4 Easy Ways to Resolve to Give Back
It’s the exciting start to a new year, and if you’re anything like us, you have a sizeable list of resolutions taking up residency on the front of your refrigerator.
Insurance Salesman Delivers Technology to Underserved Areas
If there were a remake of “The Graduate,” odds are, “technology” would replace “plastics” as the one word of advice to give to aimless graduates.
Davis Street Fire Fund Benefit
In the early morning of December 29, a multi-alarm blaze swept through three popular Evanston businesses, leaving devastation in its wake. While the building’s owner hopes to rebuild, many people are unexpectedly out of work. The Evanston community has banded together to raise money to help the displaced employees of Pineyard, Taco Diablo and […]
EMBARC Wins Project Impact of A Better Chicago
On Thursday, Nov. 7, venture philanthropy fund A Better Chicago hosted its second annual Project Impact competition. One of four nonprofit finalists, this year’s winner wasEMBARC (Empowering Minds, Building Achievement and Reconnecting Communities). Each finalist produced a dramatic TED Talk-style presentation (watch EMBARC’s video below) and fielded questions from high-profile judges in front of an […]
Climb the Aon Center for Lurie Children’s Hospital
By the time Mike Borkowski (right) was 13, he’d undergone two open-heart surgeries to open and replace his damaged aortic valve. Born with aortic valve stenosis, a condition that prevents a steady flow of blood from the heart to the body, Borkowski, now 18, has spent lengthy periods of time in the intensive care unit at […]
Plastic Surgeon McKay McKinnon Has a Heart of Gold
In Vietnam, newspapers deem him “The Man with the Golden Hands.”
The Power of Politics: Mark Kirk
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) knows what it takes to walk the halls of power in Washington, D.C.
The Power of Philanthropy: Lindsay Avner
At age 23, Lindsay Avner underwent a risk-reducing double mastectomy because her family history and genetic testing indicated she had a high chance of developing breast and ovarian cancer. Her great-grandmother and grandmother both passed away after battling cancer, and as a young girl she watched her own mother fight the disease. Avner, now 31, made a bold personal decision […]
The Power of Business: Lester Crown Prioritizes Philanthropy
At a youthful 88, Lester Crown, chairman of Henry Crown & Company, proves that good guys really can finish first. He inherited an industrial empire from his up-by-the-bootstraps father, along with fine personal values like hard work and a love of family, community, religion and philanthropy. Crown gained enormous civic respect as he expanded […]
6 Ways to Spread Holiday Cheer with Your Family
Eager to stock up on good karma points before the end of the year? It’s not too late to round up the family and do a good deed. This time of year, we talk extensively about the spirit of giving, but often lose ourselves—and our children—to the holiday of getting. Giving starts at home, and […]
