From writing a check to contacting your state lawmaker, you can help plug many of the gaps in funding at Illinois nonprofits. Write a check: Nonprofit charities rely on state funding for only a portion of their overall budgets. In many cases, the largest source of their funding comes from private donations. Most nonprofits maintain […]
Like a shopaholic who has tapped out her Visa, the state of Illinois is maxed out, with a roughly $13 billion deficit and $5 billion in unpaid bills. Awash in red ink, the state is now postponing payments and cutting cash to nonprofit charity and community service providers. Many of these organizations have already faced […]
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Earlier this year, Northbrook sisters Stacy Simpson and Lynn Van Cleave decided to raise money for breast cancer by throwing themselves a “bra-themed” birthday party with some very unique twists. The hot pink invitations informed guests that “The Girls are Goin’ from Saggin’ to Braggin’”—and that was just the beginning. Everything else was either […]
Susan B. Noyes Founder, Make It Better Wilmette When Susan sat around her kitchen table with a group of her closest friends and talked about how they could amplify the charitable work they were already doing, she had no idea their conversation would turn into a thriving website and magazine. “We had all run fundraisers […]
Rita Canning Chairman of the Board of Directors, Women In Need Growing Stronger (WINGS) Inverness “I never started off saying ‘I’m going to be a philanthropist,’ ” says Rita Canning, who is not only a philanthropist, but a very hands-on one. “Instead, I thought about what I wanted to do once my kids were grown. […]
For a few weeks each summer, disadvantaged youth from Chicago escape the violence and poverty of their inner-city neighborhoods at the House in the Wood camp on the shores of Lake Delavan, Wis. In this nurturing place, they make new friends, enjoy the outdoors, and learn life skills. A program of the Northwestern University Settlement […]
When Jim Marshall started playing football for the Cleveland Browns in 1960, his annual salary was $15,000—a far cry from the multi-million dollar contracts some NFL stars sign today. Marshall played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1961 until 1979, when he retired. In total, the Kentucky native logged two decades as a defensive end. Life […]
I’ve been a service volunteer (candy striper, tutor, Sunday school teacher, Cub Scout leader) since I was a teenager and a board volunteer for almost 40 years. Here is what I consider essential advice. Getting Started Decide if you prefer service or board volunteer or a mix of both Determine how much time you have […]
Technology is changing the way the world does business. And fundraising and friend-raising in the nonprofit world is no different. The digital revolution, combined with today’s troubled economy, is enough to turn anyone’s philanthropic agenda upside down. So, we talked to several experts about what every fundraiser, volunteer and board member needs to know to […]
