Chicago’s longest-standing social service agency, Chicago Child Care Society (CCCS), will celebrate 170 years of serving Chicago youth and families at its 2019 Dream Builders Luncheon on Tuesday, May 7 at The Standard Club of Chicago. CCCS is a multi-service nonprofit child welfare agency that delivers high impact intervention and prevention services for children and […]
Every day, according to Pew Research, a whopping 10,000 people celebrate their 65th birthday as Baby Boomers surge into retirement. Every day. And although many of these Boomers on the North Shore are healthy, there are still many other seniors that aren’t and others who may face financial pitfalls. Both are at risk for malnourishment. Across […]
If you’ve been keeping tabs on this year’s awards season, leading up to the main event on Feb. 24, the 91st Academy Awards, you’ve probably seen Danai Gurira and her Black Panther co-stars gracing the red carpets and stages of the Golden Globes, and, most recently, the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, where they took home […]
Advocates and innovators. A local agency employee, a mother and a mayor. A scientist, an author, two recent graduates and several seasoned entrepreneurs. These 17 groundbreaking thought and action leaders have found powerful ways to influence and shift society. Their creativity and determination is changing the way we do business and the way we […]
The real estate mogul shares his thoughts on success and giving back.
In honor of Black History Month, we asked some of Chicago’s top black women leaders about the women who have impacted their lives the most. Leslie J. Anderson, SVP U.S. Head of Metro Banking Treasury Sales, BMO Harris Bank What female trailblazer has had the biggest impact on your career or upbringing and why? There […]
We take a look at the Bay Area women who are making a difference and building a better world.
Within the last year, Bay Area cities have followed in the wake of others like Portland, Oregon, which led the charge for affordable housing solutions in crowded urban settings. The Accessory Dwelling Unit or ADU ordinances in Portland allowed homeowners to squeeze stand-alone cottages for renters into their backyards within strict guidelines. Lacking the large […]
When Mariam Naficy founded Minted.com, the online stationery retailer, in 2007, she “felt a little chicken” about testing her new business model. She was already a successful businesswoman. She’d received an MBA from Stanford and sold her first startup, the online cosmetics company Eve.com, for more than $100 million in cash. But she loved the idea she had for […]
The third annual WorldWideWomen Girls’ Festival that took place on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Santa Clara University was a day of power and possibility for thousands of girls and their families from around the Bay Area. The festival attracted around 2,000 girls and their families with more than 100 activities hosted by 70 Bay Area companies and organizations. […]
