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 […]
Most politicians, consultants and commentators claim that the world is changing too fast to predict what will be successful in the future. We disagree.
Alexandra Nichols of Winnetka is one of the exceptional women in the northern suburbs who have run multimillion-dollar capital campaigns. She admits to stumbling a bit through the process.
The woman who helped start Joffrey Ballet’s women’s board, Maureen Dwyer Smith of Lake Forest, honed her organizational and civic skills with more than 30 years of hard work and giving back to Chicago, her adopted (and now beloved) hometown.
For a Vernon Hills couple still so much in love after nearly 22 years, Marilyn and Barry Kahn rarely have a cross word for each other … … instead, their fight is against a disease that currently has no cure. For their dedication to raising awareness and finding a cure for Huntington’s disease that dates […]
With the announcement that Maestro Riccardo Muti would be taking over the music directorship at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, members began to think about ways they could expand the CSO’s volunteer programs.
Pam Phillips Weston Winnetka Though her name now graces the new Weston Wing at the Art Institute, Pam Weston doesn’t want to take any credit. “It’s my husband’s project,” she says. “I’m so happy for him. It’s a monumental occasion for his collecting. And it’s not just about the art, it’s about the knowledge, the […]
Karen Marshak Former President, Service Board, Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter Glencoe As strong as we try to be, we’re never prepared to hear news that will blow apart our lives. Karen Marshak experienced this when her husband, Gary, was diagnosed with terminal cancer more than a decade ago. “My world fell apart. I thought, […]
At age 34, Lynette Bisconti learned that she was pregnant with her first and only child.
