Transform one young life, and you’ll transform a family. Transform one family and you also help transform a community. The ripple of good that emanates from the investment in quality early childhood education for children in underserved communities implies that every dollar spent has the potential to generate great impact. Every $1 spent on early childhood […]
Looking for new ways to give back or approach philanthropy in your own life? We love TED Talks for providing informative bursts of motivation. In the following talks, presenters explain that you don’t have to donate huge sums to your favorite charity to make a big difference. Sometimes seemingly ordinary steps can make an impact on someone else’s […]
August is upon us — our last full month of summer. Time to make sure you grab every last chance to enjoy getting active outside. One of our favorite ways to exercise and keep up our motivation is to always have an upcoming charity race on our calendar. Charity run/walks are an awesome way to […]
Olivia “Livy” Shorter is just 7 years old and, in many ways, Olivia is a typical little girl. She loves cheerleading, baking cookies, and listening to Beyonce. She is the little sister to brothers Adam, 11, and Dylan, 9. As typical as Olivia is, she has lived with the burden of a chronic, incurable illness […]
At the Ounce of Prevention Fund, we are committed to giving children in poverty the best chance for success in school and life. We advocate for and provide the highest-quality care and education from birth to age 5. The Ounce has been doing this work for more than 35 years, and we know how important […]
Like many 6-year-olds, Liam Cohen has a bright smile, a favorite color (green), and is looking forward to days spent splashing in the pool and playing with his friends. But in just his first six years, Liam has undergone numerous surgeries and procedures to address the challenges he faces in living with a condition called […]
This summer, we hope you’ve been enjoying a little more time in your schedule. Here are some great ways to use that time to feel good by doing good! Give Time Become a Mentor for GirlForward A post shared by GirlForward (@girlforwardgram) on Jul 2, 2018 at 6:33am PDT More than 60 million people have […]
Updated July 19, 2018 In the mid-swing of summer, with a little over 200 golf courses spanning the Chicagoland area alone, it can be tricky finding the right game for you. As a way to help narrow down some of those options while also inspiring some do-good on the green, below we have listed seven […]
Covenant House has been coming to the aid of homeless and at-risk teens for 45 years, but if this is the first time you’re hearing about them, get ready to see the impact of their work take hold in our city. The organization only opened up an Illinois chapter a little over a year ago, […]
The Shedd Aquarium Auxiliary Board invites you to a night of celebration at BLU: Behold the Beauty! This year, BLU highlights the new special exhibit, Underwater Beauty. From 7 p.m. to midnight, you’ll enter a world of shimmer, color, pattern, and rhythm, where jellies pulse, eels ribbon, and a rainbow comes alive with reef fishes. […]
