than 400 guests attended the Digestive Health Foundation‘s 3rd Annual Gala and raised $2.41 million to help patients and families at the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center affected by digestive diseases. A special evening co-emceed by Chicago television news anchors Mary Ann Childers and Jay Levine, the night honored Dr. […]
Since 1986, Chicago Shakespeare Theater has been dazzling Chicagoans with award-winning, Shakespeare-inspired performances. Founded by the current Artistic Director, Barbara Gaines, the regional Tony Award-winning theater performs for schools and neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland and on stages around the world. CST is now housed in one of the city’s most iconic destinations, Navy Pier. On June […]
Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye hosted the 4th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic to benefit Fresh Start Caring For Kids Foundation June 10-11. The annual, two-day event has raised more than $185,000 to date and 100 percent of the proceeds directly benefit the medical needs of children. Fresh Start Caring For Kids Foundation is […]
This past May marked the 20th anniversary of the legendary 20-strikeout game pitched by the Chicago Cubs’ Kerry Wood. In celebration of Wood’s historic game, Coda di Volpe on Southport hosted a patio party benefitting the Wood Family Foundation. Started in 2011 by the Cubs pitcher and his wife, Sarah, the Wood Family Foundation fosters relationships […]
